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France faces ‘Black Thursday’ of strikes, protests
Parisians woke up to a difficult day ahead as commuters across France face transportation disruptions as government and transport workers stage walkouts in a major test for French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his... Georgia, Between Hope and Fear
"I cannot help being anxious about what's happening to Georgia. My daughter is in Tbilisi with my grandson. Her husband, Sandro Kvitashvili, is the minister of health and social services. I don't know how dangerous his job is each day, whether he is on the streets, possibly... Beijing torch passes through Tanzania in peace
The Olympic torch has made its only stop in Africa without incident."The 2008 Olympic torch relay passed through Tanzania’s commercial capital in peace yesterday, cheered on by residents who braved a heavy... Comcast Major Internet Outage in 7 states
Comcast Major Internet Outage in 7 statesPolitisite did a quick background check on other major internet Comcast outages. What we found were outages in 2005, 2007 and today. All happened in the month of... Easter weekend brings bad weather, road and rail disruptions
It's going to be a mess here in the UK for Easter weekend, with nasty weather, traffic backups and railway disruption. If you're in the UK this weekend be sure to send in any photos or videos of the mess!" Motoring organisations are predicting the most congested Easter yet,... Major Internet Outage
"CAIRO, Egypt - An abandoned anchor was responsible for cutting one of the undersea Internet cables severed last week, causing disruptions across the Middle East and parts of Asia, the cable's owner said Friday." German train strike causing headaches
Commuters in major German cities are facing disruption in a 48-hour train strike - the sixth in three months.I guess the German union choo choo chooses tough talks over railway rides." The biggest strike in the history of the German railways caused major disruptions and... Time for Halos to make a big move
Sue me, I like the Angels and I like baseball. This is pretty good analysis of what is in store for this homer's team and I thought others just might be interested."The Angels cruised to 94 wins and their third AL... "Cage Bush, not Sydney"
"....This is the kind of stuff you see in despotic regimes. This is
fearmongering, right-wing, red neck stuff that's being [exported] out
of America [and] I think we should distance ourselves from it as far as
we... Security breaach causes airport chaos
"Qantas is yet to decide whether any action will be taken against a person who breached security and caused serious disruptions to flights at Melbourne Airport today. A person has been questioned by Qantas security staff after a set of keys was handed around an x-ray...Twitter...Blackberries and the Age of Constant Interruption
Being constantly disrupted is not my idea of a good working environment. Call me old fashioned but I like to focus on what I am doing at the moment until it is done, at least for now!BA may seek compo for flight delays - The Australian
" From correspondents in London BRITISH Airways said today it may seek compensation from airport operator BAA Plc for flight disruptions and delays caused by new security measures at London's Heathrow Airport. We are giving it serious consideration. We need to look at what...
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