Rio Tinto to cut 14,000 jobs

The fire in job market is reaching Australia know. slow down in demand of almost all the commodity , and related impact on mining is forcing the Rio to fire 14000 employees.But unfortunately all effort to control...

Bank of England slashes rates 1% to historic low

The Bank of England today slashed interest rates by a further 1%, bringing the interest rate to a historic low. The interest rate cuts in recent months have been among the fastest in Britain's history."The Bank of...

China to Dalai Lama: No, Again

"Monday, November 10, 2008 at 5:46 am China to Dalai Lama: No, Again Comments (2) | Email This Some more information has come out about the ninth round of talks between the Dalai Lama's representatives and Beijing officials....

Pakistan working on radical changes in outmoded tribal laws

Besides other steps to overcome the poblem of militancy in the counry's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the Pakistan government plans to introduce drastic changes in the law that was enforced the British to government the region. "Pakistan government has drafted drastic...

UK: Fattest children to be taken away from their parents

The British government has already instigated the weighing and measuring of childfren at infant and junior school and now is sending out the message via local government that obese children could be taken away...

Guerrilla Marketing: How to turn the iPhone into a ultra mega powerful game m...

"We all the mac fans have much in common, we love our fruity company and its products, the mac os x, the Newton makes us cry and the Classic gives us rejoice… 14 years and still running, but there is one thing that is inseparable of mac users is that we are hardcore gamers...

MP calls for mass squirrel cull

I have yet to photograph a red squirrel.I am not convinced that culling grey squirrels will solve the current problem and I would much prefer to see other solutions such as supplying red squirrels with additional...

Obama’s Victory Speech

"Well, even if Ms. Clinton won’t accept defeat it seems that Mr. Obama is all too willing to accept victory. And, unless something drastic happens (Hillary is keeping the assassination route open), he will be...

Britney Spears: “I’ll kill myself before I let them lock me up again!”

"Troubled Britney Spears reportedly made a series of terrifying calls to a close friend in which she threatened: “I’ll kill myself before I let them lock me up again!” Britney is said to have made the...

No Beckham in Toronto

""Unless there's a drastic change, I won't play tomorrow," Beckham announced at a press conference on Saturday at the Air Canada Centre. "

Foreign brides will change China forever

"We all know about the problem of China's missing girls: the tens of millions of female babies who were selectively aborted after their sex was determined by ultrasound, or were born and then just allowed to die, as families seeking sons took drastic measures to cope with the...

The IIT-K letter and my comments

"I received a copy of the letter written by 125 faculty members of IIT Kanpur to the President of India and the Prime Minister of India. I respect the faculty members of IIT Kanpur. They are all accomplished individuals. However I must say that I was disappointed with the...

Could smog protect against global warming? (it's a Nobel concept!)

"NAIROBI, Kenya - If the sun warms the Earth too dangerously, the time may come to draw the shade. The ''shade'' would be a layer of pollution deliberately spewed into the atmosphere to help cool the planet. This...

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