Men have been given permission to show off their legs at an Essex golf club for the first time in 113 years."Members of Frinton Golf Club were previously required to wear knee-length socks with shorts. But now committee members have relaxed the rule and men can wear short...
World leaders have proclaimed a "shared vision" on climate change, but failed to bridge differences between rich and emerging nations on curbing emissions"Concluding a summit in northern Japan, leaders from the G8...
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"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A mother and her 6-month old girl escaped unhurt after she calmed down a knife-wielding robber with a glass of iced tea and a chat, Tokyo police said Wednesday. The 30-year-old housewife was in the hallway of her apartment building Monday when a man...
A conference in September of this year is planned to lay the groundwork to bring criminal charges against Bush Administration officials for war crimes."On September 13-14, 2008, Lawrence Velvel, the dean of the...
"I have some good news for you! ICANN ( Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ) thought that there aren’t enough domains available on the internet, most of the good ones are taken so there is a great proposal: .news, .sports, .ebay and more. This is very good...
Huge backlash with many starting Recalls on all Louisiana Lawmakers."'It's a cop-out and nobody's buying it' But he won't veto pay measure, he says By Robert Travis Scott Capital bureau BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal urged lawmakers Wednesday to reverse enactment of a raise...
The fuel strike in the UK has ended for now, but another is planned for later this week if the talks that are scheduled fail to settle the dispute over pay.NowPublic coverage on the previous fuel strikes can be found...
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Some of us remember the days when it was simple: Richard Nixon, the missing minutes, and Rosemary Woods. Now it's not a tape recording, but millions of emails and cyber traces that are the new battleground"A federal judge ruled Monday that a White House office that has...
It seems like an extreme moment when restaurant licenses are what drives people to creating community chaos. A restauranteur in the Dutch city of Almelo took four people hostage at the city hall after setting his...
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" For thrill-seekers, it's a 65-foot free-fall rite of passage. For law enforcement, it's the root of an endless cat-and-mouse game that too often ends in a 911 call. "
There was one final party on the London underground tonight, because as of 12am Sunday, drinking will be banned on all public transport. Thousands of people took part in the last booze cruise.This is a very...
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A realistic (abridged version) insight of how the British public views the UK Government surprisingly written by Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane the Labour MP for Rotherham...."Politics is about both measures and men....
More interesting news coming out of the urban food movement."From atop the Rocket building, there’s no doubt you’re smack in the middle of a city. Swing around in a circle and you’ll see the sun going down on...
After almost 25 years, residents and visitors of Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island, can buy canned carbonated beverages. Soon the hiss of gas escaping the metal casing of a coke can will be heard all...
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Last week was National Nurses Day, today is International Nurses Day! Today is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, the founder of modern nursing."International Nurses Day is celebrated around...
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