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Iguana causes power outage in Florida
An iguana caused 20,000 people to lose power in Florida. The iguana unfortunately lost his life after he came in contact with the high-voltage equipment. "An iguana apparently caused a power outage...
Cuba Puts Computers on Sale to Public
As Raul moves Cuba into the 21st Century many continue to wonder where its all headed. Salaries continue to put the luxury of a home PC or a weekend at a hotel resort clear out of reach for most Cubans. "Cubans are...
Terminal operators say West Coast cargo traffic h...
This is going to get people's attention..."LOS ANGELES - Terminal operators say West Coast cargo traffic has come to a halt as port workers stage daylong anti-war protests. Pacific Maritime Association spokesman Steve Getzug says...
EX-PMs: RCMP used as Golf Caddies, Beer Runs?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorEx-Canadian Prime Ministers are offered RCMP Security Protection once they leave office and join the "Joe Six Packs" of this world. But 4 RCMP officers seems a little...
Major Hillraiser, Chile Amb. Guerra-Mondragon is...
former Amb. to Chile Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon is Hot for Obama"From NBC's Chuck ToddOne of the things that both Dem campaigns are always nervous about is defectors. In particular, Clinton is more vulnerable to this problem since she's the candidate that is trailing. Well, NBC...
Police run out of gas in chasing robbers
Police car chases are unheard of in this archipelagic nation that is the Philippines--not because of low criminality but because of..."Four robbers who victimized a passenger jeep driver in Marikina City managed to escape arrest before dawn Tuesday, after their police...
Raul Castro plans reforms for Cuba
Raul Castro has issued a decree that now enables Cubans to own the titles to the houses they live in, rather than just renting them from the state."The measure was the first legal decree formally published by the...
China Reports New Violence in Tibetan Region, Act...
"BEIJING — New violence has broken out in a volatile Tibetan region of western China, leaving eight people dead, an overseas Tibet activist group said Friday. China's official Xinhua News Agency said a...
New Violence Reported in Tibetan Area, 'Anti-Cnn'...
New violence is being reported in a Tibetan region of western China, leaving at least 8 people dead. Apparently police opened fire on hundreds of buddhist monks and people who had marched on government offices to...
Pennsylvania fire kills 10
UPDATE: 12:35PM EST - April 4It has now been confirmed that members from three generations of the same family died in yesterday's fire in Pennsylvania - most of them were children.Investigators are still sorting...
Terror plot targeted Air Canada flights, trial told
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Canada's complacency that "It couldn't happen here" is put to rest as Terrorists in London, much like the 17 accused in Canada who are currently on trial for...
BA Pulls Terminal 5 Ad Campaign During "Meltdown"
My advice for anyone travelling out of Heathrow's new Terminal 5: make alternate arrangements. massive delays, cancellations and baggage losses plague the multi-billion-pound terminal; even the elevators are...
Spa strikes gold with the anti-ageing 24-carat fa...
"For Goldfinger's Jill Masterson, being slathered in gold didn't end too well. But a beauty company has promised that the precious metal - which it is using in a facial - has many benefits, leaving customers looking...
Celebrations for St Patrick's Day
"Today parades are taking place at home and around the world to mark St Patrick's Day.
For marchers and spectators in Ireland, the weather was generally dry though with some rain in the east.In Dublin up to 3,000...
Poland Returns Citizenship to Evicted Jews
... though forty years on, I'm not sure how many of those evicted are still alive."Poland's president led muted ceremonies Saturday marking the 40th anniversary of a communist-era anti-Semitic purge, and vowed to grant citizenship to the Jews who were stripped of it upon...
