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Asian governments move to halt stock market slide
Governments in Asia are pumping in big funds to fight off the credit crunch emerging out of global crisis. Governments are also cutting down cash reserve and interest rate to make more liquidity. Hong is cutting its key interest rate by 100 basis points effective Thursday....Spain moves to allow Medical Marijuana for treating Multiple conditions
" The Spanish Health Ministry is expected to give its blessing to a Catalonian plan to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients in need. The London Independent on Sunday reported on Feb. 6, 2005 ( "Spain's Health Ministry To Allow Doctors To Prescribe ...
France to announce new bank measures by end of week
Anticipating bank failures in the coming weeks, French president Nicolas Sarkozy will institute measures to guarantee savings in French banks. Since France holds the EU presidency, he is also hoping to lead by... Sex offender alerts plan launched in England
Under a new plan to go into effect in England, parents will be able to enquire with authorities as to whether someone close to their child is a registered sex offender, whether they are a friend, teacher, neighbor or babysitter." Under the measures, police will be able to... EU not ready for banking collapse US style
At an informal summit at Nice in the south of France, the ministers are to analyse the current economic situation in Europe. France defends its defict. The european members consider how the... World Court begins Georgia-Russia case
The latest battle between Georgia and Russia will be fought in a courtroom. A case has begun at the World Court in the Hague in the Netherlands to rule on who should control South Ossetia. Any ruling the court makes, however, would not be binding on Russia."Georgia accused...RIAA Suggestions for content of ACTA
the internet police are coming to your ip soon..."RIAA Suggestions for content of ACTA Enforcement - ACTA Thursday, 26 June 2008 These are the... Venezuelans Have Had it with Hugo
Even though you control the media, have a strangelhold on the political system, and have more power than anyone else in the country doesn't necessarily mean the people like you."Riot police used tear gas Wednesday to block hundreds of Venezuelans protesting the latest moves... Beijing Olympic organizers guarantee good air quality
Beijing Olympic officials have assured athletes that the city skies will be clear for the Games, but at the same time are acknowledging that they need more time to cut smog for it to be really effective.Well, they... Gordon Brown plans tax and fuel boost for families
A UK cabonet minister has revealed that Labour is planning a series of measures in the fall to ease the burden of the economic downturn on British families. Some of those measures include tax cuts and a reduction in fuel duty."GORDON Brown will take emergency action to ease... Chavez's power to legislate by decree expires
Today, 31 July 2008, ends the 18 month special legislative powers bestowed by the Venezuelan Assembly on President Chavez to decree laws on his own. President Chavez used such powers to... More Liquidity Leads to Falling Dollar and Rising Oil Prices
What's wrong with our economy? Well, in historical terms, not really all that much. But we do have some problems. The most pressing concern right now is that the dollar's value is falling in comparison to other countries' currencies. Why? All I know is that it doesn't help... In Beijing, Blue Skies Prove Hard to Achieve
BEIJING — Less than two weeks before the Olympics, Beijing’s skies are so murky and polluted that the authorities are considering emergency measures during the Games beyond the traffic restrictions and factory... EU extends rights of disabled air travellers
Many of the budget airlines in Europe have in the past made life very difficult for passengers with disability and one airline in particular has treated them with contempt so it is good to see that the EU has introduced new regulations relating to the treatment of elderly and... Shanghai: racist rhetoric in building's Olympic security warning
From the blog at Shanghaiist.com comes an interesting glimpse into the culture of China's state security. Shanghaiist obtained an Olympic security document posted publicly in Tomorrow Square, the fifth-tallest building in Shanghai and the home of the Marriott hotel. The...
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