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Rumours of meningitis outbreak in Olympic co-host city Qingdao denied
Chinese health officials are denying rumours of cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in the Olympic co-host city of Qingdao. Health ministry reassures that the future site of the Olympic sailing events has seen no... Google trying to take privacy seriously
"This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary (the same on that affected CNET earlier last month) was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before... Tsvangirai rejects 'sham' ballot
Morgan Tsvangirai has described Zimbabwe's election run-off as "an excercise in mass intimidation". "Mr Tsvangirai, who boycotted the poll because of violence, said people across Zimbabwe had been forced to take part... More than 350 sickened by tomato Salmonella outbreak
US food safety officials said today that more than 350 people have fallen ill from a Salmonella outbreak linked to certain kinds of tomatoes.I just had tomatoes with my lunch so I'm hoping that wasn't a bad...Alleged bomb plot leader 'A few Fries Short of a Happy Meal': informant
A mole working for CSIS and the RCMP inside a would-be terrorist group called the alleged leader 'a few fries short of a Happy Meal' during the trial against a youth accused in connection with an alleged 2006 plot.While the mole says the mastermind had some crazy ideas, he...'Big Brother' snooping law stirs outrage in Sweden
" Sweeping new powers under which the Swedish security services can monitor private phone calls, e-mails and text messages are expected to come into force this week under legislation that has prompted outrage in the country. Politicians, businesses, privacy campaigners and...China puts nation on alert to try to stop deadly virus
Another deadly virus has the Chinese authorities worried."BEIJING - China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert Saturday calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city and shows signs of spreading. ... China trying to get arms to Mugabe
Nice to know China is there to help out Mugabe "Genocide Style", something China is good at."Ship trying to get arms to MugabeReutersPublished: Sunday, April 20, 2008A Chinese ship carrying arms to Zimbabwe that... Wolf Seconded To Henhouse Security
After several dozen chickens in the Global Banking Henhouse disappeared under mysterious circumstances British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling will urge the Wolf from the International Monetary Fund to... Google Defends User Data Policy Despite EU Report
"Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Monday defended a policy of retaining data on Web users for up to 18 months as necessary to improve search results, responding to an EU report that saw no need for search services to keep personal data beyond six months.A group of data protection... Israel begins biggest-ever Emergency Drill
Perhaps, we approach the point of no return where the trigger of the imminent revenge by the Hezbollah, Syria and Iran, for Mughniyah's murder, backed by military prepartion and arms race, brings the whole regions on... Chinese visitors warned of peeping Chinese officials in hotel rooms
An interesting piece of news out about how far the Chinese government may be prepared to go to ensure security in the upcoming year. "The U.S. State Department last week advised Americans to be mindful that all hotel rooms and offices are subject to "onsite or remote...World's glaciers melting at record rate
With global glaciers-a vital water source for millions, or even billions, of people worldwide-melting at a record rate, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) urged countries to agree on a new emissions... BBC journalists arrested in Irish probe into dissident republicans
Information is slowly coming out about the BBC journalists arrested in Northern Ireland. This is an interesting story for any journalist, I've flagged it as news wanted and am seeking images of the journalists."Four BBC journalists were arrested at the weekend by Irish police... Studies Show Alarming Insect-eating Bird Declines in Canada
"March 2008. An article by Bird Studies Canada biologist Jon McCracken examines substantial population declines for ‘aerial insectivores ‘ – birds that specialize on feeding on flying insects. The alarming...
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