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Foster's to make 300 to 400 redundancies
I'm noticing anecdotally that the recession is really hitting architects....here are another 400 laid off by Norman Foster's office."Foster & Partners shuts Berlin and Istanbul offices the day after it highlights profitability to staff Foster & Partners has announced... Colombia declares emergency over investment scams
As tension mounted and disturbances erupted in 12 states over the alleged pyramid multimillion-dollar investment scams, the Colombian government was forced to declare an emergency. "President Alvaro Uribe's office... Talk face-to-face right from within Gmail
Google announced Tuesday it is adding video and audio chat to its free e-mail service. Have you use video and audio chat service in gmail ? " From viewing videos on YouTube to screening family events,...Curfew-like situation in Indian Kashmir ahead of separatists' protest
Kashmir officially became part of Indian state on this date 61 years ago. Pakistan gave support to local separatists fighting for independent Kashmir. There were several rounds of meeting and other attempts to resolve this contentious issue.The non-resolution of the...Sri Lankaan Army closing on rebel headquarter
Sri Lankan army has intensified their attacks on the rebel Tamil tigers first time seems to having an edge in war against tamil tigers. Tamil tigers have been fighting their 25-year campaign for a separate homeland for the island's ethnic minority Tamils, who have suffered... GOP Withdraws 6,000 Bogus Voter Challenges, Purges Widespread Across States
More and more reports of bogus voter challenges in key states have surfaced this week, tens of thousands of eligible votes being removed or blocked from registering."The New York Times based its findings on reviews of state records and Social Security data.The Times said... India bans smoking in all public places
It's bad news for the smokers in India. Government of India has passed a law banning smoking at all the public places from thursday onwards. This is country wide ban and those violating the rule will...
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Smoking ban: The economics behind it, and more!
"India has imposed a new ban on smoking in public places from October 2, 2008, the 139th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Four years ago too, one such 'ban' was 'imposed.' However, it was royally ignored and people continued to puff away in restaurants, clubs, bars, you...Fannie Mae stock push leads to class action against Smith Barney
A class action lawsuit was filed in Florida, Monday, against Citigroup and subsidiary Smith Barney, by law firm Aronberg & Aronberg. The lawsuit alleges that Florida customer funds were improperly used to buy Fannie Mae stock, via Smith Barney mutual funds...U.S. government workers in oil industry sex and drug scandal
It appears there were some 'crude' goings-on at the US Interior Department, which oversees oil drilling on federal land. Three reports delivered to Congress today, accuse the department of “a culture of ethical failure." The reports say that over a dozen current and...DVLA staff strike over 'pay gap' in UK
A one day strike is being held today across the UK by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency employees (The UK equivalent of the US's DMV) over a dispute involving a pay gap. Union leaders say that the DVLA workers receive much lower pay than other Department for Transport...Protesters flood Bangkok streets
"Thousands of protesters have descended onto the streets of Bangkok to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet. They occupied the offices of the state broadcaster NBT and surrounded the main government offices, forcing most civil servants...Anger smoulders in rebel city rubble
The Georgian forces attack that initiated Russia to attack Georgia, the hatred for Georgian Russians is very deep. Georgia's forces where trained by the US, for what purposes one can only guess. US and Russian relationships are at there very lowest. Americans that wonder why...Small businesses shift to home working
Working from home is fast becoming the norm for small businesses in the UK. The benefits are huge with office space savings, travel and time savings. Government departments could also be working from home in Eco...Iran builds marine offices on disputed island of Abu Musa
Iran has set up a marine rescue center and a registration office for ships and sailorsoffice in Abu Musa island at the Persian Gulf. What makes meaninful this governmental initiative is the fact tha the...
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