Prime Minister Tsvangirai recovering in hospital

Zimbabwe's prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai was last night broadcast on television in a hospital bed with a neck brace on.His official car was involved in a collision near his rural home in Buhera with a truck, his...

Deceiving Consumers, Food brands downsizing products

I don't know if this was once their tactic in tricking consumers, but when I buy chips, some bags are SO stuffed with air you have no idea the quantity of chips inside the bag. To your surprise when you open the...

The mom and the monster

"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The...

Teens Prefer Computers to Doctors

"A teenager who is sad and maybe even considering suicide may be reluctant to tell a doctor about life-threatening troubles. But the same teenager is far more likely to tell a computer a secret that he or she...

Edwards flatly rules out running with Obama

"Edwards flatly rules out running with ObamaPosted: 12:12 PM ETFrom CNN Ticker Producer Alexander MooneyAn Obama-Edwards ticket 'wont' happen.'(CNN) — Seeing John Edwards and Barack Obama on the same stage earlier this week left political pundits buzzing: Could these...

The Reluctant Candidate

"Fred Thompson’s supporters are rightfully disappointed. Today was a tough one. I’ve often thought, and several times written, that if Fred wanted the nomination half as much as his supporters wanted him to have it, the whole thing would have been wrapped up in...

Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly

"Thursday, January 17, 2008 Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly By Praful Bidwai NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling, last week, of an ultra-cheap...

Death Now Comes In More Exotic Flavours

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCigarette Manufacturers in their quest to get more of a market share of youth, have now started flavouring their smokes, with alcohol in many popular Flavours, favoured...

Isla Fisher Leads a Sexual Revolution In Hollywood.

"The pint-sized Australian redhead isn't burning bras, but is challenging the film studio system to make comedies starring women. Studios will greenlight a comedy if they can attach a Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller or more than 10 other comedians, but are...

Sunlight Decreses Breast Cancer Risk

" Women who stay out of the sun are increasing their risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests. The safe-tanning messages that are drummed into women each year may help to reduce their risk of skin...

Is the United States Army officially teaching anti-Arab racism?

Is the United States Army officially teaching anti-Arab racism?  It would seem so and the evidence is in black and white. After everything else, here is a document issued to American military personnel on...

German population continues to decline

"BERLIN - Germany's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2006 and recorded the biggest drop since the country's reunification in 1990, the government said Friday, days after launching financial incentives designed to stall falling birth rates. The number of...

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