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Direct flights between Taiwan and China is a great start to the new relationship between the two lands. Before when I made my trips from Taiwan to Shanghai it would take me a whole day to get there. We would leave... Firefighter dies as more homes are evacuated in California
Update July 4th, 2008: The fires in California are still going strong. The one near Big Sur has now destroyed over 64,000 acres. State officials have ordered even more evacuations."The ferocious Basin... Viva La Download Or Death And All His CDs
I think we can begin the farewells to CDs as music downloading is continuing to grow. In just two weeks, Coldplay broke the record of most downloaded album beating John Mayer's old record. This accounts to "SOLD"... Berlin's 30th Annual Gay Pride Parade
Starting in 1979, Berlin's Gay Pride Parade, also known as "Christopher Street Day" was inspired by Gay pride gatherings in New York City. Today was the 30th annual parade, packing the streets and heading... The Queen and Royal Family Cost UK £40 Million a Year
Well it comes down to 66p a day per person according to palace officials but there are many who would like to see their money go elsewhere."The cost of keeping the Queen and the Royal Family rose by an... Heady excitement damped by doubt
Benin's intro: This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy. The report was very fairly balanced and... 1 million Olympic tickets remain unsold
There are still unsold tickets to the Beijing Olympics. I do not know if this is the norm when we are two months away and there are still 1 million unsold tickets or people are staying away for miscellaneous reasons.... Western Oil Giants Heading Back to Iraq: Was the War Really About Oil?
Critics of the Bush Administration that have been saying for years that America's invasion of Iraq and elimination of Saddam Hussein was just a plot to rob Iraq of its oil will be gloating this week.Several oil companies are getting close to signing deals with Iraq that will... Global refugee total rises again
Despite all the peace efforts there is no let up in the refugees and displacement. United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has blamed conflicts, climate change and rising food prices."The number of refugees worldwide...Euro 2008: Russia 2-0 Sweden & Greece 1-2 Spain
Russia through and Spain win all the group matches. Spain have a tough draw against Italy now, and the way the Russians are going Holland will have to be careful."Russia beat Sweden in Innsbruck to set up a clash...Oil at record near $140 a barrel
"US light crude rose to $139.89 a barrel, surpassing the previous high of $139.12 on 6 June. The price later fell 25 cents to $134.61 at the end of New York trade. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it would boost... Cost-cutting BBC spends thousands - on a fish tank
The BBC is coming under fire again today as details are being leaked about how the company spends thousands of pounds a year (more than 2,000) on maintaining their fish tanks in just one of their London offices. I... News Corp's MySpace Launch Global Redesign
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace plans to launch a global redesign next week in an attempt to widen its demographic and boost user engagement on the site, the social networking site said on Friday. In what...67 London schools told to improve or be taken over
Ed Balls, the UK Schools Secretary, has threatened to close down 67 schools if they don't improve their testing results."Dozens of London schools - including many city academies - are being ordered to raise their standards or face losing their independence. Ministers are...Death toll in South Africa rises to 62
The death toll on foreigners killed in South Africa has now risen to 62 people, since the violence broke out three weeks ago." The violence, which has now subsided, targeted newcomers to South Africa as well as those...
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