Truemors
is reporting from
Member
NP Rank:
NP Rank:
Wall Street Bonuses May Go Way of Dodo Amid Bailouts
After President Obama's harsh words for bailout recipient companies who then awarded large bonuses or spent money lavishly, analysts are predicting that the large bonuses that have defined Wall Street for decades...
created by Dave Keating | 40 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
147 views | 21 recommendations | 6 comments
147 views | 21 recommendations | 6 comments
Spat should not affect Turkey ties, Peres says
Yesterday's uncomfortable spat between Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli President Shimon Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos will not affect relations between the two counries, Peres...
created by Dave Keating | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
172 views | 11 recommendations | 5 comments
172 views | 11 recommendations | 5 comments
UK oil refinery protests spreading - hundreds walk out
Yesterday, as a nation-wide general strike shut down much of France, oil refinery workers in the UK were also striking. Today they have been joined by workers from another plant. They say they are protesting...
created by Dave Keating | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
368 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
368 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
Thousands of council houses to be built in UK
Thousands of new social housing unites are to be built in the UK, according Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Many of the estates, run by the local council governments, have over the years acquired reputations for extreem poverty and violence. However at the same time, there is a... Ferry scare as lorry breaks free
A passenger ferry going from Scotland to Northern Ireland has had an accident. A lorry (truck) on the vessel broke free from its mooring and burst open the ship's rear door. The ferryhad to return to the Scottish port it had left from." A passenger ferry travelling from... British parents told no alcohol for under-15s
The UK government today warned parents that children under 15 should never be allowed to drink alcohol, even a small amount. The legal age to buy alcohol in the UK is 18, the highest in the EU. However, children... Nationalist rule may collapse in Scotland
The Scottish National Party is barely clinging to power today after it was unable to pass a £33 billion budget in the Scottish Parliament. The party was swept into power only recently as it won a narrow...
created by Dave Keating | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
109 views | 18 recommendations | 4 comments
109 views | 18 recommendations | 4 comments
