Savo Heleta's Blog
July 30, 2009
US embassy in Cuba shuts down its propaganda news ticker
The US government has decided to shut down its news ticker in the Cuban capital, writes BBC. The ticker, set up by the Bush administration in 2006, streamed in 1.5m (five-foot) high letters "news . . . more
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Published on July 30, 2009 07:21
In her own words: Sarah Palin quotes
It was fun having Sarah Palin around! Things she said in public will stay with us forever. Below are some very interesting Sarah Palin quotes : "It may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep . . . more
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Published on July 30, 2009 07:20
Palestinian Martyrs Threaten Brüno
Sacha Baron Cohen has been threatened by al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a coalition of Palestinian militias in the West Bank, angered at its portrayal in the film Brüno , writes the London Times. . . . more
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Published on July 30, 2009 07:19
July 21, 2009
No alcohol if you're under 16
The Italian city Milan will soon become the first city in the country to ban drinking for youths under the age of 16, writes Reuters. If caught consuming alcohol, young people under 16, as well as . . . more
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Published on July 21, 2009 08:29
America and Afghanistan - giving robbers police uniforms
People in Afghanistan say they are criminals and robbers. But these same "criminals and robbers" have been given training, police uniforms, and equipment by the US forces in Afghanistan, writes the . . . more
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Published on July 21, 2009 08:00
19th ethics complaint against Sarah Palin
Another ethics complaint was filed against former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. This one brings the number of complaints against her to 19 . The latest ethics complaint alleges Palin "failed to . . . more
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Published on July 21, 2009 06:55
Who will get Sudan's oil fields?
On Wednesday, July 22, the international Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Netherlands, will deliver the final ruling on the disputed borders of the Abyei district in Sudan. Both sides, the . . . more
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Published on July 21, 2009 06:38
Pharmaceutical companies making billions on swine flu scare
The Financial Times reports that world’s leading pharmaceutical companies are "reaping billions of dollars in extra revenue amid global concern about the spread of swine flu." The investment . . . more
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Published on July 21, 2009 06:37
Woman performs plastic surgery - on herself
Mary (last name not available) told Good Morning America how she decided to save money by performing a plastic surgery on herself. "Restolyne... Botox... that's hundreds of dollars every time you . . . more
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Published on July 21, 2009 06:35
People with swine flu symptoms can't fly on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have decided to prevent people with swine flu symptoms from checking in and flying. Only those who are suspected of having the flu but "provide doctors’ . . . more
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Published on July 21, 2009 06:34


