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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
 
0 comments 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
 
0 comments 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
 
0 comments 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
 

0 comments 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
 
0 comments 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
  
0 comments 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
 
0 comments 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

  
0 comments 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
 
0 comments 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
  
0 comments Published on July 21, 2009 06:34