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Friday, July 31, 2009
Students fight prostituition in Ukraine...
A group of young women in Kiev has woven itself into the crowds along Khreshchatyk, the city's main boulevard. They're wearing pink pantyhose, miniskirts and high heels. They carry placards saying: "Ukrainian girls are not for sale." Nastia, a recent high school graduate, says: "Today, we're going on patrol."
Ukraine has become a favored destination for sex tourism, particularly from Western countries. So the women are keeping an eye out for foreigners. Nastia spots a fashionably dressed man, who turns out to be a Danish tourist. She approaches him and starts talking to him, while she presses a flyer into his hand. "Ukraine is no whorehouse" is the title of the flyer, which also warns that Ukraine has Europe's highest incidence of HIV/AIDS. And it accuses those who frequent prostitutes of ultimately supporting the mafia. More...
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Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon should be extradited, court rules...
There were emotional scenes outside the high court today after computer hacker Gary McKinnon lost a further attempt to avoid his extradition to America on charges of breaching US military and Nasa computers.
McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, would suffer from a "severe mental breakdown" if forced to serve up to 60 years in an American jail, his mother, Janis Sharp, said, pleading with politicians to intervene.
McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, would suffer from a "severe mental breakdown" if forced to serve up to 60 years in an American jail, his mother, Janis Sharp, said, pleading with politicians to intervene.
"Why aren't they stopping the extradition of a man who is clearly vulnerable and who on the accepted evidence suffers from Asperger's?" Sharp said. "Gary is clearly someone who is not equipped to deal with the American penal system and there is clear evidence that he will suffer a severe mental breakdown if extradited." More...
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Switzerland and US reach UBS tax agreement...
The governments of Switzerland and the United States have reached an agreement in principle on the major issues in their tax evasion dispute involving Swiss bank UBS.
US district judge Alan Gold agreed to cancel a trial that was supposed to begin on Monday into a demand for the confidential information of 52,000 UBS clients.
US district judge Alan Gold agreed to cancel a trial that was supposed to begin on Monday into a demand for the confidential information of 52,000 UBS clients.
Gold had already delayed the case three weeks to allow all parties to reach an out-of-court settlement. More...
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Internet: le Parti des pirates à l'assaut du parlement allemand...
Le Parti des pirates, qui milite pour la légalisation du partage de fichiers sur Internet, a été autorisé vendredi à présenter des candidats aux élections législatives du 27 septembre en Allemagne.
A l'instar de la Suède, qui vient d'élire son premier député "pirate" au parlement européen, l'Allemagne s'est récemment dotée de ce nouveau parti qui a remporté 0,9% des suffrages aux élections européennes en juin.
Le parti a l'intention de présenter des candidats dans tous les Etats fédéraux allemands, à l'exception de la Saxe.
A l'instar de la Suède, qui vient d'élire son premier député "pirate" au parlement européen, l'Allemagne s'est récemment dotée de ce nouveau parti qui a remporté 0,9% des suffrages aux élections européennes en juin.
Le parti a l'intention de présenter des candidats dans tous les Etats fédéraux allemands, à l'exception de la Saxe.
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Swift Guad et L'enfant soldat (images choquantes)
French rap group Swift Guad with "the child soldier" (graphic)
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Un prêtre assassiné en Inde...
Un prêtre a été assassiné mercredi en Inde dans le Karnataka (sud), où les chrétiens sont l'objet de violences. Son corps dénudé a été trouvé jeudi matin sur une route menant à sa paroisse. Il aurait été tué en regagnant sa paroisse après avoir célébré un enterrement dans un village voisin. L'évêque du diocèse, Mgr Lawrence Mukkuzhy, n'a avancé aucune hypothèse mais a exclu "un crime crapuleux". Pour un autre responsable du diocèse, il s'agit d'une exécution. Il a précisé que le corps ne présentait pas de blessure apparente et que des éléments laissaient penser que le religieux avait été étouffé. Une autopsie devrait être pratiquée prochainement pour déterminer les causes de la mort.
L'association des Indiens chrétiens a demandé l'ouverture d'une enquête sur cet assassinat et sur d'autres attaques contre des chrétiens dans la région. Vingt églises et chapelles avaient été détruites l'année dernière dans des violences dans le Karnataka au moment où, dans l'Etat d'Orissa (est), des attaques menées par des hindous avaient fait 35 morts, provoqué la fuite de dizaines de milliers de villageois après l'incendie d'un demi-millier de maisons et de dizaines d'églises et paroisses.
L'association des Indiens chrétiens a demandé l'ouverture d'une enquête sur cet assassinat et sur d'autres attaques contre des chrétiens dans la région. Vingt églises et chapelles avaient été détruites l'année dernière dans des violences dans le Karnataka au moment où, dans l'Etat d'Orissa (est), des attaques menées par des hindous avaient fait 35 morts, provoqué la fuite de dizaines de milliers de villageois après l'incendie d'un demi-millier de maisons et de dizaines d'églises et paroisses.
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Marseille rend hommage à Saint-Exupéry...
La ville de Marseille a rendu vendredi hommage à l'écrivain et célèbre aviateur Antoine de Saint-Exupéry au cours d'une cérémonie en mer, à l'occasion du 65e anniversaire de sa disparition survenue en 1944 au large des côtes de la cité phocéenne.
Quelque 400 personnes, dont le maire de Marseille Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) et le secrétaire d'Etat à la Défense et aux anciens combattants Hubert Falco, embarquées à bord de trois bateaux dont l'Orion, chasseur de mines de la Marine nationale, ont participé à un hommage au cours duquel plusieurs couronnes à la mémoire de l'écrivain ont été lancées à la mer, au large de Marseille. Suite...
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Affaire UBS aux Etats-Unis: accord à l'amiable...
Les Etats-Unis et la Suisse ont trouvé un accord de principe pour éviter que l'UBS ne passe devant la justice américaine pour incitation à l'évasion fiscale. Les deux parties doivent encore régler des éléments de détail la semaine prochaine.
Cet accord extrajudiciaire est intervenu à l'issue d'une conférence téléphonique entre les parties et le juge Alan Gold du Tribunal fédéral de Miami, comme l'a annoncé vendredi Stuart Gibson, avocat du Département américain de la justice. Suite...
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In India, they're throwing babies from the roof ... again!!!
En Inde, on continue à jeter les bébés depuis le toit pour « le bien-être de l’enfant! » Ils sont fous ou quoi ?
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Young suffer Tamiflu side-effects...
More than half of children taking Tamiflu suffer side-effects such as nausea, insomnia and nightmares, researchers have said.
Two studies from experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed a "high proportion" of British schoolchildren reporting problems after taking the anti-viral drug.
Two studies from experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed a "high proportion" of British schoolchildren reporting problems after taking the anti-viral drug.
Data was gathered from children at three schools in London and one in the South West who were given Tamiflu earlier this year after classmates became infected. More...
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Bolivia bans all circus animals...
Bolivia has enacted what animal rights activists are calling the world's first ban on all animals in circuses.
A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban includes domestic animals as well.
The law, which states that the use of animals in circuses "constitutes an act of cruelty", took effect on 1 July with operators given a year to comply, according to the bill's sponsor, Ximena Flores.
A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban includes domestic animals as well.
The law, which states that the use of animals in circuses "constitutes an act of cruelty", took effect on 1 July with operators given a year to comply, according to the bill's sponsor, Ximena Flores.
The law was proposed after an undercover investigation by the nonprofit-making London-based group Animal Defenders International (ADI) found widespread abuse in circuses operating in Bolivia. More...
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File-sharer 'violated copyright' and risks hefty fine...
A US student could face $4.5m (£2.8m) in fines following a federal court ruling that he violated copyright law for sharing music files online.
The jury must now decide on the amount of damages it will award to the four recording labels that are suing him.
Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs.
The jury must now decide on the amount of damages it will award to the four recording labels that are suing him.
Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs.
It is only the second music-downloading suit to go to trial in the US. More...
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Indian workers stranded in Jeddah, living under a bridge...
A few hundred Indians, including many Tamils and women, are “stranded” and living under a bridge in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah for the last few days, according to D. Ravikumar, Member of the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Although the issue had been raised by Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol. Thirumavalavan, MP, with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, no action is taken, he says.
Although the issue had been raised by Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol. Thirumavalavan, MP, with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, no action is taken, he says.
Mr. Ravikumar told The Hindu here on Thursday that he received a call from Jeddah on Monday from an acquaintance who said that nearly 2,000 Indians, including around 400 Tamils and 400 women, were living under a bridge for more than a month. More...
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Windows 7; which edition is the right one for you?
It’s official: Windows 7 is headed your way. With the recent announcement that the long-awaited successor to Windows Vista has reached the “release to manufacturing” (RTM) stage, Microsoft has signaled that its programmers have put the final touches on Windows 7, deeming it ready for shrink wrap and for the official launch later this year.
Luckily, that gives computer users a bit of time to consider whether to evaluate this new operating system and to determine whether their current computer can run it. Here’s what you need to know. More...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Chinese footballer banned for life for attacking referee...
A footballer who led an attack on the referee after a qualifier for China's 11th National Games was banned for life by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Tianjin's Zhao Shitong chased referee He Zhibiao for over 100 metres and pushed him down to ground before being restrained by police at the end of a match against Beijing on Sunday.
Tianjin's Zhao Shitong chased referee He Zhibiao for over 100 metres and pushed him down to ground before being restrained by police at the end of a match against Beijing on Sunday.
Zhao was banned for life from any activity related to football, the CFA said in a statement. More...
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Debbie Purdy wins assisted suicide prosecution battle...
Britian's highest court issued a historic judgment today that could finally remove the fear of prosecution from people who travel abroad to support relatives seeking an assisted suicide.
In a unanimous ruling, the law lords ordered the director of public prosecutions to immediately draw up a policy that would spell out when prosecutions would and would not be pursued.
In a unanimous ruling, the law lords ordered the director of public prosecutions to immediately draw up a policy that would spell out when prosecutions would and would not be pursued.
The ruling was strongly in favour of Debbie Purdy, 46, who has multiple sclerosis and who has been fighting to protect her husband should he accompany her to a clinic in Switzerland that specialises in euthanasia. She had argued that the law was unclear and uncertainty surrounding the issue breached her human rights. More...
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Monkey in India looks after the goats!!!
In a story reported by the AP, every morning, a worker at the Palagapandi estate in India, opens the door to the pen and lets the goats and their kids out.
But as they head to the forest to graze no human herder accompanies them.
But as they head to the forest to graze no human herder accompanies them.
That's because Mani, the resident monkey, shepherds the goats- numbering 75- around the plantation. More+video...
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New home for blind dog and his dog guide...
A new home has been found for a blind border collie and his very own guide dog which were both found on a country road in Suffolk.
The dogs, who have been named Bonnie and Clyde, were taken to Meadowgreen Dog Rescue Centre, near Loddon, Norfolk, and could not be separated.
The dogs, who have been named Bonnie and Clyde, were taken to Meadowgreen Dog Rescue Centre, near Loddon, Norfolk, and could not be separated.
The rescue centre began a search for a home for the two dogs and a new owner has now been found. More...
Gaza children claim kite-flying world record...
Thousands of children in the Gaza Strip attempted to set a new world record Thursday by flying colorful homemade kites amid the ruins of Israel's offensive earlier this year.
The event, sponsored by the United Nations, brought some 6,000 campers in orange uniforms and blue caps to a beach in Gaza's war-torn north, where they released their kites into clear skies. Some included designs such as the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag.
The event, sponsored by the United Nations, brought some 6,000 campers in orange uniforms and blue caps to a beach in Gaza's war-torn north, where they released their kites into clear skies. Some included designs such as the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag.
"We are happy we came here, full of joy, full of life, said 11-year-old Marwan Mohammad. We hope that we can be free and can enjoy the same freedom these kites enjoy in the air. All we are looking for is to grow up like normal children." More...
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Fugitive in Portugal caught after living in caves for 16 years...
An escaped prisoner who hid out in caves and lived mainly on fruit has been recaptured in northern Portugal after 16 years on the run, police say.
The bearded, long-haired man tried to resist arrest when police cornered him at daybreak on Wednesday but he did not use the pistol he had on him, a spokesman said.
The bearded, long-haired man tried to resist arrest when police cornered him at daybreak on Wednesday but he did not use the pistol he had on him, a spokesman said.
The 54-year-old man had been serving a 10-year sentence for murder when he escaped in 1993 and disappeared into his native region of Vieira do Minho. More...
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Manchester United players targeted by Jakarta hotel bombers...
The Manchester United football team were targeted by Al Qaeda hotel bombers two weeks ago, it was claimed today.
The blast at the Ritz Carlton in Jakarta occurred a day before the squad were due to check in ahead of a friendly match during their Asian tour.
Another hotel, the J.W. Marriot was also attacked on July 17.
The blast at the Ritz Carlton in Jakarta occurred a day before the squad were due to check in ahead of a friendly match during their Asian tour.
Another hotel, the J.W. Marriot was also attacked on July 17.
The twin blasts killed a total seven people and injured at least 50. More+pictures...
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Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's chameleon...
ONE evening in mid-July Anwar Ibrahim was deep in the rubber-tapping state of Kelantan in northern Malaysia, urging a crowd of rural folk to vote for a devout fishmonger. The candidate was from the conservative Islamic Party (PAS). A tiny by-election for the state assembly PAS already dominates is ordinarily small beer (or would be, if PAS allowed such a beverage, which it does not). But Mr Anwar needs PAS. For the paradox is that without the Islamists, the alliance he leads of Malay modernisers, Indians and secular Chinese has little chance of driving the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) from power. The coalition that UMNO dominates has ruled Malaysia since independence in 1957. Mr Anwar longs for UMNO’s destruction. The feeling is mutual. More...
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- Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim, "sodomized" again...
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- Rajeswari, or how the Malaysian govt. screwed up the life of one of its citizens.
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Man caught having sex with horse... again!!!
A South Carolina man was charged with having sex with a horse after the animal's owner caught the act on videotape, then staked out the stable and caught him at shotgun point, authorities said Wednesday.
But this wasn't the first time Rodell Vereen has been charged with buggery. He pleaded guilty last year to having sex with the same horse after owner Barbara Kenley found him in the same stable and was sentenced to probation and placed on the state's sex offender list. More...
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Men at Work loses first stage of copyright lawsuit for "Down Under..."
A music publisher that has accused Australian band Men at Work of stealing the melody to their 1980s smash hit "Down Under" from a campfire song won the first stage of its lawsuit on Thursday seeking royalties from the Aussie anthem.
A federal judge ruled that publisher Larrikin Music owns the copyright to the tune of "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" - a Girl Guide favorite from New Zealand to Canada. The judge's ruling clears the way for a further hearing about whether Men at Work is guilty of copyright infringement. More...
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Le Maroc en liesse pour les 10 ans de règne de Mohammed VI...
Shows aériens, émission de pièces de collection en argent et de timbres-postes célébrant l'événement, numéros spéciaux des journaux, fantasias: le Maroc fêtait jeudi le 10ème anniversaire du règne de Mohammed VI, qui devait prononcer un discours à la mi-journée.
Le souverain, monté sur le trône alaouite à la mort de son père Hassan II le 23 juillet 1999 à l'âge de 35 ans, recevra vendredi l'hommage de tous les dignitaires du royaume au cours d'une cérémonie d'allégeance remontant à la nuit des temps, la bey'a. Suite...
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De la prison pour un SMS envoyé à Rachida Dati...
Deux SMS dont l'un, envoyé au cœur de la nuit du 30 au 31 juillet 2008 sur le portable personnel de Rachida Dati, alors ministre de la Justice, avaient provoqué une sacrée réaction policière il y a presque un an jour pour jour. L'antiterrorisme et la police judiciaire - les meilleurs limiers de l'Hexagone - s'étaient alors lancés sur la trace de ceux qui promettaient à la Garde des sceaux de « tout faire saute (r) sur Toulouse ». Avec une insulte en guise de point d'exclamation. Suite...
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Alain Gresh dénonce l'islamophobie des médias occidentaux...
Le directeur adjoint du Monde diplomatique, Alain Gresh, n'y est pas allé avec le dos de la cuillère pour dénoncer le traitement par les médias occidentaux, notamment français, de tout ce qui est relié à la religion musulmane.Lors de son intervention au troisième jour destravaux du colloque international sur la voie soufie, qui se tient à Mostaganem, M. Gresh regrette qu'en France, il se dégage de plus en plus, à travers ce que diffusent les médias, une vision schématique de l'Islam. Suite...
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- Le gouvernement britannique accusé d'avoir organisé les attentats du 7 Juillet 2005...
- Nicolas Sarkozy et la burqa ont fait grand bruit en Inde...
- Philippe de Villiers : « Pour Sarkozy, l’islamisation de l’Europe est inéluctable »
- Les immigrés ont mauvaise presse dans les médias suisses...
- Orange condamné pour le mot de passe "salearabe"
Alerte aux sectes en ces temps de crise...
En Suisse comme ailleurs, le paysage religieux se transforme et les Eglises traditionnelles perdent du terrain au profit de nouveaux mouvements spirituels. Un constat fait début juillet à Genève à l'occasion d'une conférence internationale d'études sur les cultes.
La globalisation est certainement un facteur favorisant l'émergence de nouveaux groupes religieux. De même, la crise économique pourrait participer à ce phénomène, car beaucoup de gens sont à la recherche de croyances qui pourraient les aider à trouver des solutions à leurs problèmes. Suite...
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Ten things you're not supposed to know about the swine flu vaccine...
Let's not beat around the bush on this issue: The swine flu vaccines now being prepared for mass injection into infants, children, teens and adults have never been tested and won't be tested before the injections begin. In Europe, where flu vaccines are typically tested on hundreds (or thousands) of people before being unleashed on the masses, the European Medicines Agency is allowing companies to skip the testing process entirely.
And yet, amazingly, people are lining up to take the vaccine, absent any safety testing whatsoever. When the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. announced a swine flu vaccine trial beginning in early August, it was inundated with phone calls and emails from people desperate to play the role of human guinea pigs. The power of fear to herd sheeple into vaccine injections is simply amazing. More...
And yet, amazingly, people are lining up to take the vaccine, absent any safety testing whatsoever. When the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. announced a swine flu vaccine trial beginning in early August, it was inundated with phone calls and emails from people desperate to play the role of human guinea pigs. The power of fear to herd sheeple into vaccine injections is simply amazing. More...
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The planetary spiritual conspiracy...
On the surface of our world right now
There is war, violence, and craziness
And things may seem dark.
But calmly and quietly
At the same time
Something is happening underground.
An inner revolution is taking place
And certain individuals
Are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution
From the inside out
From the ground up.
This is a global co-operation
That has sleeper cells in every nation.
There is war, violence, and craziness
And things may seem dark.
But calmly and quietly
At the same time
Something is happening underground.
An inner revolution is taking place
And certain individuals
Are being called to a higher light.
It is a silent revolution
From the inside out
From the ground up.
This is a global co-operation
That has sleeper cells in every nation.
It is a planetary Spiritual Conspiracy. More...
Indian court convicts five more for Orissa anti-Christian violence...
An Indian court has sentenced another five persons to six years in prison for the second time in a month for their involvement in violence against Christians in Orissa a year ago.
The men were found guilty of setting houses on fire and engaging in unlawful assembly in their village, Salaguda, on September 13, 2008, when the riots were at their peak.
(...)
Anti-Christian violence broke out in Orissa after a Hindu fundamentalist leader, Laxmananda Saraswati, was murdered in August 2008. Hindus blamed Christians for killing Saraswati even though Maoist rebels publicly claimed responsibility.
Following the swami’s death, Hindu mobs attacked Christians, burning their homes, shops, churches and orphanages. More than 30,000 Christians from Orissa were forced to take shelter in refugee camps, where the living conditions were poor, or in the jungle, where they were in danger of being attacked by wild animals. Full story...
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5-year-old girl beheaded in India as sacrifice...
A man beheaded his neighbour’s five-year-old daughter after being told by his uncle, a self-proclaimed tantrik (witch doctor), that only a human sacrifice would enable his wife to give birth to a healthy male child.
The gruesome ritual took place in a village in Lakhimpur Kheri district, 150 km south of Lucknow on Tuesday. Ram Niwas, 25, who beheaded the child, his uncle, Mewa Lal, 55, and an associate, Yousuf Ansari, 22, have been arrested, the police said. More...
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Two nice-guy council workers in Australia sacked for accepting free sandwiches!!!
TWO council workers have been sacked after they received free steak sandwiches for performing a good Samaritan act for the elderly.
Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson, who work for the City of Greater Geelong , filled in two pot holes the Leopold Sportsman's Club felt were dangerous to its elderly patrons.
Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson, who work for the City of Greater Geelong , filled in two pot holes the Leopold Sportsman's Club felt were dangerous to its elderly patrons.
The men completed the job using six shovels of council hot-mix bound for the tip, and received two free steak sandwiches for their efforts, at the manager's insistence. More...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Looking to Liberia for answers about parents ashamed of their 8-year-old daughter raped by 4 boys in Arizona...
The allegation is shocking: an 8-year-old girl lured to a storage shed with the promise of chewing gum, pinned down and sexually assaulted by four boys, none of them older than 14.
The response from the girl's family sent a second and equally stunning shockwave through their Phoenix, Arizona, community: "The parents felt that they had been shamed or embarrassed by their child," reported Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill.
As a result, the girl was taken into custody by Arizona's child welfare agency. More...
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Hospital errors in Australia cause 4550 deaths a year...
HOSPITAL errors claim the lives of 4550 Australians a year, equivalent to the death toll from 13 jumbo jets crashing and killing all on board, says a report to the Government which urges sweeping reforms of the health system.
And savings of $1 billion a year could be made if problems including hospital-borne infections, medication mix-ups, drug side effects and patient falls were only halved.
And savings of $1 billion a year could be made if problems including hospital-borne infections, medication mix-ups, drug side effects and patient falls were only halved.
Such "adverse events" are estimated to have affected about 16 per cent of people admitted. More...
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China to reduce number of executions?
China is to reduce the number of executions it carries out every year to "an extremely small level", an official said yesterday as the country retained its position at the top of world execution lists.
Zhang Jun, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), said the court would impose more suspended death sentences in the future.
The comment came as a human rights report showed that China was responsible for 87.3 per cent of executions carried out worldwide in 2008 and the first six months of this year. More...
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Student files lawsuit after coach distributed private Facebook content...
A Mississippi high school student is suing her school district after a teacher logged into the student's social networking account and distributed information that embarrassed her and led to her removal from the team.
Through her parents, Mandi Jackson, a student at Pearl High School in Pearl, Miss., filed suit against the district on June 16 in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Mississippi, claming the incident violated her constitutional rights to free speech and privacy, among others.
Through her parents, Mandi Jackson, a student at Pearl High School in Pearl, Miss., filed suit against the district on June 16 in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Mississippi, claming the incident violated her constitutional rights to free speech and privacy, among others.
On Sept. 10, 2007, Pearl High School cheerleading coach Tommie Hill required each member of the cheerleading squad to reveal the passwords to their Facebook accounts, according to the suit. More...
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Italian nun finds naked photos of herself in Facebook!!!
An Italian nun had to sue her cunning ex-boyfriend after he posted her naked pictures on Facebook, and refused to remove them.
The 31-year-old nun, from Turin, Italy, said that she was devastated when she saw the pictures on the social networking site.
The photographs were taken in summer 2006, during a holiday in Sicily.
The man, who said that he wanted to stop her becoming a nun, has refused to remove the pictures despite the woman's requests.
And thus, the nun's lawyer Anna Orecchioni has taken the reins of the matter in her hand.
"My client doesn't want money, she only wants that he respects her decision to become a nun," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.
The 31-year-old nun, from Turin, Italy, said that she was devastated when she saw the pictures on the social networking site.
The photographs were taken in summer 2006, during a holiday in Sicily.
The man, who said that he wanted to stop her becoming a nun, has refused to remove the pictures despite the woman's requests.
And thus, the nun's lawyer Anna Orecchioni has taken the reins of the matter in her hand.
"My client doesn't want money, she only wants that he respects her decision to become a nun," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.
Meanwhile, Italians are flocking the site in large numbers to see the pictures, leaving comments like: "If all the nuns are like that, I want to become a priest."
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Dérapage au taser…
L’histoire d’Alassane Sal est faite d’injustice et de violence. Une sorte de condensé de tout ce que peut faire de pire la police. Après avoir ramené deux véhicules volés à leurs propriétaires, cet animateur de quartier se retrouve couché au sol, menotté et "tasé" dans le dos par les agents de la Bac. Source...
Une religieuse cherche à faire retirer les photos d'elle nue de Facebook!!!
Cette religieuse novice italienne de 31 ans a découvert des photos de ses vacances en Sicile… sur Facebook, raconte 24heures.ch.
Problème: on la voit nue sur ces photos, prises par son ex-petit ami en 2006.
En publiant ces photos, il avait l’intention d’empêcher la jeune femme d’entrer dans les ordres.
Mais elle n'a pas changé d'avis. La religieuse a tenté d’obtenir, à l’amiable, le retrait des photos "osées".
N’y parvenant pas, elle a engagé un avocat et poursuit son ex en justice, sans pour autant demander d'argent. Elle souhaite juste le retrait des photos, précise 24heures.ch.
Problème: on la voit nue sur ces photos, prises par son ex-petit ami en 2006.
En publiant ces photos, il avait l’intention d’empêcher la jeune femme d’entrer dans les ordres.
Mais elle n'a pas changé d'avis. La religieuse a tenté d’obtenir, à l’amiable, le retrait des photos "osées".
N’y parvenant pas, elle a engagé un avocat et poursuit son ex en justice, sans pour autant demander d'argent. Elle souhaite juste le retrait des photos, précise 24heures.ch.
Sur Facebook, les photos ne sont pas passées inaperçues. Les commentaires parlent d'eux-mêmes: « Si toutes les religieuses sont comme ça, je veux bien me faire prêtre ».
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La réalité de la société indienne rattrape le jeu de télé-réalité...
"Star Plus présente Sach ka Saamna ("Face à la vérité"), l'émission où les participants révèlent les vérités les plus dérangeantes devant leurs proches, dans l'espoir de gagner dix millions de roupies." Deux semaines après son lancement en Inde, l'émission de télé-réalité dérange elle-même.
Les membres du parlement indien ont réclamé lundi la mise en place d'un nouvel organisme de contrôle des programmes télévisés, une semaine après l'envoi par la ministre de l'Information et de l'Audiovisuel Ambika Soni d'un avertissement à la chaîne Star Plus pour non respect du règlement audiovisuel. Elle y dénonçait l' "offense au bon goût et à la décence" de l'émission, adaptée de son alter-ego américain "The moment of truth". Suite...
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Un diplomate indien en Suisse condamné pour avoir maltraité son domestique...
Un ex-diplomate indien auprès de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) a été condamné par la justice genevoise à sept mois de prison ferme pour avoir maltraité son domestique. Il a été reconnu coupable d'usure, de contrainte et de séquestration.
Ce type de condamnation est assez rare, a rappelé mercredi Jean-Pierre Garbade, l'avocat du plaignant. Le domestique a travaillé pour le diplomate indien à Genève entre 1993 et 1996. Durant cette période, il n'a touché aucun salaire. Suite...
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Teacher in India measures girls for uniforms ... with his fingers!!!
In a shocking incident, a teacher allegedly half-disrobed eight Adivasi girl students of fifth standard of a government school in the district Tyonda on the pretext of taking measurements for their uniforms.
The shameful act of the teacher has now forced the eight girls of Ganjbasoda's Nurpur Education Guarantee Scheme School to discontinue their studies.
The incident that took place on July 24, about five km from Tyonda, came to light when the girl students complained to their parents about it, district education officer, Manish Verma said on Wednesday. More...
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Man in Gaza bludgeons daughter in apparent "honour" killing...
A Gaza man is being held on suspicion he bludgeoned his daughter with an iron chain, cracking her skull in a particularly brutal family "honor killing," two human rights groups said Wednesday, citing police and forensics reports.
The groups' reports said that the assault was triggered by Jawdat Najjar's discovery that his daughter Fadia - a 27-year-old divorced mother of five - owned a cell phone. He suspected she used it to speak to a man outside the family, according to the groups' reports. More...
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Cat in England takes the bus for joy-rides!!!
A cat has become such a well-known user of a Devon bus service that its drivers know where to let him off.
Casper has been queuing with other passengers to get the number three service from his home in Plymouth for months, bus company First said.
Casper has been queuing with other passengers to get the number three service from his home in Plymouth for months, bus company First said.
It added that he often sat in the queue and then quietly padded on board and curled up on a seat for the ride. More...
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Don't waste your money on organic food...
Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007.
A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no significant difference. More...
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Sudanese journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers invites media to her trial...
A Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers has invited journalists to her Khartoum trial.
Lubna Hussein was arrested in the capital earlier this month along with several other women for dressing ‘indecently’ in trousers as she dined in a restaurant.
Lubna Hussein was arrested in the capital earlier this month along with several other women for dressing ‘indecently’ in trousers as she dined in a restaurant.
Up to 30 police stormed the building without warning and arrested those wearing trousers, 13 women in all. More...
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Aussie Catholic Church is "a climate change sinner!!!" Hilarious...
THE Catholic Church has confessed it is one of the biggest carbon emission sinners in Australia.
Catholic Earthcare, the organisation set up in 2002 by bishops to advise the church on environmental issues, admitted the Australian Catholic church has a carbon footprint dwarfing other major organisations.
Catholic Earthcare, the organisation set up in 2002 by bishops to advise the church on environmental issues, admitted the Australian Catholic church has a carbon footprint dwarfing other major organisations.
"Although measurement has just begun, Catholic Earthcare estimates the carbon emissions of the Catholic church in Australia could be in the vicinity of 1.2 million to 1.5 million tonnes annually," a Carbon Earthcare statement said. More...
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Anger over British civil service jobs outsourced to India...
The British Council is planning to outsource more than 100 jobs to India to cut costs.
It is planning to get rid of 500 British jobs and recruit local Indian workers to fill finance and IT posts as part of a huge cost-cutting drive.
The move is believed to be the first time the Civil Service has outsourced jobs overseas.
It is planning to get rid of 500 British jobs and recruit local Indian workers to fill finance and IT posts as part of a huge cost-cutting drive.
The move is believed to be the first time the Civil Service has outsourced jobs overseas.
It has infuriated unions who fear that other Government departments will follow suit.
The council - which is responsible for promoting British culture and language abroad - said that 500 of its 1,300 British workers would have to go in the next 18 months to save £45million. More...
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91-year-old woman in Scotland to borrow her 25,000th. book from library!!!
An avid reader in south west Scotland is on the brink of borrowing her 25,000th book from her local libraries.
Louise Brown, 91, from Stranraer, took her first book on loan from Castle Douglas library in 1946.
Since then she has borrowed at least six books every week throughout each year and has recently increased that to about 12 volumes every seven days.
Louise Brown, 91, from Stranraer, took her first book on loan from Castle Douglas library in 1946.
Since then she has borrowed at least six books every week throughout each year and has recently increased that to about 12 volumes every seven days.
Library staff said they were amazed by the achievement, particularly since Mrs Brown has never had an overdue fine. More...
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"The Palestinian leadership, supported by the Palestinian masses, played a significant role in Hitler’s Holocaust!!!”
Last week, responding to international criticism of Israeli plans to build new Jewish homes in an Arab neighborhood of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman “ordered embassies abroad to use a photo of Adolf Hitler meeting a top Palestinian cleric.”
The decision to circulate a 1941 photo featuring the Nazi dictator sitting with the then grand mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini is aimed at easing pressure on Israel over a construction project on land in annexed east Jerusalem once owned by the cleric, [an Israeli] official told AFP. More...
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Malaise: Sarkozy s'exprime sur Facebook...
Le chef de l'État a remercié mardi sur Facebook les personnes qui lui ont apporté leur soutien après son malaise survenu dimanche dernier. Sur son profil Facebook, aux 129.576 "supporters", Nicolas Sarkozy a publié un billet à 21h08 :
"Je vais très bien après le petit incident de dimanche, qui m’incite à prendre du repos cet été. Merci pour vos encouragements et témoignages, qui me touchent beaucoup. Parmi tous les messages que j’ai pu recevoir – de tous mes collègues chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement étrangers notamment – les vôtres me tiennent particulièrement à cœur. Votre sympathie et votre spontanéité sur Facebook font vivre un lien précieux entre nous.Je vous souhaite à tous un très bon été". Suite...
"Je vais très bien après le petit incident de dimanche, qui m’incite à prendre du repos cet été. Merci pour vos encouragements et témoignages, qui me touchent beaucoup. Parmi tous les messages que j’ai pu recevoir – de tous mes collègues chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement étrangers notamment – les vôtres me tiennent particulièrement à cœur. Votre sympathie et votre spontanéité sur Facebook font vivre un lien précieux entre nous.Je vous souhaite à tous un très bon été". Suite...
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Excédé, Bill Gates quitte Facebook!!!
Qui ne rêverait pas d’un peu de popularité sur Internet, au moins sur Facebook ? C’est bien simple, il « suffit » pour cela d’avoir créé l’une des plus grosses entreprises informatiques au monde, et de faire partie des personnalités les plus riches de la planète. C’est en tout cas ce qui a poussé Bill Gates, fondateur et ancien patron de Microsoft, à quitter le réseau social, croulant sous les demandes incessantes de nombreux utilisateurs inconnus... Suite...
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Nous sommes espionnés ( Les «écoutes» explosent avec l'informatique.)
Ces dernières années, le recours aux interceptions de communications, les fameuses « écoutes », a progressé de façon spectaculaire en France. Les seules écoutes téléphoniques judiciaires (réservées aux enquêtes concernant la grande délinquance) ont augmenté de 440 % entre 2001 et 2008, passant de 5 845 en 2001 à 26 000 en 2008, selon Claudine Guerrier.
Dans le contexte anxiogène de l'après le 11-Septembre qui a déclenché la montée de la pression sécuritaire, cette explosion a été décuplée par l'amélioration des technologies qui permettent un contrôle accru et planétaire. Suite...
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Tackling South Africa's rape epidemic...
The trial of three of the men accused of the rape and murder of one of South Africa's leading sportswomen, the openly gay football star Eudy Simalane, resumes in South Africa on Wednesday.
Thirty-one lesbian women have been reported raped and murdered in homophobic attacks in South Africa since 1998.
Thirty-one lesbian women have been reported raped and murdered in homophobic attacks in South Africa since 1998.
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"Corrective rape" is the term used to describe the rape of a lesbian woman by a man to either punish her, or "correct" her behaviour.
Ms Cox says rape is power is South Africa. Full story...
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School in Tamil Nadu, India, uses kids as props for stunt...
In a shocking incident, a government elementary school in Villupuram district recently organised an event that exposed school children to serious harm — in the name of celebrations to mark the birth centenary of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister K Kamaraj.
It was meant to be a ‘bravery show’ but it resulted in gross violation of children’s rights, virtually putting them at risk of incurring serious injury. The show began with students displaying their karate skills. Then came the main event — a motorcyclist riding over the outstretched hands of students from class I to V lying prone on the ground, and later the bike going over a plank placed over a girl. More...
Swine flu and the panic pandemic...
According to the Health Minister, Andy Burnham, the Swine Flu pandemic has led to a pandemic of public panic. Those of us who like to keep a step ahead of the pack are already even further down the line of hysteria, Andy.
The implications of a panic pandemic are that you won’t be able to find a hospital bed or dose of Tamiflu for love or money. No matter what you have, the doctor will refuse to call out to see you either because he’s scared of picking up what you have, or because new EU regulations have informed him it’s already knocking off time. More...
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Israeli leader calls Obama "slave" and slams Arabs...
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of Israel's Shas Party, has called US President Barack Obama "a slave" who seeks to rule the world and control Tel Aviv's affairs.
"American insidiousness tells us to build here and not to build there as though we were slaves working for them," he said. "We live in a time when slaves are governing us and are trying to control us."
"American insidiousness tells us to build here and not to build there as though we were slaves working for them," he said. "We live in a time when slaves are governing us and are trying to control us."
The racist remarks were made during Yosef's weekly sermon on Saturday during which he protested the Obama administration's policy to exert pressure on Tel Aviv over its settlement expansion. More...
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A sex toy for dogs???
In the column marked, ‘news headine I didn’t expect to be writing this morning’ we can confidently state we believe this dog ‘toy’ to be genuinely unique.
Too many times we receive press releases from pet product manufacturers, keen to tell us about their ‘unique’ new dog product which is - in reality - usually a glittery version of something that already exists or a modified dog bowl, a different kind of dog lead etc, but never before has anyone sent us a press release proudly announcing their ‘unique, new dog sex toy’. Yet, here we are. More...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Swiss psychiatrist fights fear with LSD...
Nothing's happening, Udo Schulz thought to himself with quiet regret. I must have been given the placebo. He was lying on a mattress in a brightly lit room, waiting for the first real drug experience of his life.
Schulz, 44, is German and suffers from cancer. He is also the first person in more than three decades who has been allowed to consume LSD legally in the context of a scientific study. The goal of the study is to determine whether lysergic acid diethylamide, the notorious drug of the hippy era, could be useful in the treatment of certain emotional disorders. More...
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Malalai Joya: The Afghan woman who will not be silenced...
I am not sure how many more days I will be alive," Malalai Joya says quietly.
The warlords who make up the new "democratic" government in Afghanistan have been sending bullets and bombs to kill this tiny 30-year-old from the refugee camps for years – and they seem to be getting closer with every attempt. Her enemies call her a "dead woman walking". "But I don't fear death, I fear remaining silent in the face of injustice," she says plainly. "I am young and I want to live. But I say to those who would eliminate my voice: 'I am ready, wherever and whenever you might strike. You can cut down the flower, but nothing can stop the coming of the spring.'" More...
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Fucking authorities clamp down on fucking tourists!!!
Authorities in the Austrian village of F***ing have installed CCTV cameras in an attempt to stop tourists acting out the name in front of their road signs.
The tiny rural hamlet has been plagued by visitors filming themselves in sexually explicit positions with the name 'F***ing' in the background.
'I'm sure each of them think they're the first to think of it, but believe me they're not. We've grown very tired of it and we're doing something about it,' said one fed up resident of the village near Salzburg, which has a population of just 104. More...
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Dude in Japan falls in love with a ... pillow???
Nisan didn’t mean to fall in love with Nemutan. Their first encounter — at a comic-book convention that Nisan’s gaming friends dragged him to in Tokyo — was serendipitous. Nisan was wandering aimlessly around the crowded exhibition hall when he suddenly found himself staring into Nemutan’s bright blue eyes. In the beginning, they were just friends. Then, when Nisan got his driver’s license a few months later, he invited Nemutan for a ride around town in his beat-up Toyota. They went to a beach, not far from the home he shares with his parents in a suburb of Tokyo. It was the first of many road trips they would take together. More...
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The moment of truth for Indian reality TV: kiss and tell or kiss and sell?
Have you ever had an affair with a married man? Have you ever enjoyed watching a male stripper take off his clothes at a party? Have you ever had surgery to physically enhance your appearance?
These are just some of the questions on a popular TV talk show that have raised the hackles of politicians in India.
These are just some of the questions on a popular TV talk show that have raised the hackles of politicians in India.
They have held animated debates in parliament, arguing whether the Indian version of the hit American show Moment of Truth threatens India's "moral and cultural values". More...
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Father and two sons jailed for DVD piracy...
A father and two sons who used dozens of Chinese "slaves" to pull off Britain's biggest DVD piracy scam have been jailed.
The "sophisticated" operation, which made up to £7m, hid behind a "veneer of respectability" as it imported cutting edge equipment from the Far East.
The group provided a "one-stop-shop" service for major blockbuster movies and unregulated pornographic films.
When police raided a number of locations in East London in 2006, they found thousands of pirate DVDs of the latest movie releases - including Ice Age 2, The Da Vinci Code and Iron Man - and the equipment to make them.
It was the first time such an operation had been identified in Western Europe. More...
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Soudan: Elle porte un pantalon: 40 coups de fouet...
Loubna Ahmed al-Hussein tient à faire connaître son histoire. Journaliste soudanaise, elle s'apprête à recevoir, mercredi, 40 coups de fouet. Tout cela pour être coupable d'avoir porté une tenue «indécente», à savoir... un pantalon.
Loubna Ahmed al-Hussein écrit pour le journal de gauche Al-Sahafa et travaille pour la Mission des Nations unies au Soudan (Unmis). Le 3 juillet, elle est interpellée par la police dans un restaurant de Khartoum, avec douze autres femmes, toutes portant un pantalon. Dix d'entre elles ont été convoquées par la police deux jours plus tard, et fouettées dix fois chacune, selon Mme Hussein. Suite...
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La Suisse présente ses solutions pour Gaza...
La Suisse souhaiterait qu'un comité de l'ONU pour l'aide humanitaire et la reconstruction de la bande de Gaza soit mis sur pied. Cette idée a été présentée lundi au Conseil de sécurité par l'ambassadeur de Suisse auprès de l'organisation.
La guerre menée par Israël dans le territoire densément peuplé en début d'année a réduit ses habitants à la misère, a déclaré l'ambassadeur Peter Maurer lors d'une réunion publique du Conseil de sécurité. Suite...
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Licencié... ou reclassé en Hongrie pour 425 euros mensuels!!!
Après l’entreprise de textile Staf à Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais) qui avait proposé à ses employés licenciés de les reclasser au Brésil avec un salaire de 315 euros par mois ; après la société castraise Carreman qui avait fait pire encore en sortant de sa manche des postes en Inde pour 69 euros mensuels ; des salariés de Bosal France à Annezin se sont à leur tour vu proposer de s’exiler à l’étranger pour exercer un boulot sous-payé. Cette offre de reclassement formulée par l’équipementier belgo-néerlandais, via ses administrateurs judiciaires, concerne des postes de magasiniers à Bosal Autoflex en Hongrie. Ils sont rémunérés 425 euros par mois, à raison de 40 heures par semaine. Et, histoire de rajouter au grotesque de la situation, la lettre envoyée aux employés stipule "langue utilisée : hongrois". Suite...
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“The War is with the Arabs”
I saw this sign as I was entering Nablus last week, again on my way to Ramallah, and again near Bethlehem. The phrase is printed in Hebrew, presumably by Israeli settlers, on huge signs throughout the West Bank. Israeli racism rarely shocks me anymore, but its blatant display still makes me stop and catch my breath as I translate it into other contexts. Imagine driving through the middle of a predominantly black neighborhood in a US city or town and seeing a enormous sign that says, “The war is with the Blacks.” More...
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British MPs ignore public anger and give themselves £9,000 expenses deal by stealth...
MPs have ignored public anger over the expenses system by quietly introducing new rules which allow them to claim up to £9,125 a year without producing any receipts.
The Daily Telegraph can disclose that MPs have devised a new scheme allowing them to claim a £25-a-night “subsistence” allowance when staying away from their designated main home.
The controversial payments for MPs have been approved despite widespread outrage at unjustified expense claims following the disclosures made by this newspaper. More...
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When it comes to the movie industry, India is untouchable...
That the Indian film industry is the world’s largest in terms of number of films produced as well as the number of cinema-goers is perhaps known. But you really get an idea of its size when you discover that it produces almost as many films as the next three - the US, Japan and China - combined.
The Indian film industry, with its major centres at Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad, produced 1,132 feature films in 2007. In comparison, the American film industry in 2008 produced 520 feature films, Japan 418 and China 400. The fact that India also has the cheapest movie tickets for any major film producing nation may help explain the high cinematic churn as well as India’s huge movie-going audience. More...
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Cops in India behaving like thugs...
Des policiers en Inde se comportent comme des voyous...
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Police in Germany close two unlimited sex brothels...
A new trend in Germany -- flat-rate brothels that offer unlimited sex and food for a fixed sum -- has provoked mounting criticism from politicians, local residents and women's rights groups in recent months and led to police raids on such establishments in four cities on Sunday.
Some 700 officers raided so-called "Pussy Clubs" in Berlin, Fellbach near Stuttgart, Heidelberg and Wuppertal and two of them -- in Fellbach and Heidelberg -- have been closed due to poor sanitary conditions, officials said.
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The other two brothels raided, in Berlin and Wuppertal, were allowed to remain open. The brothels in Fellbach and Heidelberg, both located in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, advertise with the slogan: "Sex with every woman, as long as you want, as often as you want and how you want." Full story...
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Chinese companies exploiting workers in Africa...
Here in one of the richest mineral belts in the world, where copper and cobalt almost seem to burst from the rugged earth, the people have grown accustomed to foreign opportunists. Anger is mounting, however, at some of the newest arrivals: businessmen from China.
At lunch hour outside the smelters near Lubumbashi, the gritty capital of southern Congo's mining country, workers in fraying clothes and canvas sneakers rattle off complaints about their Chinese employers: wages of as little as $3 a day, backbreaking hours and a lack of safety equipment, which many said had led to severe on-the-job injuries and even deaths. More...
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Prisoner exchanged confession for sex and other weird stuff in Queensland's crime world...
IT'S almost too fanciful to be true: a prisoner is picked up from jail and taken for a drive by police officers through the suburbs on Brisbane's southside.
He's handed a list of unsolved break-and-enters, perhaps as many as 300. He reads the details: how entry was gained, what was taken, the time the crime was committed.
He's handed a list of unsolved break-and-enters, perhaps as many as 300. He reads the details: how entry was gained, what was taken, the time the crime was committed.
And he's told that he needs to admit to at least 20 to make his reward worthwhile. More...
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Saudi dude faces angry backlash after bragging about his conquests...
A self-styled Saudi playboy has been arrested for bragging about his sex life on TV.
Officials in the deeply conservative state have yet to decide whether Mazen Abdul Jawad should be charged with a crime.
Jawad appeared on Lebanese channel LBC's show 'Red Lines', boasting about his sexual conquests and how he picks up women.
Officials in the deeply conservative state have yet to decide whether Mazen Abdul Jawad should be charged with a crime.
Jawad appeared on Lebanese channel LBC's show 'Red Lines', boasting about his sexual conquests and how he picks up women.
A storm of protest prompted Abdul Jawad to appear in a local newspaper yesterday apparently wiping away tears as he apologised and begged for forgiveness. More + video in arabic...
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Islamist attacks in Nigeria spread...
Dozens of people have been killed after Islamist militants staged three attacks in northern Nigeria, taking the total killed in two days of violence to 150.
A BBC reporter has counted 100 bodies, mostly of militants, near the police headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State, where hundreds are fleeing their homes. More...
A BBC reporter has counted 100 bodies, mostly of militants, near the police headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State, where hundreds are fleeing their homes. More...
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Dalits beaten up in India for listening to songs!!! WTF!
A middle-aged Dalit woman, her son and his friend were allegedly abused and beaten by upper caste men in a Bihar village for listening to popular Hindi songs on a mobile phone, police said Friday.
The incident took place in Kurji village near here. According to one of the victims, the three of them were in a group listening to songs on their mobile phone when a group of upper caste Bhumihar men objected and asked them to stop. When they ignored their threat, the men allegedly beat them up. More...
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Staff at Scotland Yard must record their toilet breaks!!!
Phone operators at Scotland Yard's control room have described an order to record their toilet breaks as "offensive and humiliating".
Staff in the Metropolitan Police's control room in Lambeth must note lavatory visits as a "code three".
Staff in the Metropolitan Police's control room in Lambeth must note lavatory visits as a "code three".
Employee Paul Drew wrote in a staff magazine: "Everyone I have spoken to about this finds it deeply offensive and humiliating." More...
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La télévision centrale chinoise lance un service international en arabe...
Cette nouvelle chaîne en arabe émettra en continu des programmes d’informations, éducatifs ou de divertissements. Son vice-président, Zhang Changming, a souligné qu’elle « servirait de pont important pour renforcer la communication et la compréhension entre la Chine et les pays arabes. » La chaîne fait partie d'un ambitieux programme d'expansion internationale des médias chinois contrôlés par l'Etat communiste, pour promouvoir l'image de la Chine à l'étranger. Suite...
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Chine: des salariés enragés par l'annonce de licenciements tuent un patron...
Pour la première fois apparemment en Chine, des salariés enragés par l'annonce de leur licenciement pour cause de fusion de leur entreprise ont battu à mort l'un de ses dirigeants et fait annuler le rachat de celle-ci.
Le rachat de l'usine sidérurgique publique Tonghua Iron and Steel, premier producteur de la province de Jilin (nord-est), a été annulé après que son directeur-général a été battu à mort par des employés à qui il venait d'annoncer une vague de licenciements dans le cadre de sa prochaine fusion, a indiqué lundi un responsable gouvernemental. Suite...
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Une mère décapite son bébé au Texas...
Une femme de 33 ans de San Antonio (Texas) a été conduite à l'hôpital universitaire de la ville, après avoir décapité son bébé de trois semaines et demi hier à son domicile.
Le diable m'a dit de la faire, a expliqué la femme aux policiers venus l'arrêter. Otty Sanchez s'était aussi poignardé elle-même, et hurlait qu'elle avait tué son bébé, assise sur son canapé, a précisé le porte-parole de la police Joe Rios.
Les enquêteurs ont trouvé deux enfants indemnes dans la maison du Texas, ainsi qu'un couteau de cuisine, une épée et une machette. "Quelqu'un ou quelque chose lui a ordonné de la faire, elle entendait des voix" a confirmé Rios. "Cela nous conduit à penser qu'elle souffrait de troubles mentaux".
Le diable m'a dit de la faire, a expliqué la femme aux policiers venus l'arrêter. Otty Sanchez s'était aussi poignardé elle-même, et hurlait qu'elle avait tué son bébé, assise sur son canapé, a précisé le porte-parole de la police Joe Rios.
Les enquêteurs ont trouvé deux enfants indemnes dans la maison du Texas, ainsi qu'un couteau de cuisine, une épée et une machette. "Quelqu'un ou quelque chose lui a ordonné de la faire, elle entendait des voix" a confirmé Rios. "Cela nous conduit à penser qu'elle souffrait de troubles mentaux".
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Files disappear in China, and the hopes of the young are dashed. Corruption in a communist state...
For much of his education, Xue Longlong was silently accompanied from grade to grade, school to school, by a sealed Manila envelope stamped top secret. Stuffed inside were grades, test results, evaluations by fellow students and teachers, his Communist Party application and — most important for his job prospects — proof of his 2006 college degree.
Everyone in China who has been to high school has such a file. The files are irreplaceable histories of achievement and failure, the starting point for potential employers, government officials and others judging an individual’s worth. Often keys to the future, they are locked tight in government, school or workplace cabinets to eliminate any chance they might vanish. More...
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Women in Malaysia seek divorce,accusing husbands of black magic sex!!!
TWO women have filed for divorce on grounds that their husbands’ unusual sex drive is linked to black magic, reports Metro Ahad.
Syarie Lawyers Association deputy president Musa Awang said in the first case, the couple had been married for a year.
“The riddle to the husband’s unnatural sex drive was answered when a relative of the wife saw the husband in the house when the family had seen him left for work earlier.
Syarie Lawyers Association deputy president Musa Awang said in the first case, the couple had been married for a year.
“The riddle to the husband’s unnatural sex drive was answered when a relative of the wife saw the husband in the house when the family had seen him left for work earlier.
“The relative heard the husband’s voice in the bedroom and upon checking, found an ‘individual’ in the room looking exactly like the husband,” he said. More...
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After being kidnapped and raped, girl in Pakistan raped by cops to whom she turned for protection...
After being kidnapped at the age of 16 by a group of thugs and enduring a year of rapes and beatings, Assiya Rafiq was delivered to the police and thought her problems were over.
Then, she said, four police officers took turns raping her.
Then, she said, four police officers took turns raping her.
The next step for Assiya was obvious: She should commit suicide. That’s the customary escape in rural Pakistan for a raped woman, as the only way to cleanse the disgrace to her entire family. More...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Bible scholar and author Bart Ehrman talks about "Misquoting Jesus" and the Da Vinci Code. Pretty interesting...
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6th.stage victory for Cavendish as Cantador wins Tour de France 2009...
It was his sixth stage win of this year's race and he set the record for becoming the first cyclist to win six stages from a sprint.
He narrowly missed out on the green points jersey, coming second to Thor Hushovd from Norway by ten points.
He narrowly missed out on the green points jersey, coming second to Thor Hushovd from Norway by ten points.
After the race he said he was not disappointed: "The Champs Elysees is a dream for every sprinter in the world: to cross the finish line in view of the Arc de Triomphe with your arms in the air. More...
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I wouldn’t trust Google with my personal info...
When I read in the pages of this newspaper this month that the Conservative Party was planning to transfer people’s health data to Google, my heart sank. The policy described was so naive I could only hope that it was an unapproved kite-flying exercise by a young researcher in Conservative HQ. If not, what was proposed was both dangerous in its own right, and hazardous to the public acceptability of necessary reforms to the state’s handling of our private information.
There are powerful arguments for people owning their own information and having rights to control it. There are massive weaknesses in the NHS’s bloated central database and there are benefits from using the private sector. But there are also enormous risks, so we are still a long step from being able to give personal data to any company, let alone Google. More...
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Family in China makes huge sacrifice for daughter's education and all they get is a tragic suicide. Sad...
July was supposed to have marked the start of Liu Wei's new life.
With more than six million other students across China, the 21-year-old was due to graduate from college this month.
For Miss Liu, the daughter of poor farmers, a degree was to be her passport out of a life of poverty, a way to escape working in the fields, or toiling as a humble migrant worker in a far-off factory in southern China.
But her dream of making the huge leap from farm girl to college graduate will never become reality. Deeply depressed and ashamed about her failure to find a job to take up when she graduated, and consumed with guilt about the financial sacrifices her family had made for her, Miss Liu brought her studies and her life to a premature end by drowning herself in a ditch full of freezing, filthy water. More...
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- China: a suicide every 2 minutes...
- English teen kills herself due to 'extreme bullying over her good looks...'
- Man in India commits suicide to "see what lies beyond..."
- Mass farmer suicides in India as crops fail...
- India: 16,000 students committed suicide in the last 3 years...
- Taiwan, where suicide is a desperate family affair...
The Pope, the Virgin Mary, the priest and the pregnant nun!!! Oh boy, even Bollywood can't match this...
The Pope has defrocked the priest at the centre of claims that the Virgin Mary has been appearing in the Bosnian town of Medjugorje.
The Vatican moved to punish Father Tomislav Vlasic after an investigation into growing concerns over the alleged apparitions.
The Vatican moved to punish Father Tomislav Vlasic after an investigation into growing concerns over the alleged apparitions.
Father Vlasic is the former ‘spiritual director’ to six visionaries who claim that Our Lady has visited them nearly 40,000 times over 28 years. He was also suspected of inventing stories of the Virgin Mary's appearance. More + pictures...
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Church of England's complicity in Vedanta's Dongria row in India...
The idea that there could be any connection between one of India's most remote and inaccessible areas and the Church of England seems improbable, at first glance.
High in the monsoon mists in eastern India, witch doctors in the Niyamgiri hills still make sacrifices to the gods and tribes believe the hills are sacred.
It is a world away from the quiet corridors of Church House - the headquarters of the Church of England in London.
High in the monsoon mists in eastern India, witch doctors in the Niyamgiri hills still make sacrifices to the gods and tribes believe the hills are sacred.
It is a world away from the quiet corridors of Church House - the headquarters of the Church of England in London.
But campaigners say that the lives of indigenous people in India are under threat because of a mining project involving a UK company, in which the Church of England has a £2.5m ($4.1m) stake. More + video...
Horse in Poland collapses and dies of sheer exhaustion...
A horse in Poland collapsed and died after animal welfare groups said it was over worked.
The animal,which pulls a cart loaded with tourists in a popular beauty spot,was said to be pulling double the number of passengers in the cart instead of the normal 14 maximum.
The driver stated that the horse died of an heart attack,Tatranské Society for the Care of the animals has taken the matter up with the Public Prosecuter.
The animal,which pulls a cart loaded with tourists in a popular beauty spot,was said to be pulling double the number of passengers in the cart instead of the normal 14 maximum.
The driver stated that the horse died of an heart attack,Tatranské Society for the Care of the animals has taken the matter up with the Public Prosecuter.
The person who took the video of the horse suffering said it took almost 2 hours to die and was extremely upsetting to watch. Source...
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STOP à la mafia canine...
C’est rapide et pas compliqué. Avec un simple clic de souris, on peut en un clin d’oeil entrer en possession d’un animal de compagnie.
Cependant, rares sont les offres sérieuses sur internet. Les animaux proviennent en général de l’étranger, ils sont rentrés frauduleusement en Suisse ou sont livrés en zone frontalière, ils sont souvent malades, affaiblis par le transport, pas socialisés et vendus sans papiers valables. La plupart des chiens proposés sur internet proviennent des usines d’élevage incontrôlées des pays de l’Est. Suite...
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Une animatrice de télévision menace des flics parce qu'elle connait des ministres...
Après la fausse affaire d'Etat des sondages de l'Elysée, voici venir la vraie affaire Lumbroso (Daniela de son prénom).
J'ignore si Lumbroso est une "criminelle née". Ce que je sais en revanche, c'est qu'elle a été arrêtée jeudi dernier dans les rues de Paris roulant dans un couloir de bus, que les policiers qui la verbalisaient ont constaté que son permis lui avait été retiré en 2005, qu'elle a prétendu avoir depuis récupéré 10 points, ce que les policiers n'ont pu établir, qu'elle a été embarquée au commissariat, qu'elle y a tenté de téléphoner avec son portable alors que c'est interdit, que les policiers ont alors décidé de lui arracher son téléphone, que cette intervention musclée à blessé son petit doigt, et surtout, surtout, que Lumbroso a fait état de sa "proximité" avec des ministres afin de dissuader les policiers de poursuivre leurs opérations. Suite...
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"La grippe porcine n'est pas dangereuse..."
Bernard Debré, professeur de médecine, député UMP de Paris et membre du comité national d'éthique, prend le contre-pied des déclarations du Premier ministre vendredi. Alors que François Fillon se faisait alarmiste sur la pandémie "inévitable" de la grippe A-H1N1, Bernard Debré estime que l'on en fait trop et voit dans le virus une simple "grippe".
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Cette grippe n'est pas dangereuse. On s'est rendu compte qu'elle était peut-être même un peu moins dangereuse que la grippe saisonnière. Alors maintenant, il faut siffler la fin de la partie! Article complet...
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Muslim women using Islam to reclaim their rights...
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A new source of women's empowerment today has become active participation in the mosque and use of Islam's tradition to reclaim their rights in Islam. Reformers today emphasize that just as women during the time of the Prophet prayed in the mosque, so too today they actively exercise that right. In the centuries after the death of Muhammad, women played a small but significant role as transmitters of hadith (prophetic traditions) and in the development of Sufism (Islamic mysticism). Gradually, however, women's religious role and practice, particularly their access to education and the mosque, were severely restricted. Male religious scholars cited a variety of reasons, from moral degeneration in society to women's bringing temptation and social discord, to restrict both their presence in public life and their access to education and the mosque. Full story...
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Actress Joanna Lumley greeted like a goddess in Nepal...
The actress Joanna Lumley was garlanded with strings of marigolds as she arrived in Nepal today to a hero's welcome.
Some 2,000 Gurkhas and family members greeted the 63-year-old star at Kathmandu aiport, carrying banners praising "goddess Joanna" and declaring "Joanna Lumley - daughter of Nepal."
Some 2,000 Gurkhas and family members greeted the 63-year-old star at Kathmandu aiport, carrying banners praising "goddess Joanna" and declaring "Joanna Lumley - daughter of Nepal."
The old soldiers had come to the voice appreciation -- even veneration -- felt here for the actress after she spearheaded a campaign that won Gurkha veterans the right to settle in Britain. More...
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Teacher suspended and faces sacking for comments on Facebook...
A teacher faces the sack after complaining about the behaviour of her class on Facebook.
Sonya McNally, 35, has been suspended on full pay since calling the 13-year-olds ‘bad’ in a private conversation on the social networking site.
In a post on March 20, the supply teacher wrote: ‘By the way, (class) 8G1 are just as bad as 8G2.’
Sonya McNally, 35, has been suspended on full pay since calling the 13-year-olds ‘bad’ in a private conversation on the social networking site.
In a post on March 20, the supply teacher wrote: ‘By the way, (class) 8G1 are just as bad as 8G2.’
Another teacher involved in the discussion, Kirsten Allenby-Moore, took offence. More...
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Bill Gates quits Facebook! Too many friends!!! Hilarious...
Gates, the billionaire computer geek-turned-philanthropist who was honoured Saturday by India for his charity work, told an audience in New Delhi he had tried out Facebook but ended up with "10,000 people wanting to be my friends".
Gates, who remains Microsoft chairman, said he had trouble figuring out whether he "knew this person, did I not know this person".
Gates, who remains Microsoft chairman, said he had trouble figuring out whether he "knew this person, did I not know this person".
"It was just way too much trouble so I gave it up," Gates told the business forum. More...
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Mark Cavendish, Britain's Tour de France five-stage hero...
ONE of the world’s truly great sports events ends on the Champs Elysees in Paris today – the Tour de France – a race of superhuman effort that was once described as not so much sorting out the men from the boys as the heroes from the men.
Two of its supreme stars this year have been Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins, an unprecedented glory for British riders that we should all cheer mightily.
Two of its supreme stars this year have been Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins, an unprecedented glory for British riders that we should all cheer mightily.
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It is an incredible achievement for what has so long been scorned as a minority sport, and when, even now, superstars like Cavendish and Wiggins remain wholly anonymous in London.
Life is different abroad. Cavendish is feted everywhere across Europe – exactly in the way that Freddie Flintoff or David Beckham are here, and the adulation will only intensify now that he has won five stages of this year’s Tour, a phenomenal personal performance. Full story...
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Squalene, swine flu's dirty little secret...
According to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, your children should be the first target for mass swine flu vaccinations when school starts this fall.
This is a ridiculous assumption for many reasons, not to mention extremely high risk.
This is a ridiculous assumption for many reasons, not to mention extremely high risk.
In Australia, where the winter season has begun, Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon is reassuring parents the swine flu is no more dangerous than regular seasonal flu. "Most people, including children, will experience very mild symptoms and recover without any medical intervention," she said. More...
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Steel workers in China beat manager to death...
About 30 000 Chinese steelworkers clashed with police in a protest over plans to merge their mill with another company and beat the company's general manager to death, a human rights monitor said on Saturday.
Several hundred people were injured in the clash Friday in the northeastern city of Tonghua, the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said in a faxed statement.
Several hundred people were injured in the clash Friday in the northeastern city of Tonghua, the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy said in a faxed statement.
Employees of Tonghua Iron and Steel Group object to plans for Jianlong Steel take control of the company, the centre said. More...
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Harcèlement sexuel en Egypte : les femmes ripostent avec les poings...
Victimes de harcèlement quotidien dans la rue, certaines Egyptiennes réagissent : elles prennent des cours de self-défense, déposent des plaintes devant la justice, ou mènent des campagnes de sensibilisation. Avec le soutien de certains hommes engagés, elles ont décidé de ne pas attendre que les autorités réagissent face à un phénomène qui prend de plus en plus d’ampleur. Suite...
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Le Parti des pirates débarque en Suisse...
Le Parti des pirates a désormais aussi ses représentants en Suisse. La première section vient de voir le jour à Zurich. Les «pirates» se battent pour une meilleure protection de la sphère privée et contre les droits d'auteur des artistes et des musiciens.
Disons-le d'emblée: le «Parti suisse des pirates» n'a rien à voir avec la participation, contestée, de la Suisse à l'opération européenne contre les pirates au large de la Somalie. Ces pirates-là, auto-proclamés, se battent non pas sur la mer, mais sur Internet. «Il est temps de résister à la mise sous tutelle du citoyen qui est en profonde contradiction avec l'esprit du temps», indique le Parti des pirates, en substance, sur sa page Facebook. Suite...
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Un premier fast-food en Corée du Nord!!!
La Corée du Nord, engagée dans un bras de fer avec les Etats-Unis, a ouvert en juin son premier fast-food, a annoncé dimanche un journal publié au Japon. Le restaurant, installé dans la capitale Pyongyang, sert des hamburgers sans toutefois les qualifier comme tels.
Les sandwiches y sont appelés «boeuf haché et pain», «poisson haché ou encore «légumes et pain». Exit les frites, le menu est accompagné de Kimchi, le plat national coréen composé de légumes marinés, précise le «Choson Sinbo», un quotidien destiné aux Nord- Coréens de l'étranger. Suite...
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Anti-gay Singapore professor pulls out of NYU lecture stint...
A Singaporean law professor has pulled out of a teaching stint at New York University after her hardline anti-gay views triggered a backlash on campus, school officials said.
Richard Revesz, dean of New York University's law school, said Thio Li-ann had informed him she would not be teaching during the fall semester because of "controversy surrounding her views regarding homosexuality and gay rights."
Richard Revesz, dean of New York University's law school, said Thio Li-ann had informed him she would not be teaching during the fall semester because of "controversy surrounding her views regarding homosexuality and gay rights."
"She explained that she was disappointed by what she called the atmosphere of hostility by some members of our community towards her views and by the low enrolments in her classes," he said in a statement seen Friday. More...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Albino murderers in Burundi sentenced to jail...
One person has been sentenced to life in prison and eight others to jail in Burundi over the murder of albinos whose remains were sold for witchcraft.
Three other suspects were acquitted by the court in Ruyigi province over the the killings of at least 12 albinos.
Three other suspects were acquitted by the court in Ruyigi province over the the killings of at least 12 albinos.
The victims were mutilated and their body parts sold in neighbouring Tanzania for use in potions. More...
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Two Kenyan students charge their mobile phones as they cycle...
Two Kenyan students are hoping to market a device that allows bicycle riders to charge their mobile phones.
Jeremiah Murimi, 24, and Pascal Katana, 22, said they wanted their dynamo-powered "smart charger" to help people without electricity in rural areas.
Jeremiah Murimi, 24, and Pascal Katana, 22, said they wanted their dynamo-powered "smart charger" to help people without electricity in rural areas.
"We both come from villages and we know the problems," Mr Murimi told the BBC.
People have to travel great distances to shops where they are charged $2 a time to power their phone, usually from a car battery or solar panel.
"The device is so small you can put it in your pocket with your phone while you are on your bike," said Mr Murimi. More...
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Ice-cream giant wastes MILLIONS of litres of water a day...
ICE cream giant Ben & Jerry's waste up to ONE MILLION LITRES of water A DAY because staff worldwide are told to run taps non-stop to wash scoops.
The firm - whose green ethics are central to its environmentally-friendly image - has a global policy of using controversial 'dipping wells'.
It claims that health and safety rules dictate scoops must be placed in these sinks under constantly-flowing water to stop bacterial growth. More...
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Al Gore's home hit by ... global cooling!!!
It was delightfully appropriate that, as large parts of Argentina were swept by severe blizzards last week, on a scale never experienced before, the city of Nashville, Tennessee, should have enjoyed the coolest July 21 in its history, breaking a record established in 1877. Appropriate, because Nashville is the home of Al Gore, the man who for 20 years has been predicting that we should all by now be in the grip of runaway global warming.
His predictions have proved so wildly wrong – along with those of the Met Office's £33 million computer model which forecast that we should now be enjoying a "barbecue summer" and that 2009 would be one of "the five warmest years ever" – that the propaganda machine has had to work overtime to maintain what is threatening to become the most expensive fiction in history. More...
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12000 American kids to be swine flu vaccine guinea pigs...
Around 12,000 U.S. children will be used as guinea pigs for an experimental swine flu vaccine known to contain the dangerous ingredient squalene, which has been directly linked with cases of Gulf War Syndrome and a host of other debilitating diseases.
According to a report in the Oklahoman, 12,000 children nationwide will partake in “fast-tracked studies” to test the side-effects of the untested swine flu vaccine in trials set to begin next month.
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So in effect, the authorities will vaccinate millions of children in order to try and prevent 100 deaths. If the mass vaccination program mirrors the previous swine flu outbreak of 1976 then the vaccine is likely to kill more people than the actual virus.
Furthermore, since the swine flu vaccine includes squalene, a dangerous adjuvant that contributed to Gulf War Syndrome cases, there’s little doubt that it will lead to debilitating lifelong diseases far more deadly than the swine flu virus itself for thousands of children if a mass vaccination campaign is conducted. Full story...
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- German mass swine flu vaccinations start in September...
- London Times censors mass opposition to mandatory swine flu vaccine...
- Swine flu vaccination is a serious health hazard...
- Homeless people die in Poland after vaccine trial...
- Swine flu vaccination is bioterrorism and mass murder, says Austrian journalist...
Catholic Church and Catholics speak out against Berlusconi...
The Italian Catholic Church has decided enough is enough and is now speaking clearly against the way Berlusconi has behaved and is dealing with the allegations of late-night parties with escorts in his Sardinian and Roman homes.
In an editorial piece in L'Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian Catholic Church, the director Dino Boffo says "This story is not at all pleasing, and from what we can gather a large part of the country is not pleased either".
In an editorial piece in L'Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian Catholic Church, the director Dino Boffo says "This story is not at all pleasing, and from what we can gather a large part of the country is not pleased either".
"We do not like it that certain behaviours are justified through opinion polls - as if a lack of public condemnation can forgive the behaviour." Suite...
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"Miracle" baby born in India with two faces, four eyes, two noses, two mouths...
Un bébé né en Inde avec 2 visages, 4 yeux, 2 bouches, 2 nez…
4 Afghan women dead in Canada in apparent "honour" killing...
Canadian authorities have charged an Afghan immigrant, his wife and their oldest son with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of three Montreal sisters and an older female relative.
Zainab Shafia, 19, Sahar Shafia, 17, and Geeti Shafia, 13, all sisters, were found dead with Rona Amir Mohammed, 50, in a submerged car June 30 in the historic Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario.
Zainab Shafia, 19, Sahar Shafia, 17, and Geeti Shafia, 13, all sisters, were found dead with Rona Amir Mohammed, 50, in a submerged car June 30 in the historic Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario.
From the beginning, investigators were baffled how the car managed to negotiate several obstacles to end up in the canal tail first, without leaving any skid marks. More...
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- India: Cops flee as youth who married girl from the same clan is beaten to death...
- Married Muslim woman warned of death threat after lover attacked with acid...
- Honour killing in Germany :Turkish father stabs 15-year-old daughter...
- Honour crimes have no country borders...
- Jordanian man beats daughter to death for wearing make-up...
Fired lingerie workers protest at Swiss embassies...
Seamstresses in Bangkok and Manila have been protesting before Swiss embassies to air complaints against the Aargau-based lingerie firm, Triumph International.
The company, with headquarters in Zurzach, said it would make 3,714 workers redundant at sister firms in Thailand and the Philippines.
The company, with headquarters in Zurzach, said it would make 3,714 workers redundant at sister firms in Thailand and the Philippines.
Triumph, which employs 40,000 people worldwide, said in a statement that a "general downturn in consumer demand" prompted the move. It said it had given written notices to employees according to law and that discussions were still underway with unions over severance pay. More...
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Friday, July 24, 2009
India not impressed by global warming "science..."
A split between rich and poor nations in the run-up to climate-change talks widened on Thursday.
India rejected key scientific findings on global warming, while the European Union called for more action by developing states on greenhouse gas emissions.
India rejected key scientific findings on global warming, while the European Union called for more action by developing states on greenhouse gas emissions.
Jairam Ramesh, the Indian environment minister, accused the developed world of needlessly raising alarm over melting Himalayan glaciers.
He dismissed scientists’ predictions that Himalayan glaciers might disappear within 40 years as a result of global warming. More...
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Why the pirates are on the rise in Sweden...
For 24-hour party people a visit to the land of the midnight sun is a must. For one thing, the Swedes are serious when it comes to having fun - and at this time of year the sun never sets.
And so it is that I find myself at the Peace and Love festival in Borlänge long after bedtime, negotiating a sea of tents which stretches far into the blood-red glow of a night-long dusk .
I am here to try to find out what it is about Swedes that has put them at the heart of a raging debate about internet freedom. More + video...
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Ronaldo to star in film about tragic Palestinian fan...
Brazil’s three-time world player of the year Ronaldo has agreed in principle to star in a film about a Palestinian child fan of his who dies in a refugee camp, it has been reported.
The 32-year-old two-time World Cup winner will be with his club Corinthians in the Palestinian Territories - for a September 15 friendly against fellow Brazilians Fluminense - as the film is set to begin shooting in Lebanon.
The 32-year-old two-time World Cup winner will be with his club Corinthians in the Palestinian Territories - for a September 15 friendly against fellow Brazilians Fluminense - as the film is set to begin shooting in Lebanon.
“Ronaldo signed an agreement in principle last week,” his agent Fabiano Farah told sports information provider El Globo on Wednesday. More...
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