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As I read the contribution provided by Contribsed here concerning Vogue Italia's All Black, well, not really, all Black issue, I was reminded of a commentary I delivered at a fashion show a couple of years... Beijing 'failing pollution test'
This report from BBC will bring blow to Chinese efforts to promote Beijing as an International city. "Just a month before the start of the Beijing Olympics, the city is still failing to meet international air... 9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
"The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center. The 47-storey third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours... Eighteen killed in China coal mine collapse
China seems to having all kinds of problems this year. In this latest incident more than 18 people have been killed. " Eighteen people were confirmed dead after a coal shaft collapsed in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. At... Landis loses appeal with CAS
At long last the sad, sorry tale of Floyd Landis has come to an end. Let's hope he doesn't come back after his two year suspension. The sport could do without him. Landis is the latest in a growing list of Lance Armstrong's former teammates who have either admitted to or been... Wendy Alexander suspended from Scottish Parliament for one day
Wendy Alexander, Labour's leader in the Scottish Parliament, is being suspended for one day for failing to declare campaign donations. Alexander maintains she did nothing wrong." Wendy Alexander claims she is the victim of a political witch hunt after being recommended for...Standards Lowering for Stretched US Military
This story broke my heart this morning. A US soldier who by many accounts should not have seen active duty was sent to Iraq and subsequently killed within eight weeks. While physically fit, the soldier in question apparently lacked the other skills necessary for an... Chavez warns he will cut off oil to Europe over new migrant law
UPDATE: 6:40PM ESTPresident Hugo Chavez has now threatened to stop selling oil to the EU if the controversial new migrant law is passed."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Thursday to stop selling oil to... Human rights groups condemn new E.U. migrant laws
New migrant laws passed Wednesday by the European Union have received strong criticism from human rights groups. "European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to allow undocumented migrants to be held in detention...New parents to get 12 months' parental leave
" NEW mums and dads will soon be able to get up to two years of shared parental leave and still get their old jobs back. Under new employment standards, both parents will now get the right to 12 months' unpaid... UK food hygiene scandal on the high street
Th UK has a growing reputation for its high class high quality restaurants but buyer beware when eating out in many of Britain's high street food chain outlets.
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Restaurants run by some of Britain's largest food... BBC told to improve UK coverage
The BBC has been told that they need to improve their coverage of the UK's nations and regions, as they are not doing it enough, or well enough.A little ironic I think..."A review for the BBC Trust said the BBC was "falling short of its own high standards" and failing to meet...Britons must steel themselves for a sharp fall in living standards
Britons to be hit by a sharp drop in living standards....."Britons must steel themselves for a fall in living standards which could be as sharp and painful as in the 1970s, as the western world faces up to a new era of stagflation, a former Bank of England policymaker has...Reporting on The National: setting new Gulf press standards « Peter J. Coope...
Let us just flick through today’s edition and look at what The National is getting right. I see proper news standards being applied to stories with reporters following up in depth and quoting original sources rather than lifting press releases off AME Info. Eyewitness to China’s Earthquake - Spotlight on Shoddy Construction (and Go...
With the danger from last Tuesday’s earthquake receding and withstanding intermittent aftershocks, the focus of the physical effort has been directed to the rescuing of survivors trapped inside collapsed buildings.
The focus of the media coverage, especially the television...
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