"I suppose that we have all seen cartoons of elderly gentlemen carrying placards containing our text. "Prepare to meet thy God". It seems almost as if this prophecy, first spoken by the prophet Amos, has become a joke. The end of the world is at hand, so, just in case there...
Robert Murat, the first formal suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has spoken of the "utter destruction" of his life after settling a libel action against several newspapers which implicated him in her...
Both Chinese and Taiwanese media struck a hopeful note about the meeting today between China and Taiwan, which it considers a break-away province. Much of the discussion, however, centered on media controls. Many analysts consider it inevitable that Taiwan will have to become...
According to Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo is the best player in the world, if that's the case perhaps he should go to Real." Ronaldo 'wants to play at Madrid' Ronaldo scored 42 goals...
" Sheep and beef farmers around the country will be devastated to hear that their hopes of industry consolidation have been shredded by PPCS. Meat Industry Action Group Chairman Keith Milne said he was horrified that the Mega Merger was not going to go ahead and he said that...
"Is there anyone who doesn't like George Clooney? Clooney: grooming a new generation I mean in the week leading up to our interview with him for his new film Leatherheads, everyone I've spoken to has either said 'Oh, he seems like a nice guy' (if they're male) or they've...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMany First Nations may disagree with the Land Bridge theory that states all First Nations Aboriginals came from Siberia. First Nations stance on being North Americas...
Britain called on China to end the violence in Tibet after recent protests there in relation to the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibet coup. He also said China was prepared to enter into dialogue with the Dalai Lama....
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"Barack Obama has spoken frankly about himself and his opinions on a number of occasions and has regularly been bashed for his admissions by his campaign rivals. Dan Abrams devoted a segment of his MSNBC show on Thursday to this pattern, wondering "Is Barack Obama just too...
"The poll was triggered by the discovery of the badly decomposed bodies of 82-year-old Wong Tong Seng and his daughter in their flat last week. Ngai Hong Chee, the 80-year-old wife, was in the flat as well and alive.Neighbours had not seen the family for seven weeks. Police...
"The Oscar-winning actress and Keith Urban, the country and western singer she calls the "love of my life", broke the news to their families over the Christmas holiday.
The 40-year-old Australian star had already...
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"We can develop policies and technologies to get us off this disastrous course. Or we can develop policies and technologies to protect us from those we have enraged through resource wars and displaced through climate...
Mark Skapinker is one of the board members at NowPublic and one of our esteemed investors. I love it when he goes on a rant about the VC market in Canada. People should sit up and listen. He is...
"A rare Mexican plant which flowers once in its lifetime has blossomed, smashing a glasshouse roof in the process.
Scientists at Bangor University waited 28 years to see the Century plant, from which tequila can be made, bloom.
A curator, who had planted the seed as a student...