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Tesco pulls out of eco-towns project in UK
Tesco, the UK superkmarket giant, has pulled out of a plan to build "ecotowns" in Britain. The towns were supposed to contain zero-carbon flats and be generally environmentally friendly. "Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns was unravelling last night, with Tesco withdrawing...
'Fraud' halts US refugee scheme
"The United States has suspended a programme aimed at reuniting refugees in Africa with relatives in the US because of widespread fraud. The US state department said DNA tests showed the majority of those applying had no family relationships in the US. Thousands of Africans... Survey: Many believe in divine intervention
"CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. ... Climate Change Caused Widespread Tree Death In California
Here is another thing we have to worry about with global warming and the rise in temperature. Can any science wiz explain this to me, but doesn't plants and trees do the whole conversion of carbon dioxide and oxygen... Reporters booted from conference for hacking
"With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.But in a case of reporters spying on other reporters, three journalists working for the French...Alexa to exclude Social Media Traffic to be taken into account
"Alexa no longer counts traffic that a site gains from social media sites like Digg and Reddit. For people whose traffic Last two to three weeks have been good due to social media buzz, they have noticed that it had... UN warns of North Korea food shortages
In the 1990's North Korea faced significant economic problems such as disasters and and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. As a result of this, between 300,000 and 800,000 North Koreans died per yer for three years.... AT&T's iPhone puts Verizon on the defensive
"Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg used to bristle about how Apple was crowned a wireless success without earning the title. But with Apple announcing it sold 1 million 3G iPhone in just three days, the AT&T/Apple...Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's U-turn on knife crime plan
" The Government’s strategy on knife crime was in disarray last night as the Home Secretary was accused of a U-turn over plans, briefed at the weekend, to confront offenders with stabbing victims in hospital. ...Barcelona bid for Arshavin
The big clubs are homing in on him now, funny that a Spanish Club should go for the Russian after todays semi final."Barcelona bid for Arshavin Reuters June 26, 2008 at... Woman locked up by family for 18 years
Seems like there are more and more stories like this everyday. People being locked in the basement for some odd reason, and they are living in ridiculous conditions and often abused. When they are finally found, 20years has gone by already. Can you imagine being locked up in... Midwest towns hold their breath as more levees break
More residents are starting to worry that the flood waters are not receeding fast enough as more levees are breaking along the Mississippi River and still more flooding could occur."He returned and remodeled his... China 'frees Tibetan protesters'
China has now released over 1,000 people from jail that were involved in the unrest in Tibet earlier this year."The official Xinhua news agency quoted a senior official saying those freed had been held for minor... Canada: Smokless Cigarettes Hit The Market !
Wow, Faux - bacco Cigarettes, whats next? Inflatable Women?"SMOKELESS BUZZU.S. entrepreneur Ron Macdonald hopes his 'faux-bacco' electronic cigarettes will help those jonesing for a nicotine fix in the new world of... Food prices to stay high for a decade
An FAO summit held in response to the glopbal food crisis has concluded that the era of cheap food for the Earth is over, and that global food prices are likely to remain high for at least the next decade. This will...
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