U.S. House rejects Senate version of payroll tax cut

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives voted to effectively reject the Senate version of a bill, passed with bipartisan support, to extend a payroll tax cut two months past its year-end expiration date. The House voted instead to create a conference committee to settle differences between members of both bodies. Although the tax cut extension itself...

Riots in Greece enter fourth night

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 The riots in Greece that started on December 6 have entered their fourth night. These are the worst riots the Hellenic Republic has witnessed in decades. The riots were triggered when Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old student, was shot and killed by police. The police claim that Grigoropoulos was throwing a bomb at them when they fired. Cities throughout Greece...

The Audubon Zoo In New Orleans, Louisiana A Great Vacation And Travel Destination

More Detail Here: Jindabyne Best Hotel Accommodation By Robert Benjamin If you love animals there is no better place to vacation than in New Orleans, Louisiana . That's because it's home to the Audubon Zoo, which is one of the nation's best zoos. There are more than 1,500 animals that come from many different countries worldwide. In fact, when you visit the Audubon Zoo you will see 350 different...

International Anti-Smoking Treaty to Take Effect Soon

18 December 2004 The global war on smoking passed a major milestone on 30 November 2004. On that date, Peru became the 40th country to ratify an international treaty to reduce smoking, thus triggering activation of the treaty in 90 days. According to the World Health Organization's World Health Report 2003, tobacco consumption is the single leading preventable cause of death. It prematurely ends...

UNHCR: Thousands of Angolans expelled from DRC in “dire” need of aid

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) agency has said that thousands of Angolans that were recently expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. The agency said that the Angolans are living in sites around the town of Mbanza Congo in northern Angola. A UNHCR assessment team visited Mbanza Congo in...

Jersey child abuse case ‘was not covered up’

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Frank Walker, the chief minister of Jersey, a United Kingdom Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France, denies that there was a cover up after a child's remains were found. The allegations of a cover-up stem from statements by Stuart Syvret. Syvret, the former Minister for Health and Social Services for Jersey, said that "It's a continuum that we see. It's a...

Buying A Home With Bad Credit Get Approved With A Recent Bankruptcy Or Foreclosure

More Detail Here: How Much Money Can A Pensioner Have Before It Affects Their Pension By Carrie Reeder A few years ago, if you had a bankruptcy or a foreclosure on your credit report, you could forget about trying to get a mortgage loan. If you were lucky enough to find someone who would finance you, your interest rate would be through the roof and plan on putting 10-20% down. But today, this is...

Haitian earthquake: in pictures

Friday, January 15, 2010 Haiti was hit by a heavy earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on Tuesday, killing an unknown number of people, and destroying up to ten percent of buildings in the capital, Port-au-Prince. No official death toll has been released as of yet, although the United Nations says that up to fifty thousand people may potentially have been killed. An estimated 300,000 more were...

Scottish Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘critically ill’ says Royal Free Hospital

Thursday, October 15, 2015 The Royal Free Hospital in London yesterday said a nurse suffering with complications after Ebola, Pauline Cafferkey, is "critically ill" after her condition deteriorated. Cafferkey, 39, was readmitted to an isolation unit at the Royal Free on the night of October 8–9 where she had spent time earlier in the year after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone whilst treating...

The 24th Shin Kong Life Tower Run Up will promote Bananas of Taiwan

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 The 24th Shin Kong Life Tower Run Up, the oldest building run up competition in Taiwan, organized by Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd., will be held on July 28, 2007 and promote "Bananas of Taiwan" as its main theme. At noon of July 11, the main organizer held a pre-match conference and invited well-known Taiwanese delicatessen connoisseur Hong Chen to demonstrate two...