Leaders at the G20 summit in Canada have agreed to cut their national budget deficits without hindering economic growth. The Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, who hosted the summit stated that the richest nations were expected to halve their deficits in three years. However, this was met by scepticism to many correspondents as such a deal [...]
An investigation by US news station Fox News has revealed a loose worldwide network of paedophiles has been using the popular encyclopedia site to draw in others into their world. Chat room posts show explicit activity by paedophiles who are aiming to get certain articles edited to normalise paedophilia and gather new recruits into their [...]
The pound has hit a 19 month high against the Euro amidst Eurozone debt concerns. It hit 1.22, its highest since the financial meltdown began in November 2008. With the perceived risk of Greece defaulting on its debts, there is a continual sense of worry about Europe’s debt crisis. This subsequently caused the leading stock [...]
A crystal-studded glove of late pop legend Michael Jackson has fetched $190,000 (£126,000) at a US auction. The glove worn by Jackson during his 1984 Victory tour was part of a lot that totalled just under $1 million on the night. Julien’s Auctions had the pleasure of being hosted at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas [...]
According to a new report British kids consume twice as much candy as their American counterparts. The alarming report by Datamonitor stated that on average a British child consumes $458 worth of sugary products a year, compared to $184 for an American. It also highlighted that one in three British children between the ages of [...]
Expectations of the new Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, are high especially amongst the mining industry. For it was a dispute over the mining industry that brought down her predecessor, Kevin Rudd. Now mining companies are hopeful that she will not implement the 40 percent tax on mining profits Mr Rudd wanted to introduce from [...]
England all-rounder, Andrew Flintoff, is preparing for a bowling comeback just before the summer ends. He is currently recovering from a knee injury sustained at an earlier county match. Flintoff has been off the grass since England’s Ashes victory against Australia last summer. He has returned to the UK to start his new season at [...]
In the sandy deserts beyond the unfinished skyscrapers lies the site of a new airport, which grandiose Dubai is hoping to be the worlds busiest. Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International, which opened today, could build up to five parallel runways trumping the air traffic of Atlanta’s airport for the No.1 position. This would make the [...]
A Yemeni man suspected of making hefty commissions on trafficking organs from almost 200 victims was seized yesterday. Mohammed Al-Moussagharia, 26, admitted that he entered the trafficking trade after selling one of his own kidneys to an Egyptian hospital last year. Yemen’s Interior Ministry has named twelve suspects from the Yemen, Egypt and Jordan of [...]
US President Barack Obama launched a scathing attack on North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship, saying that the North must be “held to account”. Furthermore, he condemned Pyongyang’s “irresponsible behaviour” and said he stood beside the South Korean Leader, Lee Myung-Bak. Although North Korea denies attacking the Cheonan, an international investigation has concluded that [...]