Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Egypt…final act

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011


Yesterday was the rehearsal and today it’s the real thing. Keep on rising, keep on resisting – world is watching Meanwhile: Where’s Mubarak? …. possibly already hiding in London!
The Arab world’s sleeping giant has finally woken from its slumbers after years of being drugged and mugged by the West. Over the years, dictator Hosni Mubarak has traded on their fear using some of the foulest methods of intimidation imaginable. But like their counterparts in Tunisia, the Egyptian people are losing their fear and tearing away the chains of oppression.

Barack Obama Signs Sweeping Wall Street Reform Bill

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Revelling in victory, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression, a package that aims to protect consumers and ensure economic stability from Main Street to Wall Street.

via Barack Obama Signs Sweeping Wall Street Reform Bill.

BBC News – Whale lands on yacht

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

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whale lands on yacht

“A couple had a surprise guest when they went for an afternoon sailing trip in Cape Town, South Africa. A ten metre whale breached on to their yacht, snapping the mast.”

BBC News – Whale lands on yacht.