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U.S. lawmakers and the President have been “haggling” for months over how to deal with the current debt ceiling crisis. Many commentators have compared the stalled arguments to children who will not give in unless the other party completely adopts their view. If a deal is not struck by August 2, the U.S. will be unable to pay about 45% of its bills for the...
One of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, gonorrhea, has once again morphed into a more powerful foe. Reuters soberly reports, “The new strain of the sexually transmitted disease—called H041—cannot be killed by any currently recommended treatments for gonorrhea, leaving doctors with no other option than to try medicines so far untested against the...
While there were the congratulatory speeches in Israel last week surrounding the fifth anniversary of Israel’s second Lebanon War, Lebanon received delivery of advanced ballistic missiles from Syria. These missiles have the range to reach Israel, Jordan, and parts of Turkey. (DEBKA, July 20, 2011).
For three years, Muslim prayer services have taken place in a Toronto public school during school hours—catering to the student majority who are Muslim. Because of the press generated by the situation, an examination of Ottawa schools recently revealed that about a dozen other public schools also allow Muslim prayer services during the school day.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, “China has detonated an economic bombshell on the eve of the Prime Minister’s drive to sell the carbon tax, warning [that] Australia has a ‘dual-speed and patchwork economy’ and relies too heavily on Beijing’s demand for minerals.” These stern words were made by a Chinese diplomat speaking on behalf of the Chinese Embassy.
In a rally in Tripoli last week, General Gadhafi addressed thousands of pro-government supporters by telephone. In his remarks, Gadhafi stated that if NATO nations do not cease their air campaign against Libya, Libyans will start attacking Europe directly.
“EU’s Financial Hurricane Is About to Hit,” read a sobering headline in this week’s Times. This week something critical happened in reaction to leaked information that the EU would allow Greece to redeem some of their bonds at their current financial status—50% less than their original worth. The news scared Italian investors with the notion that the same...
“Half of Christchurch wants to leave,” reads one Australian headline. In the wake of three powerful and devastating earthquakes in the last nine months, an unofficial poll of more than 40,000 Christchurch, New Zealand residents revealed that over 3,000 have emigrated to Australia so far. Twenty-one percent of residents plan to leave Christchurch at some point...
Last weekend, an oil pipeline under the Yellowstone River in Montana broke, unloading more than 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the river. The cause of the break is unknown, however some officials think it may be due to unusually high river levels thanks to the spring snow melt. This high water has made containment of the spilled oil very difficult. The...
“Greece faces massive loss of sovereignty,” read a recent article in the EU Observer. As the EU forwards 12 billion euros of additional relief to Greece, it completes its fifth payment of the overall 110 billion euro package. This recent payment should help Greece meet its financial obligations through the end of the month.