Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos announced, on September 11, that a new property tax will be in place over the next two years.
The new property tax is supposed to make up for 2.6 billion dollars in lost tax revenues. Funny how politicians think that the answer to people not being able to pay […] Continue Reading…
September 11, VolksWagen claims Suzuki violated its contract by agreeing to purchase diesel engines from another car maker.
The two companies joined-up in December 2009, but their alliance stalled in July 2011 when Suzuki said VW does not see their partnership as equal.
VW says it will give Suzuki several weeks to return to […] Continue Reading…
Gakushuin University Professor Yasuyuki Muramatsu, says radioactive cesium on soil and fallen leaves in forests is easily absorbed by mushrooms and edible plants.
On 03 September 2011, wild mushrooms found in a forest in Fukushima Prefecture contained 28,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, far above the national safety limit. A wild boar was also […] Continue Reading…
“Outside Hong Kong and Shanghai, Australia is the most expensive real estate market in the world compared to income.”-Harry S. Dent Jr, economist
The housing market bubble is finally bursting in Australia, it’s being called an “economic tsunami” in Australian media.
One of the biggest Australian banks, Commonwealth Bank, has dropped its interest rates to try […] Continue Reading…
Hundreds of Druze residents, in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, were waiting for United Nations buses to take them to Syria, early on September 11.
The buses never showed up, and the Druze were told Israel denied their annual pilgrimage, because of security concerns. Now hundreds of Druze are protesting in the city Kuneitra.
The Druze […] Continue Reading…
“Each year, 9/11 reminds the Afghans of an event in which they had no role whatsoever. American colonialism has shed the blood of tens of thousands of miserable and innocent Afghans.”-Afghan insurgent statement
September 11, at least three U.S. troops have been wounded in attacks in western Afghanistan.
This follows a September 10 truck […] Continue Reading…
“Seventy-five percent of the dark things happening in the world economy are because of the eurozone.”-Timothy Geithner, U.S. Department of Treasury
September 9, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner blamed the European Union for U.S. economic failures!
Geithner made the comments at a G7 meeting in France. He says EU countries need to make even harsher cuts, […] Continue Reading…
“We will go to the UN to obtain international recognition for the state of Palestine, despite the obstacles and dangers, including U.S. threats to halt $470 million in annual assistance.”-Mahmoud Abbas, Acting Palestinian Authority (PA) Chief
Recently the United States said it would cut off aid (aid which is directly controlled by the […] Continue Reading…
“Following the great success of the Libdex 2010 show we would like to invite yourself and relevant members of your staff to travel to the UK and visit Manroy Engineering so that we can demonstrate to yourself and your staff our products. This will include the full range of sniper […] Continue Reading…
“The government should take a fast step in removing the Israeli embassy from Amman in light of continued Zionist violations against the sovereignty and interests of Jordan.”-Islamic Action Front (IAF)
Jordanians praised the protests by the Egyptians against the Israeli embassy in Cairo.
Many Arabs, and Muslims, compare the storming of the Israeli […] Continue Reading…