Argentina has banned smokeless cigarettes (aka electronic cigarettes), because there is no proof they help people stop smoking real cigarettes.
Electronic cigarette makers say their product is not dangerous, but Argentina says some of the aerosols used in the cigarette actually contain nicotine.
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration lost a court battle […] Continue Reading…
“WalMart does not take ownership of the goods until a product is sold.”-Sofia Scasserra, FAECYS
At a labor conference in South Africa, the Argentine Federation of Commerce and Service Workers ( FAECYS ) warned of allowing WalMart to set up shop. The warning wasn’t about labor issues, but supply issues. They claim that since WalMart […] Continue Reading…
On May 11, the President of Romania got a visit from USAF General Duncan J. McNabb. Was it because the Romanian government agreed to let the United States base a “missile shield system” in their country? No, it was because, in a quietly done deal, Romania agreed to be used as a transit point […] Continue Reading…
Days after the U.S. and China signed an agreement to promise to work together, a Chinese company announces they will spend $161 million building an aluminum plant in the U.S.
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum company will open an extrusion plant in Lafayette, Indiana. If there are no complications with the deal, they hope to start building […] Continue Reading…
Libyan state TV showed video of Gaddafi meeting with tribal leaders.
On April 30, Gaddafi’s youngest son, and three grand children were killed by a NATO airstrike. Italian media has been speculating that Gaddafi was also killed, because he stopped making public appearances.
Libyan TV did not give a date for when the video of Gaddafi […] Continue Reading…
A day after Israel invades northern Gaza, Egypt says it will open its border with Gaza.
Egypt will allow aid convoys to enter Gaza. Prior to the Egyptian Revolution, Egyptian President Mubarak closed the border, in cooperation with Israel.
Mubarak’s government also worked with Israel to keep Hamas and Fatah separated. The new transitional government of […] Continue Reading…
Recently British Home Secretary Theresa May said they “…trust the police.” But several reports say otherwise.
A report by the Howard League of Penal Reform shows that 278,000 children under the age of 18 were arrested in 2009. Of that 5,176 ended up in juvenile prison. The report condemned the British bobbies for “…excessive and […] Continue Reading…
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, said the United State needs to get its troops out of Iraq by the agreed date of December 2011.
Zebari denied that the Iraqi government was working with the U.S. to keep troops past the 2011 deadline. Recently Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maiki said that the only way U.S. […] Continue Reading…
Maybe your not old enough to remember when parents in the United States used to tell their kids, “Eat all your food, there’re starving people in China/Africa!” A new study by the United Nations proves that kind of reasoning correct.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization released findings of a study on wasting food. The […] Continue Reading…
Israeli ground troops have invaded the northern half of Gaza, Wednesday, May 11. Reports say troops, tanks and armored bulldozers are advancing towards Gaza City.
Israeli officials say they are destroying “possible tunnels”. Palestinians think the Israelis are trying to provoke action by Gazans, that would then be used to justify a larger military operation.
Recently […] Continue Reading…