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UK Economy: Does Ed Balls Have a Credible Alternative?

UK Economy: Does Ed Balls Have a Credible Alternative?

The UK economy has flat lined and with the threat of massive trade union strikes on November 30 of this year’s year both the public and economists are seriously considering whether David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne have got their plan right. Has the UK moved down a road they can’t come back from or is it in fact that Ed Balls’ and the Labour Party plans simply are not credible?

Saudi Prince Rape Case: Impersonator or Real Deal?

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A Spanish court has decided to reopen an investigation into allegations a Saudi billionaire prince and nephew of King Abdullah, raped a model on a yacht in the Mediterranean three years ago, the AFP reported Wednesday.
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Sarah Palin: Cocaine, Fetishes and One Night Stands

According to a new book by Joe McGinniss titled ‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ the former governor of Alaska dabbled in cocaine and carried extra marital affairs with her business partner. It is also alleged that Sarah Palin had a ‘fetish’ for American men.
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UK Kids Caught in Materialistic Trap: UNICEF

The research shows that the parents lose out on time due to working schedule and this causes a distress among children. In a bid to make up with their children, parents buy expensive gadgets, gifts and branded cloths for them
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TB on the Rise in Europe: Everything You Need to Know About the Disease

The World Health Organisation has revealed that there has been a significant rise in Europe of the rate of infections of TB. The WHO reports that there is a worldwide pandemic, killing 1.7 million people each year with 440,000 new patients being diagnosed with the disease around the world.
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Church Abuse Victims Complaint: Should the Pope be Tried at The Hague?

Pope Benedict XVI could end up at the Hague after human rights lawyers and victims of clergy sexual abuse filed a complaint Tuesday calling for the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate and prosecute the catholic cleric along with three other top Vatican officials for crimes against humanity and covering up and condoning the rape and sexual assault of children by priests.
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America: An Alienated Nation?

A new Harris Poll has found that the level of alienation among Americans has jumped up 11 points in one year, one of the highest surges recorded over the years as the last important one dates back from 1972 to 1973 during the Nixon Administration.
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Libya’s New “Moderate Islamic Rule.” Is That What People Fought For?

As the National Transitional Council leaders still struggle to assert control over Libya, they have now pledged "moderate" Islamic rule, however without police patrolling the streets to provide security, the country still fighting Gaddafi loyalists, threats of internal divisions and rebels forces accused of war crimes, religion it seems should be downgraded to a lesser priority for the government.
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Blast at French Nuclear Waste Site Kills 1

French media have reported an explosion at the Marcoule nuclear waste-management site in the south east of France Monday 12 September that killed at least one man and injured another four.
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100 People Living In Slum Die in Fire in Kenya

More than 100 people were burned to death and 100 others were reportedly taken to hospital after being injured by a petrol fire ignited by a cigarette butt in a densely populated slum located in the Kenyan capital, Reuters reported Monday September 12.
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Nuclear is no joking matter in Japan!

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed a new industry minister after his predecessor made controversial remarks only eight days into the post about the country's nuclear crisis.
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9/11 Conspiracy Theories: So Was Bin Laden a Zionist Then?

Following 9/11 and despite Al-Qaeda claiming the attacks, conspiracy theories emerged rapidly, with many blaming a Zionist enterprise. While many claim a Zionist involvement, very few seem able to explain how Bin Laden, a symbol of the fight against the West and the infidels for many Islamist extremists, apparently worked hand in hand with the Jewish lobby groups to prepare the attacks.
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‘War on Terror’ Made Al-Qaeda and Taliban Stronger, Study Says

The "war on terror" declared by the U.S. and its allies ten years ago, following the Al-Qaeda-led 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, has failed to deliver peace but instead led to a resurgence of al-Qaeda and the Taliban, the British Science Association's annual Festival of Science was told yesterday.
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Hurricane Katia Claims First Victim

Hurricane Katia has claimed its first reported victim as it heads for Britain, as a 33 year-old man called Thomas Clarke, was struck by a wave and swept out to sea while visiting Main in the U.S., on Friday, The Mirror reported.