Unions battle in Ohio over hospital workers

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 The Service Employees International Union, a trade union in the United States and Canada, was trying to unionize 8,300 workers in nine different Ohio hospitals through elections that were scheduled for this Wednesday and Friday. But then organizers from a second union, the California Nurses Association, visited the hospitals to encourage […]

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New BBC Radio 2 boss announced

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The BBC have announced the appointment of Bob Shennan as controller for BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. Shennan was previously controller at news and sports station BBC Radio Five Live and head of Channel 4‘s abortive 4 Digital Group radio venture. Channel 4 had won a licence to launch […]

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Insurance For Pets Simplified For You

Submitted by: Ella Jasmine Hall Most pets are valued like their human companions with all the animal rights awareness campaign going on. That is why most countries who have strict rules for your pet in terms of shelter, food, health, and general pet welfare conditions also have offered pet insurance policies. Availing pet insurance for […]

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England: Fire at London Zoo kills aardvark, meerkats believed dead

Sunday, December 24, 2017 Fire broke out at London Zoo on Saturday morning, severely damaging a cafe and shop and killing an aardvark. Zoo officials said four meerkats were missing and were also presumed to be dead. The fire, mostly in the Animal Adventure cafe and shop, also spread to a nearby petting area. Reportedly, […]

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At least 53 killed, over 90 injured in Shanghai apartment fire

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 China’s Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that at least 53 people were killed in Shanghai during a deadly fire. The blaze, which occurred on Monday at 2:15 p.m. CST (0615 UTC), consumed a 28-story high-rise apartment building in the city’s Jing’an District. The building was being renovated at the time of […]

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WHO’s reaction to H1N1 influenced by drug companies, reports claim

Sunday, June 6, 2010 Reports suggest the World Health Organisation’s declaring a swine flu pandemic was an error driven by drug companies, and lead to unjustified fear. A year after the swine flu pandemic was declared, stocks are left unused and governments try to abandon contracts, pharmaceutical companies have profited at least £4.6billion from the […]

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Study claims to show difference between male and female brains

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Michael Gurian, psychologist and author of “What Could He Be Thinking?“, has claimed to identify approximately one hundred structural differences between male and female brains in a recent study. Gurian comments: “Men, because we tend to compartmentalize our communication into a smaller part of the brain, we tend to be better […]

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Honda wins car, truck of the year, unveils Fit

Monday, January 9, 2006 Honda’s Civic and Ridgeline truck won the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards at the International Auto Show in Detroit. This is the first time a company has won both awards in the same year. The finalists were the Ridgeline, the Ford Explorer SUV and the Nissan Xterra. […]

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