Yesterday, a friend of mine posted on her Facebook page, “I am appalled by MSNBC’s reporting morals, for editing the news with the purpose of sensationalizing the polarizing topic of gun control for their own agenda, and misleading people about what really happened during a hearing about gun control in Hartford, Conn. . . There […]
Long-Distance Runner Dibaba Excels in Ethiopia/Kenya Athletics Rivalry
By Richard Wanjohi The Olympic Games has many rivalries and one of the most famous is that between the Ethiopian and Kenyan competitors. Ethiopian long-distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba has ensured that the London Games are no exception to the rule. Leading two of the Kenyans into the final lap of the women’s 10,000 metre race on Saturday 4 […]
Tesco And The ‘Best- Before’ Date Dilemma
On its website, the multinational retailer Tesco claims it is “always trying to make (its customers) shop easier.” However, on Friday afternoon, one of its customers witnessed a practice that could have meant serious health problems for her young toddler. Far from the ease and help promised by the third-largest retailer in the world, whose advertisements famously says “Every Little […]
In Chile, Nurse Expedites Organ Transport Using Twitter
Written by Elizabeth Rivera · Translated by Stephen Cairns Cristina Bizama (@cristi_enf), a nurse at Talca hospital in Chile, has devised a way to speed up the transport of organs for transplant from Talca to the capital, Santiago, some 260 kilometers away (162 miles). It all started with a tweet sent the night of April […]
In China, Playing Revolution on Twitter
Written by John Kennedy Have the Chinese caught the freedom flu, or is China’s Jasmine Revolution a bunch of amplified wishful thinking spread almost exclusively on Twitter? Why was everything posted on Twitter? Why is there no leadership? Numerous arrests have been made, computers and cellphones seized and, already, charges of state subversion have been […]
Police Hunt Serbian Facebook Misogynists
Serbian daily ‘Kurir’ alarmed the police, requesting adequate legal action against Facebook group ‘Death to Women’ The Serbian Public Prosecutor, in cooperation with the Serbian Ministry of the Interior, conducted an investigation into the case of a Serbian Facebook group “Death to Women“ (”Smrt ženama”), which was propagating hatred towards women. According to the […]
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