MUNICH, Germany – Stop by for a drink at the Roosevelt cocktail bar and you’ll be asked: "Do you have a membership?" It’s not an exclusive door policy, just a loophole to get around Bavaria’s ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places. Members-only smokers clubs are cropping up across Germany as state […]
Euro2008: Non-Football Fans, Read On!
Special Feature Sunday, 15 June 2008 Day nine of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008. So here’s the deal – four nations have already qualified for berths in the quarterfinals, and two have already been eliminated. Each of the sixteen nations has played two matches, and for most, their final one, will be do-or-die. While […]
China to create Telecom giants
China’s phone companies will merge into three large groups in a long awaited government restructuring of its giant telecoms market that could lead to billions of dollars in new orders for foreign equipment suppliers. A plan announced over the week end calls for energizing competition by bringing together mobile and fixed line operators. Once mergers […]
India jumps 3 spots In FIFA ranking
Ahead of its SAFF cup compaign next month, India jumped three places to 151st in the latest FIFA ranking issued on Wednes day. India which has 140 points to its kitty, now shares the spot with the tiny samoa while occupying 26th among Asian Football Confedaration countries..India which will defend its title in SAFF cup […]
China: Responses to the Dalai Lama’s Appeal
by John Kennedy As Lhasa has supposedly quieted down, the anti-CNN.com crowd has gone off the deep end, that might be worth exploring more. The death threats they’ve been making towards Western media representatives stationed in China certainly haven’t gone unnoticed. On Mutant Palm blogger Davesgonechina’s list of links chosen in a move to foster […]
UN Security General’s Report: Mission In Liberia
United Nations Mission in Liberia March 19, 2008 I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1777 (2007) of 20 September 2007, the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2008 and requested me to monitor and report on the core benchmarks outlined in my report of […]
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