Bitch about Headline News on Health, Environment, Internet, Politics and other Issues
The Washington Post reports here: TORONTO, Jan. 21 — Canada’s Conservative Party government, faced with a strong public demand for action on climate change, is scrambling to rebuild environmental programs that it dismantled last year and offer new initiatives.
BBC News reports here: European Union laws on cross-border trade will hurt online sales and may cause legal chaos, UK business leaders have warned. Under EU proposals, a UK company selling abroad may have to comply with the laws of all 27 member countries rather than just domestic rules.
BBC News reports here: A new treatment to starve brain tumours of blood has shown positive results in clinical trials.
BBC News reports here: Scientists develop a vitamin D pill in efforts to extend the life of patients with advanced prostate cancer.
The Washington Post reports here: New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) today announced she will establish a presidential exploratory committee, launching a 2008 campaign that could make her the first female president in history and the only former first lady to succeed her husband in the White House.
The Washington Post reports here: Scientists have new evidence that gum disease may be linked to more serious health problems, in this case pancreatic cancer.
Spiegel Online reports here: The top crime neighborhood in the world isn’t in Sao Paulo or Lagos. It’s not the Bronx in New York, or even Wedding in Berlin. It’s the small city ruled by Pope Benedict XVI, which apparently sees more criminal cases per capita than any other part of the world.
Spiegel Online reports here: "Kyrill" has left a trail of damage from Britain to eastern Europe. At least 29 people were killed by the storm. Transportation was disrupted across the continent amid power outages, toppling trees and collapsing cranes.
Spiegel Online reports here: Contestants on the British reality TV show ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ have been accused of racism against fellow housemate Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. The row has now spread to India, where newspapers have criticized the show and effigies have been burned in protest.