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Eastern Europeans Steal Chewing Gum for Currency (Article)
Packs are being stolen in bulk before taking it home where it has a tangible value as currency - particularly in Romania where it often given as change in shops.
WikiLeaks’ money woes brings end to leak of secrets ( Article)
The whistleblowing website set up by Julian Assange said that it is temporarily suspending publication of leaks to fight a “blockade” by credit card companies.The refusal to accept donations has cost the website “tens of millions of dollars” in lost funding, the website said.
Table salt multiplies hard disk space six times ( Article)
Scientists in Singapore have developed a surprising use for ordinary salt that they say could help deal with the increasingly quantities of data that companies and individuals are creating and storing.
Japan targeted by cyber attacks ‘from China’ (Article)
Websites operated by the Japanese government and the nation's biggest defense contractor have been targeted by cyber attacks at the weekend that apparently originated in China, according to the National Police Agency.
Prince Charles Warns Mankind Faces Extinction ( Article)
Mankind faces extinction, the Prince of Wales has warned, unless humans transform our lifestyles to stop mass consumption, run away climate change and destruction of wildlife. ( Of course they"Royalty" won't change their ways)
Frenchman Ordered to Pay Wife Damages for Lack of Sex during Marriage(Article)
The 51-year-old man was fined under article 215 of France’s civil code, which states married couples must agree to a “shared communal life”. A judge has now ruled that this law implies that “sexual relations must form part of a marriage”.
Gold to hit $2,000 before year end (Article)
The US economy is also flat lining, with slower growth now expected - confidence in the country evaporated overnight and a frantic hour of trading on Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average on its worst run since the financial crisis, falling for the eighth successive day.
Dieting forces brain to eat itself, scientists claim (Article)
Dieters struggle to lose weight because a lack of nutrition forces their brain cells to eat themselves, making the feeling of hunger even stronger, scientists claim. Like other parts of the body, brain cells begin to eat themselves as a last-ditch source of energy to ward off starvation, a study found. The body responds...
‘Child protection’ wreaks havoc on a loving family once again (Article)
This involved a 17-year-old girl, five months pregnant, who fled to Ireland with her parents, after receiving a letter from a social worker she had never met to say her baby would be seized the moment it was born.
Girls urged to strip to support Vladimir Putin as president (Article)
An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes, a lawmaker’s site showed on Sunday. Women are urged to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Photo: BLOOMBERG 12:46AM BST 18 Jul 2011 Called “Putin’s Army”, it features a...
Return of the Gold Standard as world order unravels (Article)
As the twin pillars of international monetary system threaten to come tumbling down in unison, gold has reclaimed its ancient status as the anchor of stability. The spot price surged to an all-time high of $1,594 an ounce in London, lifting silver to $39 in its train. On one side of the Atlantic, the...
Food containers linked to male infertility for the first time (Article)
Bisphenol-A (BPA), known as the “gender bending” chemical because of its connection to male impotence, has now been shown to decrease sperm mobility and quality. The findings are likely to increase pressure on governments around the world to follow Canada and ban the substance from our shelves. BPA is used widely to make...