Monday, June 5, 2006 A new report, titled “Global Deserts Outlook,” has been released on World Environment Day by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report suggests that the world’s deserts face dramatic changes as a result of global climate change: high water demands, tourism and salt contamination of irrigated soils. Desert margins and…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’…
Start Fresh Through Credit Card Counseling Debt Consolidation
Here’s An Opinion On: Cloud Property Management App By Eva Baldwyn More and more credit card holders are now suffering from pile-up of debts. Main reason for this is uncontrolled use of many credit cards. At the time of shopping, credit card holder is on a shopping spree and does not think twice in buying…
Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire
Friday, March 20, 2009 Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh. Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI)….
What Are Auditory Processing Disorders?
Here’s An Opinion On: Speech Therapy Newcastle APD can affect people of any age. It usually begins in childhood, but some people get it later in life. It affects between 2% and 7% of children, with boys being more likely than girls to have it. Because the disease can cause academic difficulties, children with it…
David S. Touretzky discusses Scientology, Anonymous and Tom Cruise
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 David S. Touretzky, prominent free speech activist and critic of Scientology, discussed his opinions on the recent Internet backlash against the Church of Scientology in an interview with former Scientologist and Wikinews reporter Nicholas Turnbull. The recent conflict on the Internet between critics of Scientology and the Church has been spurred…
Life Changes Mortgage Refinance Can Help
Here’s An Opinion On: Mortgage Brokers Canberra Life Changes – Mortgage Refinance Can Help by IC When you buy your home and you sign on the dotted line, you are sure at that time what your life will be like in one year, five years, ten years, and even 30 years from that time. The…
Banned film ‘The Profit’ appears on Web
Sunday, March 23, 2008 Copies of The Profit, a 2001 film blocked from distribution in the United States due to a court injunction won by the Church of Scientology, appeared on the Internet Friday on peer-to-peer file-sharing websites and on the video sharing site YouTube. Directed by former film executive Peter N. Alexander, the movie…
Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election race
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 On Sunday, En Marche! candidate Emmanuel Macron won the second round of the 2017 French Presidential election, winning about 66.1 percent of the votes, defeating Front national’s Marine Le Pen with the final result declared yesterday. Winning the race with a significant vote difference, Marcon tweeted, “Everyone told us that it…
Is Herbal Acne Treatment Really Effective In Treating Pimples And Scars
Here’s An Opinion On: Hidradenitis Suppurativa Treatments Both over-the-counter and prescription acne medications can have several side effects, including dryness, skin flaking, peeling, redness, and skin irritation. Severe acne can be treated with isotretinoin, a synthetic retinoid. Although this medication is highly beneficial in treating acne, it can produce many side effects, such as impaired…