Nov 12, 2009

Huffington Post A few days ago, I wrote about Goldman Sachs's transition from a bank holding company into a public relations disaster machine. I argued that Goldman's CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, has been behaving like he wants to be attacked by a ferocious mob.Now, it appears the Catholic church is determined to unseat Blankfein in the "Inexplic (Read More)

Oct 23, 2009

Delicious popular A new mobile phone charger that will work with any handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body. Industry body the GSMA predicts that 51,000 tonnes of redundant chargers are generated each year. (Read More)

Oct 23, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher taxes. The group say they have more money than they need, and the extra revenue could fund economic and social programmes to aid Germany's economic recovery. (Read More)

Oct 20, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: Apple has shrugged off the recession with profits surging on demand for its iPhones, laptops and desktop computers. The technology giant made a net profit of $1.67bn (£1bn) in the three months to 26 September, up 47% on a year earlier. Sales rose 25% to $9.87bn. (Read More)

Oct 20, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: Afghanistan will hold a deciding round of its problem-hit presidential poll on 7 November, pitting Hamid Karzai against his rival Abdullah Abdullah. (Read More)

Oct 20, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: UN human rights investigator Richard Goldstone has rejected Israel's claim that the peace process would be harmed by his report on the offensive in Gaza. (Read More)

Oct 09, 2009

FriendFeed US President Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said he won it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples". (Read More)

Oct 01, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: Authors, artists and musicians are due to gather at a library in San Francisco to protest against the banning of books in schools and libraries in the US. The event, part of the 27th annual Banned Books Week, has been organised by the American Library Association. (Read More)

Oct 01, 2009

TwitLinks The US government urges all internet users to play their part in protecting the network from cyber attack. . (Read More)

Sep 30, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: The US government has relaxed its control over how the internet is run. It has signed a four-page "affirmation of commitments" with the net regulator Icann, giving the body autonomy for the first time. (Read More)

Sep 30, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: Harry Potter author JK Rowling missed out on a top honour because some US politicians believed she "encouraged witchcraft", it has been claimed. Matt Latimer, former speech writer for President George W Bush, said that some members of his administration believed her books promoted sorcery. (Read More)

Sep 18, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today the Holocaust was a "lie" and a pretext to create a Jewish state that Iranians had a religious duty to confront."The pretext (Holocaust) for the creation of the Zionist regime (Israel) is false ... It is a lie based on an unprovable and mythical claim," he told worshippers at (Read More)

Sep 16, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign team has condemned as "irresponsible" claims by EU monitors about the extent of election fraud. EU election observers have said about 1.5m votes - about a quarter of all ballots - cast in the presidential vote in August could be fraudulent. (Read More)

Sep 15, 2009

Delicious/twit Consumer groups warned the new law could punish the wrong peopleThe French National Assembly has passed a draft law that would allow illegal downloaders to be thrown off the net.The law was narrowly passed by 285 votes to 225.The French hard-line policy on piracy has drawn worldwide attention as nations around the globe gra (Read More)

Sep 15, 2009

Submitted by Themick171: Two months after the Pakistani Army wrested control of the Swat Valley from Taliban militants, a new campaign of fear has taken hold, with scores, perhaps hundreds, of bodies dumped on the streets in what human rights advocates and local residents say is the work of the military. (Read More)

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