Turkey has recently decided to challenge the blockade that Israel currently has on Gaza and this has instantly stirred up tension between the two countries that were once very close-knit. This decision came about on September 3, 2011, just one day after Turkey cut their military ties with Israel and expelled their ambassador from [...]
The iconic district of Canary Wharf in London could grow to double its current size over the next 10 years as commercial property develop in the area continues. Canary Wharf already covers 14 million square feet of offices, retails space and hotels, and there are a further 11.8 million square feet of proposed developments with [...]
The South African government wants to ban alcohol advertising. Not outright, mind you, just on TV, radio, in some print publications, on billboards and at sponsorship events. As with all news that is slightly controversial, people have taken sides – vehemently. The government’s chief concern is the country’s alarmingly high levels of alcohol consumption, abuse [...]
Japan has been hit with a number of disasters in recent months and now Typhoon Roke is on a collision course with the north east of the country. The storm made landfall earlier in the centre of the main island, Honshu, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes in the city ofHamamatsuwithout any power. Public transport [...]
A recent survey conducted by Zoopla this month reveals that the UK house prices are set to climb an average of 2.8% in the coming 6 months as compared to 1.9% predicted 3 months ago. Among the respondents, 59% said that they will observe an increase in their area while 54% of the respondents assumed [...]
The SSL protocol has been in use for many years, and seeing that familiar HTTPS in the address bar inspires unquestioning confidence in most internet users. However, for anyone paying attention to the MITM (man in the middle) attacks on Iranian internet users over the last few weeks, it is clear that confidence in SSL [...]
The World Economic Forum has just published the latest Global Competitiveness Report, covering 142 economies worldwide and ranking each according to the Global Competitiveness Index. The first GPR was released in 1979, and aims to assess the ability of the world’s countries to provide their citizens with prosperity and a high quality of life. The [...]
A French nuclear waste facility suffered an explosion September 12. One person was killed while four others were severely injured. Now, critics are encouraging the French government to evaluate its nuclear power in the wake ofJapan’sFukushimaplant catastrophe. One of them suffered severe burns. The one who died was standing near the furnace when it exploded. [...]
In Australia, knowing exactly what to do, or what compensation you’re entitled to, when you’re hurt on the job is a complicated process. Because each state and territory operates under its own workers’ compensation laws, there are 11 different systems in place; depending on where you live or work, your rights and benefits might be [...]
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the art of hitch-hiking was dead. As old as the car itself, the practice of sharing a long ride with a complete stranger out of kindness and economy seems endangered in certain countries. You can go years without seeing a hitch-hiker in the UK for instance. Conversely, plenty of [...]
