By Edoardo Zandona’ Since his arrival at Manchester City for £24 million pounds last summer, Italian striker Mario Balotelli has gained more attention for his off the field antics than for his performances on the pitch. The Sun reports today about his latest exploit. Apparently, the footballer tried to start a fight with Jenny Thompson, [...]
By Edoardo Zandona’ Worried about filling in the census? Now you can ask somebody to help you out. The Grassmarket Community Project will hold a drop-in session next Tuesday from 10-3pm, to help those struggling to complete this unpleasant but necessary duty. The charity describes it as a “learning and training project for the officially [...]
By Edoardo Zandona’ Several air raids were conducted last night by the coalition forces over Libyan cities. In Adjabiyah, French planes destroyed an artillery battery belonging to Gaddafi’s army and British Tornadoes threw missiles on Libyan tanks. Residents reported other air raids in Tripoli and Sirte, followed by distant explosions and anti-aircraft gunfire, that also [...]
By Edoardo Zandona’ While battles on the ground and air raid attacks from the coalition continue in Libya, other countries in the Middle East are still experiencing turmoil. Here are the last updates country by country. Syria: Syrian police forces arrested at least three demonstrators today after thousands gathered in the Syrian capital of Damascus [...]
By Edoardo Zandona Gary Wilson, the chief executive for Edinburgh Zoo was suspended yesterday after ‘anonymous allegations’ were made against him. The nature of the allegations remains unknown, but a spokeswoman for the attraction said they are going to be treated ‘extremely seriously’. She also revealed that an internal and external examination are under way, [...]
By Edoardo Zandona’ UPDATE (15:06) Libyan Youth Movement reports via Twitter: “very large explosions heard and continuing west of Tripoli”. You can follow their tweets here. UPDATE (14:57) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the international community had “no other choice” but to take action after the killing of civilians in Libya. She stated: [...]
By Edoardo Zandona’ The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution last night endorsing military forces to intervene against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. The decision was made in an emergency meeting, after Gaddafi warned rebels in Benghazi that loyalist forces will conduct an attack to the city with “no mercy and no pity”.
By Edoardo Zandona’ The last resort to stem the radiation leakage in Fukushima damaged nuclear plant may be to bury it in sand and concrete, Japanese engineers suggest. This method was similar to the final solution used in Chernobyl to contain the catastrophe, and it is now being considered as the ultimate resource to deal [...]
A relief fund has been set up by the GlobalGiving organization to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami which devastated Japan last night. The aim of the project is to collect $90,000 to “disburse funds to organizations providing relief and emergency services”, and it is meant to be the first step of a [...]
By Edoardo Zandonà A Russian journalist working for a local newspaper near Moscow was severely beaten on Monday just outside his office, and had to be hospitalised with a concussion and other minor injuries. This is the second case in just two days of a journalist being violently assaulted in Russia, after Oleg Kashin, a [...]
By Edoardo Zandonà The dispersants British Petroleum used to help control the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last summer may be even more toxic than the oil itself, a recent report by Al Jazeera says. Several residents in the Gulf, who have been exposed to the dispersants, are dealing with a large [...]
By Edoardo Zandonà Hungarian government declared a state of emergency today after a massive sludge spill from an aluminia factory put in serious danger the lives of about 7000 people distributed in three different counties. Emergency workers are now trying to stop the toxic mud spread, as well as to find the six [...]
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