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Sunday, October 22, 2006
With online gaming in persistent worlds becoming more prevalent, a US congressional committee has begun to look into the tax implications of these booming online economies. Games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life have large player driven economic systems in which – either following the rules or against them – real world currencies are exchanged for in-game currenRead More…

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
On Sunday, female ice hockey players from North and South Korea joined one another for a training session before the upcoming Winter Olympics. Players from the two Koreas are to compete together as a united team for the events hosted in Pyeongchang, South Korea, which are scheduled to start on February 9; Seoul’s Unification Ministry said. The cross-border gesture isRead More…

Tuesday, February 14, 2006
A new 154-page Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says seven federal departments together spent US$1.6 billion on 343 contracts with public relations firms, advertising agencies, and media organizations, as well as individuals involved in such activities.
Congressional Democrats requested the report after several incidents surfaced in which journalists or coRead More…

Saturday, November 26, 2005
Canadian community art group Visual Arts Brampton is looking for entries for its international entry mail art exhibit “Control”.
The exhibit’s entry information discusses the theme of the show: “Are you a control-freak, or more happy-go-lucky? What do you think of corporations’ control on the media and governments? Is your life quickly spinning out of control? Always Read More…

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
A passenger plane carrying tourists, has crash-landed at an airport near Mount Everest killing 18 of the 19 people on board. Of those killed were 12 German, two Australian and two Nepalese tourists. The remaining three were the plane’s crew who were of Nepalese decent. The only survivor was the pilot-in-command.
The twin engine DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter plane, operaRead More…

Friday, February 3, 2006
An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill “RU486” has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women’s access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9.
The Senate committee is considering a bill to remove ministerial control of the abortifacient drug MifeprRead More…

Thursday, March 16, 2006
Anti-war demonstrators in Sydney, Australia on Thursday dubbed U.S. Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice a “war criminal” and “murderer.” Two protesters were evicted and five people were arrested during protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Dr Rice, on a three-day trip to Australia, said she understood why people found it hard to be positive about Iraq when aRead More…

Sunday, January 29, 2006
The Australian federal government hopes to slash hospital emergency department waiting queues by setting up a 24-hour national medical hotline.
A government source said that the National Health Call Centre Network would be manned by registered triage nurses 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Triage nurses would perform a diagnosis over the phone based upon the description giRead More…