Unidentified Man Survives Niagara Falls Plunge
A man who climbed over a retaining wall and leaped into the Horseshoe Falls in Ontario, Canada, earlier today is at an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. “He was obviously suffering,” said Sgt. Chris Gallagher of the Niagara Parks Police. “He had a large gash… Read More »
EmailThe Global Note: Yemen – At The Scene of the Horror…NATO & the War…Italy’s Quake…Lemurs & the Eclipse
YEMEN ATTACK: SOLDIERS SLAUGHTERED -90 DEAD, MORE THAN 100 WOUNDED…They were soldiers in a war which Yemen and the U.S. are fighting against Al Qaeda – soldiers trained to fight terrorism. And they were killed by a suicide bomber – who blew himself up in a tightly-packed… Read More »
Jenna Talackova: Transgender Beauty Queen Places in Top 12
Jenna Talackova, the transgender Canadian beauty queen, placed in the top 12 at the Miss Universe Canada pageant, but fell short of the crown. The 6-foot-1 blonde bombshell was a crowd favorite as she strutted down the runway in the evening gown and swimwear portions… Read More »
The Global News Quiz – May 14-18
QUESTIONS 1) What is meant by the term “Grexit”? 2) What group was blamed for the slaughter of 49 people whose headless, handless bodies were recovered near a highway that leads from Monterrey, Mexico to the South Texas border? 3) Why did a car crash… Read More »
The Global Note: Apocalypse Soon?…From Youtube In Syria…Protesting Lady Gaga
EUROPE: “APOCALYPSE SOON”? -BIG PICTURE…That headline – “Apocalypse Soon” – is borrowed from NYTimes columnist Paul Krugman but it’s a characterization used by many now, as economists and global investors look at Greece and the dominoes of debt nightmares that loom ahead. And “apocalypse” is… Read More »
Rogue Penguin Resurfaces in Tokyo Bay
A Humboldt penguin that made a daring escape from a Tokyo aquarium has resurfaced two months later. The year-old feathered creature was spotted in a Japanese Coast Guard video, swimming in Tokyo Bay and looking healthy, even though it had been on its own for… Read More »
The Global Note: Greek Agonistes…Iran Attack?…Kalashnikov Clothing?…Skiiing Mt. Etna
EUROPE’S CRISIS -GREEK SWEARING-IN, MARKETS SWOON…Greece’s 16-member caretaker cabinet was sworn in this morning at the Presidential Mansion in Athens. The ceremony was followed by the swearing in of the 300-member Parliament who will take up their seats for a day before Parliament is dissolved… Read More »
The Global Note: Fear In Athens…War In Yemen…Lada Gaga V. The Islamic Defenders Front
GREECE: NO WAY OUT? MARKETS SHUDDER -THE BIG PICTURE…The equation goes like this: No government + no willingness to impose mandated budget cuts = A cutoff of bailout money + likely Greek default + almost certain exit from the euro. That sequence leads to the… Read More »
Greece Closer to Brink as President Karolos Papoulias Quits Attempts to Form Coalition Government
ATHENS, Greece – The miracle did not happen. Ten days after the general election held on May 6, the Greek President has decided to quit trying to cobble together a coalition government as no combination of parties with the required minimum of 151 MPs in… Read More »
Bones Found in Mobster’s Crypt Studied in 30-Year-Old Vatican Disappearance
Italian police are poring over bones found in 200 boxes in a mobster’s crypt, searching for clues to what happened to a 15-year-old girl who disappeared nearly 30 years ago, an unsolved mystery that has haunted Italians ever since. Italian police forensic experts and coroners… Read More »
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