Jose Neves
Citizen based in Montreal, QC, Canada.
Joined on Mar 9, 2009
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Change of scenery: after New York, some of the upcoming episodes of Sesame Street will be set in some back streets of a small village in Pakistan.
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London -
A three-year-old child was treated for alcoholism at a British hospital. This was mentioned by the NHS, public health care system statistics, released on Monday. He is believed to be Britain's youngest ever alcoholic.
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Bangkok -
Late last month, a raid conducted by Thai police freed 15 Vietnamese women (half of them pregnant) from a surrogacy clinic operated by a company called Baby 101.
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The April 6 Youth Movement, the Facebook group that caused so many major events against the regime of Hosni Mubarak lead the Egyptian revolution. It was formed in part from the Otpor! movement that caused the collapse of the Yugoslav 2000 regime in 2000.
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According to a recent international study, lakes, rivers and other freshwater bodies emit unexpected amounts of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Indirectly, this could impact the expected effects of reforestation programs to fight climate change.
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Undeniably, Lady Gaga is talented. But each of her hits and her producer called Red One, became FAMOUS (title of a previous album) also through plagiarism controversies. Are they paying tribute to her icons or playing all of them at once?
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Last week, an English dog-owner has been fined after taking his pet for a stroll while driving next to him in his car along a country lane in December, holding his dog's leash through the car window.
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Washington -
Agence France-Presse reports that a man who was shot by police after opening fire outside the Pentagon's subway entrance has died of his injuries, according to US media reports.
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Billboard magazine revealed Monday its fourth top 40 of artists or groups who made the most money. The boys from Dublin stay atop.
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Vancouver -
As the Vancouver games are about to wrap up, a little press review of the last week could show what could be partisanship, support, a lack of sportsmanship or all of the above.
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Kigali -
Today, at a press conference in Kigali, French President Nicolas Sarkozy acknowledged the "mistakes" made by France and the international community during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. But he offered no apology.
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New York -
The New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, shows that bonuses in 2009 jumped 17 percent on Wall Street. Meanwhile, many Americans are still struggling.
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Based on an anonymous U.S. government researcher, experts believe that a Chinese independent consultant, also working for the government, was behind the code used in mass computer attacks revealed by Google, the Financial Times reported.
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Melbourne -
Herman Rockefeller, an Australian businessman arrived at a swingers club without a partner and was murdered. Based on his name and wealth, conspiracy theorists try to link him to the notorious NY Dynasty and the Illuminati.
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After major protests last summer in Iran because of the contested elections, the crackdown on journalists is still ongoing. Mass arrests of journalists in Iran were reported Tuesday, February 16th by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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Nashville -
During a question and answer session on the weekend at the Tea Party Convention of Nashville, Tennessee, Sarah Palin got caught reading hand-notes.
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