May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

A short, sad life

9th May 2010 sandrea 0

Up-date – Let us give a Mother’s day though for the parent of this little boy cruelly murdered, by a coward and evil individual. Finding a five-year-old boy with his throat slashed would leave any […] […]

Our Global Shame: Modern Day Slavery – My gripe for today

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By Sandrea: UP-DATED On this Mothers day let me draw your attention to the plight of these children. Please, let’s do we can to help break them free from their bondage. Let this mother’s day […] […]

Fathers where are thou?

9th May 2010 sandrea 0

Coming into the final hours of Mother’s day I believe it is appropriate to once again re-post this thread and hope that the father’s out there that falls into this category will start to come […] […]

Momentum built up over years led to new immigration law

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Arizona’s new immigration law may have stunned the nation, but for Arizona it’s just the latest step in a decade-long battle over illegal immigration. Over the past 10 years, the public has expressed growing frustration […] […]

Russian mine blast kills 11, scores trapped

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AT least 11 miners have been killed in a methane gas blast in a huge coal mine in Siberia and more than 80 people remain trapped underground after a second explosion, Russian authorities said. The […] […]

Ministry sets up blind dates to boost birthrate

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A rare matchmaking event is to be held next week — at the national level. As part of its efforts to tackle a falling birthrate here, the Ministry of Health and Welfare is pushing ahead with […] […]

Desperate migrants living in vans

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Immigrants who cannot afford rental housing on their own are doubling up on accommodation, or even living in vans. Some are further cutting costs by spending nights in their vehicles parked on the side of […] […]

Schoolboy dies after party drinks

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A King’s College boarder died in his sleep at the weekend after drinking at a friend’s birthday party – the second tragedy to hit the prestigious school in four months. Students will today wear white […] […]

Greenpeace and Esperanza captain in court

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ENVIRONMENTAL group Greenpeace will face court tomorrow over a protest that brought one of Australia’s busiest coal export terminals to a standstill. Greenpeace activists climbed a 50-metre-high coal loader at the Hay Point coal terminal, […] […]

Powerful earthquake rattles people of Aceh

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A powerful quake with a magnitude of at least 7.2 hit the Indonesian province of Aceh yesterday in an area devastated by the killer waves of the 2004 tsunami. The quake struck at 3.59pm AEST, […] […]