July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Iran says it has 100 vessels for each US warship

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TEHRAN, Iran—The former naval chief for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the country has set aside 100 military vessels to confront each warship from the U.S. or any other foreign power that might pose a threat, […] […]

Why should Venables get new Identity

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By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE Is it me or has this world and the policy makers gone completely bonkers. I cannot believe the report that are being carried by various newspaper, in which it has been […] […]

Moat’s ex ‘has blood on her hands’

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The former girlfriend of gun killer Raoul Moat has blood “on her hands”, his uncle has said. Charlie Alexander said Samantha Stobbart had goaded Moat, of Fenham, Newcastle, into launching his deadly rampage. In an […] […]

Influential Saudi cleric says Muslim women can respect veil bans

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A LEADING Saudi cleric has condemned France for moving to ban Muslim face veils, but approved of Muslim women foregoing veils when visiting a country which outlaws them. “It is illogical and unreasonable that the […] […]

127 women seek separate suits against Scarborough doctor

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Nearly 130 former patients of Scarborough gynecologist Richard Austin are claiming medical negligence against the retired physician. Twenty-nine patients, all women, have already filed individual lawsuits – 16 of them this past week — with […] […]

AIDS conference ends with call for more resources

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THE curtains came down yesterday on the 18th biennial meeting of the International Aids Conference here in Vienna with stakeholders pointing to the need for increased resources to fight the HIV pandemic, while renewing commitments […] […]

Circumcision – Calling a shameful, barbaric practice what it is

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Recent news reports discussed the benefits of something they called “male circumcision”. I have always had the impression that circumcision is something done only to males, and found the description redundant, rather like “eight am […] […]

So simple a baby can get it

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By:- MERVIN SODDART Restoring Jamaica and the world to a place where humans can enjoy happy lives while making maximum contributions to the prosperity of the planet is really very simple. There are still some […] […]

UK reiterates BP not involved in Lockerbie release

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LONDON—In a letter to U.S. officials, British Foreign Secretary William Hague calls the Scottish decision to release the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing “wrong and misguided,” but says there’s no evidence Abdel Baset al-Megrahi […] […]

Iran studies building nuclear fusion reactor

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TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s nuclear agency began studies Saturday to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, something that has yet to be achieved by any nation. Iran is not known to have carried out anything but basic […] […]