July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Massive swoop on mafia snares 300

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ITALIAN police yesterday made more than 300 arrests in their largest operation for 15 years against the country’s most powerful mafia. About 3000 police made arrests in southern Calabria and in several parts of the […] […]

UK to get ‘slicker, smarter’ health system

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Britain’s National Health Service is to be slimmed down, smartened up and democratised to deliver better quality care, Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, announced yesterday. In the sixth major reform of the service in 20 […] […]

Update: French ban on Islamic veils easily passes vote

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PARIS—France’s lower house of parliament overhwelmingly approved a ban on burqa-like Islamic veils Tuesday, a move that is popular among French voters despite serious concerns from Muslim groups and human rights advocates. There were 336 […] […]

Mel Gibson offered ex-girlfriend $20M peace deal

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DISGRACED film star Mel Gibson offered the mother of his love child $20 million to settle their bitter custody dispute before tapes of his explosive rants were revealed. But his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva rejected the […] […]

Overseas organisations hail Horace Clarke

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NEW YORK, USA — Two Jamaican organisations here have paid tribute to the late parliamentarian and Cabinet minister Horace Clarke, who died from a stroke on the weekend. Both the Jamaica Progressive League and the […] […]

Remembering Sugar Minott…

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Canada-based L3 Magazine pays tribute to Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott WE will never forget the vibes that filled the room when Sugar Minott’s ‘chune’ Good Thing Going came over the radio waves on Richard Banton’s show […] […]

Unexploded bomb vest found in Uganda; 4 arrested

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KAMPALA, Uganda—Investigators found an unexploded suicide vest with ball bearings in a disco hall in Uganda’s capital, suggesting that militants had planned a third bombing during the World Cup final, officials said Tuesday. Four foreign […] […]

Oil smuggling to Iran embarrassment for Iraq

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SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq—The smuggling of tens of thousands of gallons a day of crude oil and refined fuels from northern Iraq to Iran, in violation of new U.S. sanctions, is stoking tensions between Iraq’s central government […] […]

US vows continued pursuit of Roman Polanski

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LOS ANGELES—From prosecutors in Los Angeles to justice officials in Washington, the Swiss decision to free Roman Polanski was described as a disappointment and to some, an injustice. The Swiss, for their part, described Polanski […] […]

Vivus weight loss drug faces safety questions

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NEW YORK—Vivus Inc.’s potential weight loss drug Qnexa will likely draw scrutiny over nervous system and psychiatric side effects from a panel of Food and Drug Administration experts this week. But shares jumped in morning […] […]