U.S. debt default? Asian policymakers ready $6 trillion forex safety net
As the U.S. struggles to avert a debt default, Asia's policymakers have trillions of reasons to believe they may be shielded from the latest financial storm brewing across the Pacific. From South Korea...
View ArticleFrench military invades Plymouth bringing chaos, Royal Navy caught unware
Mon Dieu! An unexpected 'invasion' of 50 French military vehicles caught Plymouth police and the Royal Navy by surprise and brought chaos to the city's roads. As well as the usual fireworks, Bonfire...
View ArticleHomeless People Are Being ‘Rounded Up’ to Help with the Fukushima Cleanup
In the October case, homeless men were rounded up at Sendai's train station by Sasa, then put to work clearing radioactive soil and debris in Fukushima City for less than minimum wage, according to...
View ArticleChina says over 3 million hectares of land too polluted to farm
About 3.33 million hectares (8 million acres) of China's farmland is too polluted to grow crops, a government official said on Monday, highlighting the risk facing agriculture after three decades of...
View ArticleInside the secret Chinese camps curing internet addiction
CHINA is the first country to label internet addiction a clinical disorder. But instead of shutting the laptop and going for a stroll, in China there are guarded boot camps intended to deprogram hooked...
View ArticleSouth Korea: Credit card ‘run’ triggers national chaos
In homes and offices, many more people were frustrated in front of computers, not being able to gain access to their accounts because of server overloads. “It’s national chaos. The incident itself...
View ArticleOhio Bank Erroneously Files Many of Its Depositors for Bankruptcy
Last week saw an uptick in the number of reported IT problems, slip-ups, and complications. Among the more mind-boggling was the revelation that Fifth Third National Bank of Cincinnati informed its...
View ArticleDeficiencies In Missile Defense System Put US At Risk, Audit Says
Concerns about failures to properly improve the accuracy and effectiveness of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) ground-based missile interceptors have been raised in a new Government Accountability...
View ArticleGerman fighter jets unable to fly and mechanics forced to borrow spare parts,...
The German air force is facing such a severe funding shortage that many of its aircraft are unable to fly, mechanics are forced to cannibalise parts from existing planes and only eight of the country's...
View ArticleMilitarization of Mayberry: What Were Police Snipers Doing at a Pumpkin...
To casual observers, the annual pumpkin festival in the small college town of Keene, New Hampshire, would seem like a harmless bit of seasonal fun. But to the local police, the event is apparently so...
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