South Africa’s Opposition Party Wants Mugabe Tried for Crimes Against Humanity
June 30, 2008
South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday there was an “overwhelming case” for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to be tried at the International Criminal Court in the Hague for crimes against humanity. Read more
Multiple Vaccinations have Not Caused Ill Health in UK Soldiers in Iraq
June 30, 2008
Multiple vaccinations have not been a cause of ill health in UK service personnel deployed to Iraq, finds a study published on bmj.com today. The report from researchers at Kings College London says “recall bias” is to blame, when people link a perception of ill health with their memory of having had multiple vaccinations. Read more
McCain Tax Cuts Leave Holes in Federal Budget - Political Opinion
June 30, 2008
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) consistently fearmongers that “Democrats…want to raise your taxes…I want to lower your taxes” and threatens that under Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) tax plan, “Americans of every background would see their taxes rise.” Read more
OFT Takes Away Credit License From U.K. Debt Management Business
June 30, 2008
The OFT has revoked the consumer credit license of Matthew St John Crossley trading as the Debt Advisory Company. Through his websites thedebtadvisorycompany.co.uk and advisorsondebt.co.uk, Mr Crossley advertised ‘free independent and impartial debt advice’ to consumers with serious debt problems. These web-sites have been closed down. Read more
Infections are Public’s Biggest NHS Fear – But Vast Majority Still Proud of British Health Service
June 30, 2008
Fear of contracting an infection would be the public’s number one worry if they had to go to hospital for treatment, reveals a major opinion poll commissioned by BBC News to mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the NHS. Read more
Tanzania’s Banks to Close on Tuesday
June 30, 2008
In what is said to be an unprecedented move, all banks across Tanzania will not be open for business on Tuesday following a declaration by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) that July 1 is a banking holiday, APA learned on Monday. Read more
