Wikileaks rape warrant cancelled: “An arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on rape accusations is abruptly cancelled by Swedish authorities just hours after it was issued.”
(Via BBC News.)
Archive for the ‘World’ Category
May
06
2010
Democracy
It’s general election day here in the UK, today, so this morning I did my duty as a citizen of a democracy and voted.
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Feb
15
2010
The Olympics
I do love watching the Olympic Games.
That’s a very strange thing to hear coming from me, someone that follows very few sports. But every 2 years I follow the games rapped attention.
Why should this be?
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Feb
03
2010
Shaking hands with death
This was the title the speech given by Sir Terry Pratchett’s, for the 34th Dimmbleby lecture.
I had to watch this not only because I’m a fan of all things Pratchett, but also because as I’ve stated before, I do have a (perhaps unhealthy) fascination with death.
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Aug
08
2009
Monday is the new Friday
Some comments my of my colleges made a work realy made me see just how much I love my new job. Working where I do gives me a real buzz!
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May
17
2009
Eurovision 2009
So another year, another Eurovision Song Contest. And what did I think?
Well I have no opinion because I didn’t watch it!
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Feb
21
2009
Recession
Some rather depressing thoughts I had about the worlds current financial situation.
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Aug
07
2008
Bad spelling
Should bad spelling be accepted?
This BBC news story asks that question. As someone that really needs a spell checker, where do I stand on this?
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Jul
21
2008
Gloom and doom
Okay this is not going to be a happy post.
Reading these two stories from the BBC, one about the economy and the other about the environment, crystalized some thoughts I’ve been having for a while…
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