ABC The Drum – Infectious misery of a Greek tragedy

Posted by Matt in February 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Financial, Abc, Bearing, Debts, Dilemma, Face, Greece, Greek Tragedy, Greeks, Misery, Public Debt, Southern Europe

Beware of Greeks bearing debts. However you look at the emerging crisis in southern Europe, it doesn’t look good.
European nations such as Greece with high levels of public debt face a terrible dilemma.
ABC The Drum – Infectious misery of a Greek tragedy

Think Again: God – By Karen Armstrong | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in October 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Atheists, Economist, Fact God, Foreign Policy, God, God Didn, God The Problem, Goverance, Karen Armstrong, Last Moment, Logic, Misery, Public Debate, Real World, Religion, Religions, Religious Beliefs, Screws, Sept 11 2001, There Is No God, White House, World Today

In 1999 the Economist announced that “God is Dead”, but now he seems to have come back to life. The Islamic attack on 9/11/2001 slightly shocked us back into the real world.
A lot of people wonder about a God who could possibly allow all the misery in the world today and yesterday. There could [...]

Avian flu in southern China

Posted by Matt in July 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Disease, 1 Billion, Avian Flu, Avian Influenza, Booths, Caution, Chickens, Flu, Hk, Hong Kong, Influenza, Locals, Misery, Southern China, Suspicions

The government’s caution arouses suspicions about what it knows
ALMOST as long as it has had people, Hong Kong has had booths selling squawking live chickens. They are treasured by locals who spurn frozen meat, finding it tasteless. But after the latest in a series of outbreaks of avian influenza, the government has offered HK$1 billion [...]

Gaza: Under Siege

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Anger, Blockade, Blockades, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Doul, Electricity, Gaza, Headlines, Israel, John Ging, Look At Life, Misery, Shouts, Water Fuel, Worries

Life Behind the Blockade
Since Israel began its blockade, Gaza has rarely been out of the news. We take a look at life behind the blockade and the headlines and we see a people left suffering and angry.
‘Enough!’ shouts a gas-buyer in the market, ‘We are a people who have had enough!’ The mood in [...]