Posts Tagged ‘world-news’
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Noted News … Yesterday
Friday, October 20th, 2006
Oops, so “Noted News Today” is an “almost daily” column it would appear, and I don’t think I’ll be blogging it during the weekends either. Who knows. Anyhow, here’s what caught my attention yesterday, which I don’t want to go unnoticed.
China steps up diplomacy with N. Korea
China, North Korea’s only remaining “friend” in the world [...] -
Noted News Today
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
EU proposes open postal markets
The European Commission, is making quite a few national postal services in the European Union unhappy. Why? Because it is trying to challenge long standing monopolies. See who agrees and who frowns upon these plans in contempt here.
Rice, in Asia, turns up heat on North Korea
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [...] -
Noted News Today
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
A new, daily column I’m introducing in my blog is “Noted News Today”. It is all about commenting on current news and events that have caught my attention. Each link to a news story is accompanied by my personal mini-report on it.
N Korea says sanctions ‘are war’
Following North Korea’s nuclear test last week, the United [...] -
Podcast Wednesday
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Yes! Podcast Wednesday time, after an almost month long vacation, it is time to recommend some brilliant Podcasts again which should find their way into your iPod or other portable mp3 player. Honestly, you can even listen to a podcast on your computer or burn it into a CD and use your home stereo. However [...]
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Life continues in Java, Indonesia
Saturday, August 12th, 2006
A little over two months ago I was reporting on the earthquake which brought anguish and devastation to the city of Yogyakarta on the island of Java, Indonesia. Today I found this story in pictures, about a family which is trying to rebuild their lives out of the rubble. Proof of the resilience of the [...]
