Tuesday, November 9, 2010

My Press Review - Wednesday 10 November

More pilgrims' passports delayed

A Muslim civil rights group says it's concerned that the U.S. government is delaying the shipment of passports to those who are trying to make religious pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia

 

Students march against fee rise

Thousands of students and lecturers are expected to stage a rally in London against plans to almost treble tuition fees.

 

Afghanistan shuts down 150 aid organizations

Afghanistan has ordered around 150 aid groups, including four foreign organizations, to shut down for failing to submit reports on their projects and finances

 

Israel defends construction in East Jerusalem

Israel is defending new construction in disputed East Jerusalem against criticism from Palestinians, the U.S. and the European Union, noting that Israel has never agreed to halt building there.

 

Tajikistan calls students home from Egypt in bid to prevent radicalisation

Tajikistan has forcefully repatriated more than 100 students from Egypt in a bid to stop them being drawn into radical Islam.

 

Judge blocks Oklahoma ban on sharia law

A ban on sharia law that was voted into Oklahoma's state constitution last week has been blocked by a federal judge.

  

How Israel's “easing” of Gaza blockade has hurt Gaza business

Israel's lifting of the Gaza blockade allows Israeli goods into Gaza, but has not allowed Gazan manufacturers to import raw materials or export goods.

 

A 24-Karat Safety Net for Investors

Investors worry that a Fed move to add $600 billion to the banking system may undermine paper currencies.

 

U.S. Says Holocaust Fund Was Defrauded

Fake documents and a knowledge of Holocaust history were used to defraud a fund of more than $42 million.

 

Currency wars

What are they and how they affect everyone worldwid

 

Import Export

Why Germany refuses to rein in its trade surplus

  

Iran cuts boost prices, leaders' worries

The most potent challenge to Iran's ruling system may not be international sanctions or the homegrown political opposition but something as simple as a shopping list.

 

How an Iraqi Christian school became 82 percent Muslim

Sectarian violence and a Christian exodus has left Baghdad's St. Elia Catholic school largely surrounded by Muslims, who were drawn to the school's no-hitting rule.

 

Biofuel 'could hit food production'

Plans to make European motorists use more biofuels could take an area the size of Ireland out of food production by 2020 and accelerate climate change, a study has found.

 

Sniffer 'hero rats' saving lives

The giant African rodents are very effective at detecting landmines

 

Singles and wannabes set to party

This year is likely to see a larger-than-usual celebration of Single Men's Day on Nov 11, with not only the footloose and fancy-free partying but also those who want to be

 

Foreign criminals to be paid £1,500 to go home

Foreign murderers, rapists and other criminals offered cash bribes of up to £1,500 to return home after serving their sentences.

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