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UK proposal; vaccinate all school children against flu
Under the plans a new universial vaccination programme could start in the autumn of 2014 with a nasal spray vaccine, called Fluenz and made by AstraZeneca, that avoids the use of needles. bertb news feed
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US House biotech proposal would bypass courts-critic.
A provision in a U.S. House bill would allow farmers to grow genetically modified crops while court battles are under way to decide if the plants are safe, said a biotech skeptic on Tuesday, calling...
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New Chinese Pipeline Proposal: Implications in Central Asia, Afghanistan and...
Beijing has initiated discussions with Kabul over a new transit pipeline for Turkmenistani gas, passing through Afghanistan’s north and Tajikistan to China. The proposal’s potential ramifications are...
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Australia rejects proposal to base a US nuclear aircraft carrier group near...
Australia tries to tread a fine line between supporting its closest ally, the US, and not upsetting China, its biggest trading partner. And failing. bertb news feed
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EU proposal to stop terrorist sites even more ridiculous than it sounds.
An anti-terrorist browser? Huh? WT news feed
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US ambassador: Internet fee proposal gaining momentum
Proposals to expand the U.N.’s International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) authority over the Internet could come up at a treaty conference in Dubai in December. WT news feed
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Turkey Rejected US Proposal of Bin-Laden Style Assassination of PKK Leadership.
There are two questions. Why did the Turkey decline the offer and why did the US ambassador leak this to the media? bertb news feed
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Apartheid In Italy? A Sicilian City’s Proposal For Immigrant-Only Buses
The problem regarding the coexistence between “indigenous” and immigrants on the bus, according to some local passengers, is that the bus that goes to Salinagrande is often full of people going to the...
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Swedes Debate Meat Tax Proposal.
Western meat consumption must decrease, says Swedish Board of Agriculture WT news feed
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Proposal would block Sandy Hook photos
A bill brokered Wednesday by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy would balance the public-disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act with the desire to keep private the grisly photos from the Sandy...
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Obama Welcomes Russian Proposal for Syria to Place Chemical Weapons Under...
President Obama welcomes a Russian proposal for Syria to place its chemical weapons under international control. Speaking on US television he said his preference is to find a diplomatic solution to the...
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IMF Proposal to Tax Bank Deposits
A report by Agence France-Presse, the International Monetary Fund strongly suggests countries tax the rich to fix deficit, is a caveat for a bigger risk. “The IMF has set off shockwaves this week in...
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Europe’s Modest Proposal To End Unemployment: Slavery
Having spent weeks talking amongst themselves about the chronic and dangerous rise of youth unemployment in Europe (as we warned here), the Center of planning and Economic Research in Greece has...
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San Jose police could tap into volunteer residents’ private security cameras...
Police would be able to tap into private video camera recordings from San Jose residents who agree to provide access to authorities under a new proposal that would expand investigators’ watchful eye...
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