- November 30th, 2007
- Posted by Sian Graham
The European Parliament today (29.11.07) scrapped laws set to phase out the use of imperial measurements in Britain and Ireland.
Under the EU decision the countries can keep miles on road signs, and pubs may continue to serve draft beer and cider in pint mugs.
Pint-sized milk bottles will also be retained as will the Troy ounce for weighing precious metals — and imperial measurements may legally be displayed alongside their metric counterparts. … Read More »
- November 29th, 2007
- Posted by Sian Graham
This Sunday (2.12.07) marks the beginning of Advent in the Christian calendar which means there remain only four weeks to Christmas.
Sweden ensured locals and visitors to Gallivare caught the festive bug by hosting the annual International Santa Games (26.11.07) which this year was won by Australian Dave Downey. … Read More »
- November 28th, 2007
- Posted by EUEditor
French police sent in special units to occupy Villiers-le-Bel late on Tuesday local time (27.11.07) expecting a third night of clashes with young rioters. … Read More »
- November 27th, 2007
- Posted by 7thmin
European responses to Australia’s elections so far have fixed on the pledge to ratify the Kyoto accord, the prospective apology to aboriginal people, the first female Deputy Prime Minister, and family attachments of the new PM. … Read More »
- November 27th, 2007
- Posted by EUEditor
An Australian Commando serving with the Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan has died in fighting against Taliban insurgents.
Private Luke Worsley, 26, from Sydney, was killed by small arms fire early last Friday (23.11.07), in Oruzgan province — the third Australian lost in the fighting over the last two months. Australian forces are operating under the NATO command set up to protect the reconstruction drive in Afghanistan.
Picture: Luke Worsley, Defence Department
- November 27th, 2007
- Posted by EUEditor
Trouble in the Paris suburbs reared its head again in Sunday night rioting (25.11.07), over an accident involving a police car in which two teenagers were killed.
The country remains in an uneasy state in the aftermath of its nine days of strikes, as President Nicolas Sarkozy, visiting China, takes a different message about France to customers and clients overseas.
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- November 26th, 2007
- Posted by 7thmin
Prospects for the Rudd Labor government elected on 24.11.07.
The promise to abolish the “free market” work contracts – Australian Workplace Agreements — brought in by the previous government became the key issue of the Labor campaign for election.
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