Category: Nationality
Death vans.
China operates a fleet of mobile execution vehicles. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
Just add water.
Russia to build world’s first floating nuclear power plant. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 15th, 2006.
Rio Bravo del Norte Natural Monument.
Mexico to grow a 600-mile long green wall along border with U.S. (via)
Post date: Saturday, June 10th, 2006.
Hyperinflation.
Zimbabwe to issue $100,000 bank note that will allow its people to buy a loaf of bread with one bill. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 1st, 2006.
Old debts.
Britain to make final payment on money loaned from the United States during World War II.
Post date: Thursday, May 11th, 2006.
Dear George.
Text of Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s letter to President Bush.
Post date: Wednesday, May 10th, 2006.
Revelations.
Soviet Union ordered the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 3rd, 2006.
Expanded Programme on Immunization.
Vietnam has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus as a public health problem.
Post date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006.
We have no salt.
Salt shortage has swept over Russia. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006.
Where the bloody hell are you?
Australian ad campaign seeks to attract more tourists by swearing at them. (via)
Post date: Thursday, February 23rd, 2006.
Freedmen.
African Americans whose ancestors were Native American slaves are suing to become tribal citizens. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 21st, 2006.
Kicking the oil habit.
Iceland is moving permanently away from gasoline for its fuel needs. (via)
Post date: Thursday, January 19th, 2006.
War on fruit.
Banana-shaped toys have been banned in Bulgaria. (via)
Post date: Friday, January 13th, 2006.
Zheng He.
Chinese admiral may have discovered America in 1418. (via)
Post date: Friday, January 13th, 2006.
Modular robots.
Italy to send robots to the moon to build a telescope. (via)
Post date: Saturday, January 7th, 2006.
Foreign accent syndrome.
American woman who suffered a stroke now has a British accent.
Post date: Friday, December 30th, 2005.
King Abdullah Economic City.
Saudi Arabia to build new $26.6 billion city. (via)
Post date: Thursday, December 22nd, 2005.
The Messiah?
Canadian man claims ancient documents give him authority over the Jews. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, December 14th, 2005.
One solution.
Iran suggests that Israel be relocated to Alaska.
Post date: Wednesday, December 14th, 2005.
Shanghai moon.
China to send taikonauts to the moon to build an observatory. (via)
Post date: Friday, November 4th, 2005.
Freedom fighters.
China shuts down blog after it was nominated for a ‘freedom of expression’ award.
Post date: Thursday, November 3rd, 2005.
Welcome to America.
A Kenyan man naturalized as an American wins the lottery the same day he takes his oath of citizenship.
Post date: Monday, September 26th, 2005.
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