McDonald's unfairly dismissed worker for giving a colleague free cheese, says Dutch court
A court in the Netherlands ruled yesterday that the fast-food company McDonald's over-reacted in dismissing an employee who added a piece of cheese to a colleague's hamburger without charging for it. McDonalds has been ordered to pay compensation since, the court ruled, "The cost of a slice of cheese is not comparable to a...
Broadcaster fined for cruelty to rat on "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!"
A spokesperson stated on Monday that UK television company ITV have been fined $2591 for cruelty to animals in an incident on programme "I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!", where two celebrities killed and ate a rat.The incident involved actor Stuart Manning and television chef Gino D'Acampo, who went on to win the ninth...
Government poll indicates 85.6% of Japanese support death penalty
An opinion poll performed by the Japanese government reported that 85.6 percent of respondents considered death penalty is "unavoidable". The survey, released this Saturday, registered the highest percentage since 1994, when the government began conducting the polls. For the survey, 3,000 man and women aged 20 or older were...
UNHCR: Somalia violence killed 258 civilians last month; tens of thousands displaced
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that, in the last month, 258 civilians were killed and a further 80,000 displaced by the ongoing violence in Somalia, between the government and rebel groups. "According to local sources, intense clashes between government forces and militia groups fighting ...
US government stops Haiti evacuations
The US military has halted the evacuation of victims of the Haiti earthquake for medical care, reportedly due to uncertainty about who will pay for the costs.A military official told the New York Times that flights to the US were stopped on Wednesday, as some hospitals didn't want to receive the refugees."Apparently, some ...
2009 was worst year for airlines, says International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday that 2009 was the "worst year" that the airline industry has ever seen since 1945."In terms of demand, 2009 goes into the history books as the worst year the industry has ever seen," said IATA boss Giovanni Bisignani. "We have permanently lost 2.5 years of...
Adapting to Climate Change - A Green Drinks Event
The City of Rossland Adapting to Climate Change Steering Committee is teaming with Green Drinks to bring you an evening of Climate Change Adaptation discussion at the Old Firehall with adaptation experts Stewart Cohen, David Lapp and Hans Schreier (bios below). The Steering Committee will provide a quick overview of the City's...
Canadian diplomat and whistleblower Richard Colvin files complaint against Harper government
Whistle-blower Richard Colvin is being targeted by the Canadian government with reprisals for his report to Parliament in November in which he presented evidence the Harper government was complicit in torturing Afghan detainees - many of whom were likely innocent of any...
UK woman convicted of 'mercy' murder of son
A woman has been convicted of murder after killing her son in an "act of mercy". The Old Bailey, a London court, heard that Frances Inglis, 57, injected Tom, 22, with heroin and gave her a life sentence.Tom had been injured in a street fight in July 2007 and was put in an ambulance depite his desire not to be hospitalised....
Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out
A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper's cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to Inverness on a shopping trip.However on her return...
