UN Warns Food Shortages Are Imminent

Published on October 27, 2010 by Technology Slice

UN Warns Food Shortages Are Imminent – Although food stocks are generally good, after a year in which harvests were wiped out in Pakistan and Russia, sugar and rice are at their highest price levels. And global wheat and maize prices recently jumped nearly 30 per cent in a few weeks. Global meat prices are [...]

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Sandra Bullock Highest Paid Actress

Published on August 4, 2010 by Technology Slice

Sandra Bullock Highest Paid Actress – Bullock earned US$56 million ($61.3 million) between June 2009 and June 2010. Forbes tallied actresses’ earnings by calculating their upfront fees for movies, back-end box office profits and money earned from signature perfumes, clothing lines and other endorsements. Bullock took a lower fee than usual to star in The [...]

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Fines For Swearing In Queensland

Published on June 16, 2010 by Technology Slice

Experts fear swearing in public, with a fine of $100, will be a major money spinner and could become the weapon of choice for frustrated officers on the beat. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announced the new powers for the state’s police to issue on-the-spot notices for public nuisance offences.

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Mexico To Disconnect Cell Phones

Published on April 9, 2010 by Technology Slice

Mexico To Disconnect Cell Phones – Advertisements on government radio and television have been urging Mexicans for weeks to register their cellphones by sending their personal details as a text message, but on Thursday 30 million lines remained unregistered as the Saturday deadline neared. Analysts said that any related losses for Mexico’s largest wireless operator, [...]

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Myki Firm Sued

Published on February 22, 2010 by Technology Slice

Myki Firm Sued – Myki’s creator Kamco is being sued in the Supreme Court for $30 million by the rival firm that created Metcard. In an increasingly bitter fight with Kamco, Metcard’s creator ERG is also holding myki equipment hostage until unpaid bills worth $1.8 million are settled. The state government says it has assurances [...]

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