Archive for: August, 2010

American Auto Sales Slow Down

US Auto Sales

Automobile sales in the United States during August registered the slowest pace for the month in 28 years as discount sales failed to attract customers anxious about the gloomy economic forecast and looming job losses. An annualized rate of 11.6 million vehicles this August would be the slowest August since 1982, according to Auto Info […]

US extends Bradley’s soccer coaching contract

Coach Bradley

US national soccer team Bob Bradley signed a four-year contract extension to coach the team through the 2014 World Cup. Coach Bradley and US Soccer began talks of an agreement last week which ended with the announcement made on Monday. The announcement ended more than two months of speculation about the job. After leading the […]

Philippine Travel Takes a Hit

Philippine Travel

Tourists have been staying away from the Philippines, postponing or cancelling tours following a bloody hostage incident last week which left eight Hong Kong nationals dead. Tourist and business travel from Hong Kong and mainland China have dropped considerably since the incident. Philippine Airlines (PAL) reported a jump in the number of cancellations of tickets […]

Hamilton Wins Belgian Grand Prix

Hamilton Wins Grand Prix

British driver Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix in convincing fashion to regain the top rank in the Formula One Drivers’ Championship standings. Hamilton’s McLaren sped past Red Bull’s car driven by Mark Webber early in the race and Hamilton led throughout the race to take the checkered flag at the finish. Webber was […]

Non-prescription Drugs Pose Risk to Kids

Non-prescription Drugs Risk to Kids

Some parents are giving their kids too much or too frequent doses of non-prescription or over-the counter medications for common illnesses which can put their children’s health at great risk, according to an Australian study announced on Monday. “Many children are being put at risk by parents’ over-use of widely-available over-the-counter medicines for fever, coughs, […]

Busy Labor Day Travel Expected

Labor Day Travel

The number of Americans expecting to travel during the three-day weekend associated with Labor Day will rise in double-digits compared to a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The organization expects 34.4 million Americans to travel at least 50 miles from their homes, up from just 31.3 million who did so in […]

Paris Hilton Released from Jail

Paris Hilton

Celebrity and hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from jail early Saturday in Las Vegas after being arrested on Friday night for cocaine possession, Las Vegas police said. Hilton was on a black Cadillac Escalade which was pulled over by police in front of the Wynn Hotel at about 11:30 p.m. after law enforcement officers […]

U.S. Birth Rates Dip for the Second Straight Year

US Birth Rates

The economic downturn, the worst since The Great Depression of the 1930s, may have caused the number of births in the U.S. to decrease for the second straight year, as more women chose to delay pregnancy and motherhood. Even as the total population rose slightly, the number of births dipped 2.6 percent to 4.14 million […]

Russian Trains Offer Unique Shopping Experience

Russian Trains

Ancient monasteries and country estates outside Moscow may characterize Russian history and culture, but the train trips to reach those places offer a glimpse of what the country is like today. The Soviet-era trains, called elektrichkas, are crowded, dirty, and lacking in amenities apart from benches, some of which are still made of wood. When […]

Migration to Britain Rises

Migration to Britain

Government figures show that net migration to Britain increased by 33,000 last year, suggesting that this was associated with a decline in the number of Britons moving abroad. Also, the number of foreign students rose sharply by 35 percent to 362,015 in the year ending June 2010. Student visas increased from about 270,000 the previous […]

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