Category: Ups & Downs

Ups & Downs

28 Aug 2006 @ 11:18 GMT | Permalink | Comments

Ups

Equal Rights: The South Africa is headed for legal recognition of same-sex marriage if a cabinet-approved bill passes parliament. Churches are screaming.

Malaysia: The Islamic country will incorporate the following topics into existing classes: masturbation, homosexuality, bisexuality, abortion, contraceptive, online predators, abortion, abstinence and teenage crushes.

Uganda: The Lord's Resistance Army and the government are moving forward with cease-fire, raising hopes of a breakthrough. But Britain is blocking the deal from going through.

King Arthur: Evidence of a 14th Century structure that housed the knights' round table has been found.

Downs

Russia: A fire of mysterious origin partially destroyed St. Petersburg's famed 19th Century Trinity Cathedral, where Fyodor Dostoyevsky is said to have been married. Head of the restoration committee suffered a heart attack after the fire.

Pluto: R.I.P. 1930-2006.

Italy: Unsuspecting European tourists
fall prey to con artists and sexual predators at Milano Centrale. (In Italian) "Don't talk to strangers?"

The Birds: Fiji's red-throated lorikeet has gone missing.

Posted by Dayhawk Kim at 11:18 | Permalink | Comments (0)
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