The cost of living in the eurozone has soared in comparison with the rest of the world, according to a new portrait of living costs around the globe. The survey, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sampled the prices of a host of goods and services, ranging from a carton of milk to the cost of hiring a babysitter.
Saddam Hussein last night declared that his two sons, Uday and Qusay, had died as martyrs for Iraq when they were killed in a gun battle with US forces last week, and pledged America would be defeated.
This week it’s a free-stuff-for-download feeding frenzy. If you’re looking for a little something to mess around with on your PC, one or two steps beyond Solitaire, there are thousands of free games on the net.
After an early spurt on the back of a weaker rand, the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa ran out of steam on Wednesday, with the all share index only marginally higher in noon trade.
Let me be the first in local media to tell you about a comet that is truly frighteningly big. It’s also in our section of the galaxy. Forget anything you might imagine about a cute little falling star — this is the size of a planet.
If you’re one of the people living with any kind of debt, in effect you’re no longer a free citizen, you’re just a controlled powerless slave of the system. The same pretty much applies if you perpetually buy new products or believe adverts.
For those interested in online web trends, as well as the serious war watchers, here are some subjects that tend to be overlooked by the media — perhaps because they’re not simple or sexy enough for quick soundbites.
I was highly amused at the frighteningly self-obsessed and shocked statements by most of the local wannabe "human shields" who left for Baghdad, only to run home with their little frightened yellow quivering tails between their legs a week or so later.
You may not know this but the Antarctic is only around 3 000 kilometres south of Port Elizabeth. It’s close enough to go snooping. Why? Well apart from going somewhere which hopefully will never have a Big Mac sign – it’s the site of a mystery known as Lake Vostok.
It was in Antonioni’s classic film, <i>Blow Up</i>, that a photo was taken of a quiet park scene, but only after repeatedly enlarging the picture, the hero discovers that a murder was actually taking place unnoticed. It’s this same re-evaluation of reality and closer inspection that’s needed when you look at some of the media pictures coming out of Iraq.