BEIJING. The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude" ... The remarks made headlines worldwide on Wednesday but initially they were largely censored in China, blacked out of BBC World transmissions, according to the British broadcaster ... "Extraordinary!" ... ....
A Canadian “funeral home’s” use of a dark public service announcement and billboard encouraging drivers to text and drive is causing outrage as well as driving home the message on the dangers of such actions, CNN reported Thursday."It is a horrible thing for a funeral home to do ...It’s not clear who is running the website since no creator is listed ... Next to the piece is a sign saying “DN’T TXT & DRIVE,” CNN reported ... ....
Brazil's Senate has voted 55-22 to impeach the South American giant's first woman president ... The result represents a victory for the pro-impeachment camp ... ....
It is often said that Irish people are more inclined to use the first language when they travel than in Ireland. Why is this one might ask? Why do they feel freer to speak Irish abroad than they might do at home?. Perhaps it is because they know they will not be judged by their peers or those around them ... And as the old saying goes ... Ní dhíolann dearmad fiacha (just because you’ve forgotten a debt, it doesn’t mean you no longer owe it) ... ....
Beidh aithne ag mórán daoine ar an Oirmhinneach GaryHastings mar shagart in Eaglais na hÉireann agus mar cheoltóir traidisiúnta a bhfuil clú agus cáil air ...Going Up the Holy Mountain ... Mar a scríobhann sé ... ” ... Níl fiacha ort triall ar Chruach Phádraig le tairbhe a bhaint as an leabhar; thiocfadh leat do shliabh féin – nó machaire mura dtaitníonn na harda leat – a aimsiú agus “súil do chroí” a thabhairt do na smaointe atá sa téacs ... ....
Dúirt Brendan Howlin ar maidin gur bearta iad na moltaí le dul i ngleic le fiacha beaga go ginearálta ach go raibh na táillí uisce san áireamh iontu ... Tá na moltaí bunaithe ar thuarascáil ón gCoimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí i 2010, a mhol nár cheart príosún a chur ar dhaoine as gan fiacha ginearálta a íoc....
Ní gach cainteoir eachtrannach a fhaigheann bualadh bos seasta ag ardfheis pholaitiúil. Ach fuair urlabhraí ar son rialtas na Gréige dhá thaispeántas ómóis den chineál sin ag cruinniú bliantúil Shinn Féin i nDoire le déanaí ...Agus acmhainn grinn aige chomh maith ... Deir Tsakalotos go bhfuil “socrú nua” á lorg ón gComhaontas Eorpach chun fiacha na Gréige a réiteach de bharr na drochdhóighe atá ar a lán de na gnáthdhaoine sa tír sin ... ....
(Source. Sinn Féin). Leagan Béarla thíos - English version below. Cháin Uachtaráin Shinn Féin Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh polasaithe an rialtas maidir le athshealbhú tithe inniu. Dúirt an Teachta Mac Ádhaimh go raibh ardú mór tagtha ar an méid daoine atá i mbaol a dteach a chailliúint leis na blianta beaga anuas. Ag labhairt le linn Cheisteanna na gCeannaire dúirt sé. ... Ach cosúil le géarchéim fiacha an Stáit, theip ort go dona ... distributed by....
Tá fiacha de €71.5m amuigh ar an aturnae Brian O'Donnell agus a bhean chéile, an Dochtúir MaryPatricia. Teastaíonn ón mbanc anois seilbh a ghlacadh ar an teach ... ....