Sunday, 30 May 2010 07:52 'The Greek government has been advised by British economists to leave the euro and default on its €300 billion (£255 billion) debt to save its economy. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), a London-based consultancy, has warned Greek ministers they will be unable to escape their debt trap without devaluing their own currency to boost exports. The only way this can happen is if Greece returns to its own currency. Greek politicians have played down the prospect of abandoning the euro, which could lead to the break-up of the single currency.' Sunday, 30 May 2010 07:42 'Three German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf near the Iranian coastline. The first has been sent in response to Israeli fears that ballistic missiles developed by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, a political and military organisation in Lebanon, could hit sites in Israel, including air bases and missile launchers. The submarines of Flotilla 7 — Dolphin, Tekuma and Leviathan — have visited the Gulf before. But the decision has now been taken to ensure a permanent presence of at least one of the vessels.' Sunday, 30 May 2010 07:36 'Depending on which feature you use, Google Maps offers a satellite view or a street-level view of tons of locations around the world. You can look up landmarks like the Pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China, as well as more personal places, like your ex’s house. But for all of the places that Google Maps allows you to see, there are plenty of places that are off-limits. Whether it’s due to government restrictions, personal-privacy lawsuits or mistakes, Google Maps has slapped a "Prohibited" sign on the following 51 places.' Read more: Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on Google Maps Sunday, 30 May 2010 06:21 'British Petroleum, accountable for a devastating oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, is reportedly blocking efforts to expose the extent of damage caused by the environmental disaster. The explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig has been sending a historic amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico over the past three weeks. With at least 70,000 barrels of oil leaking into the Gulf per day, there are grave concerns that wildlife is faced with a serious threat. BP rejected claims that the move sought to hide the extent of damage. The company argues that the censorship was only established to provide one reliable source for the public.' Saturday, 29 May 2010 08:57 'Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has banned reality television crews from tagging along with police after TV cameras accompanied officers on a raid in which a 7-year-old girl was shot dead. Bing says he also has chided Police Chief Warren Evans for not telling him that he was permitting TV cameras on raids.' Saturday, 29 May 2010 08:46 'Europe faces a major overhaul in the way it deals with genetically modified (GM) crops, after the European Commission sparked controversy with new plans to circumvent its cumbersome legislative review process. The EU executive wants to let national governments decide whether or not to grow genetically modified crops without a long drawn-out review of the bloc's current GM legislation, an initial impact assessment seen by Reuters showed. Details of the plan, which would open the door to widespread GM cultivation in Europe, provoked a furious reaction from environmentalists already angry at the EU executive's decision to approve the commercial growing of a GM potato in March.' Read more: Paper Reveals EU Plan to Boost GM Crop Cultivation Saturday, 29 May 2010 08:34 'Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair says his police force will administer between $50-million and $100-million of the federal funds allotted for G20 security. This amount could represent as much as 10 per cent of the $930-million earmarked in security costs for the G8 and G20 events. “We did not see this as a windfall opportunity,” Chief Blair told reporters Thursday evening. He said that his service has made every effort to contain costs and pointed out Toronto Police got no top-up from municipal ratepayers for the summit. That's where the feds come in.' Read more: Toronto Police to Take up to $100-Million of G20 Security Funds Saturday, 29 May 2010 08:20 'Now that the agenda for global government and a centralized world economic system is public and out in the open, the importance of the Bilderberg Group’s annual conference rests on grooming political candidates. The lion’s share of Bilderberg’s 2010 agenda has already been announced by its members weeks before – it will revolve around a potential military strike on Iran as well as the future collapse of the euro. Trilateral Commission members, who routinely also attend Bilderberg’s annual confab, have let slip that a war on Iran is being seriously debated, while the elite continue to exploit the fallout from the economic crisis to push for centralized financial regulation. The consequences of a military strike on Iran will cause a split between Bilderberg luminaries, just as it did before the invasion of Iraq at the 2002 meeting.' Saturday, 29 May 2010 08:06 'Students in Manchester are having their thumbprints digitally transformed into electronic codes, which can then be recognised by a computer program. Under the scheme, pupils swipe a bar code inside the book they want borrow then press their thumb on to a scanner to authorise the loan. Books are returned in the same way. The scheme is being trialled on junior classes at Higher Lane Primary in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester. Officials confirmed it is due to be extended to all pupils at the school, one of the areas largest primary schools, with 453 pupils aged four to 11. School authorities defended the scheme on Thursday, and moved to reassure parents that the voluntary system, is heavily encrypted or coded and that no images of fingerprints would be stored. But critics said they were “appalled” at the system, developed by Microsoft which is also being trialled in other parts of the country.' Read more: Children, Aged Four, 'To be Fingerprinted to Borrow School Books From Library'
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