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Smelly studios and fleas cause Cyprus TV walkout

June 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

(Reuters Life!) – News staff at Cyprus’s state broadcaster briefly walked off the job on Monday over conditions which included smelly studios and an infestation of fleas, workers said.

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“We demand a decent and safe place to work,” a staff member told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Management are trying to find suitable work spaces for staff. Management were not immediately available for comment, but had said last week that they were working on improving job conditions.

The aging premises of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation in Nicosia have been causing problems for years, either from an invasion of cats, or fleas.

There were several incidents of members of staff falling ill after pest controllers were called to the premises last week, staff said.

(Editing by Paul Casciato)

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Briton sacked for eating nut at work

May 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 27 (IANS) A British woman has been sacked for eating a piece of nut while working on the production line of a bakery.

Susan Longworth, 54, of Lancashire, was putting chopped hazelnut on toffee cakes at the Park Cakes bakery where she has worked for 17 years, Daily Mail reported Thursday.

Longworth popped a piece of hazelnut into her mouth as she was waiting for the next batch of cakes to come in.

Her boss spotted it and within minutes she was suspended and escorted out of the premises.

‘He said he was taking into consideration my honesty and the length of time I had been working there and I thought he was going to give me a warning. I could not believe it when he said he was sacking me,’ Longworth was quoted as saying.

A Park Cakes spokesperson said: ‘Park Cakes Bakeries takes issues of hygiene very seriously indeed and has very strict rules about eating or chewing on the production line. To do so is an act of gross misconduct and, as such, warrants dismissal.’

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Briton sacked for eating nut

May 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 27 (IANS) A British woman has been sacked for popping a piece of nut into her mouth while working on the production line of a bakery.

Susan Longworth, 54, of Lancashire, was putting chopped hazelnut on toffee cakes at the Park Cakes bakery where she has worked for 17 years, Daily Mail reported Thursday.

Longworth ate a piece of hazelnut as she was waiting for the next batch of cakes to come in.

Her boss spotted it and within minutes she was suspended and escorted out of the premises.

Jailed for 15 years, US woman wants to be pastry chef

May 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Lima, May 26 (IANS/EFE) An American woman, who spent 15 years in a Peruvian prison for helping rebels plan an attack on the parliament, has been granted parole and wants to work as a translator and a pastry chef.

Lori Berenson, 39, a native of New York, was released Tuesday. However, judge Jessica Leon Yarango barred her from leaving Peru and forbade any contact with others convicted of terrorism.

Berenson signed the parole document without raising any objections or consulting her attorney and resisted posing for photographers.

She has to remain in Peru for the remaining part of her original 20-year sentence, and is planning to work as a translator and a pastry chef, her lawyer said.

Berenson was arrested in December 1995 as she was leaving the Peruvian Congress. She was found to have entered the premises with false press credentials to obtain information on the building’s security systems to plan an attack by the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), prosecutors said.

A day after her arrest, police foiled a plot to occupy the Congress building, take lawmakers hostage and exchange them for jailed leaders of the now-defunct rebel group.

Berenson is married to Peruvian attorney Anibal Apari, who was also paroled several years ago after serving a sentence for links with the MRTA.

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Strikes will not ground British Airways – CEO

May 24, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

British Airways will not be grounded if the first of three five-day cabin crew strikes goes ahead on Monday, chief executive Willie Walsh said on Sunday.

Walsh said he was hopeful a deal with the Unite union could be reached on Sunday in a long-running dispute over the airline’s cost-cutting drive but said the company had contingency plans in place to keep services running.

“We have resolved all of the substantive issues,” Walsh told BBC television. “I think we can work through it.”

“BA will survive and we will be stronger because we are tackling the core issues. We will not allow Unite, the union, to ground BA.”

Talks between the union and BA were broken up on Saturday when protestors gatecrashed negotiations at the premises of the industrial dispute mediator ACAS in London.

(Reporting by Matt Falloon; Editing by Elizabeth Fullerton)

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Sophie Reade says she would love to live in Playboy Mansion

May 15, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 15 (ANI): Big Brother winner Sophie Reade has said that if given an opportunity she would love to live in Hugh Hefner”s Playboy Mansion.

The stunner is heading to Hollywood to pose for the magazine”s centrefold, reports The Mirror.

She said: “I”d love to live there, if Hugh Hefner said I could stay there I definitely would.”

She continued: “I wouldn”t be his girlfriend but I”d live there on his premises, he wouldn”t know I was there, I could live in one of them little rooms he”s got.” (ANI)

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Brit judge praises madams for running ”model” brothel!

May 14, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 14 (ANI): A British judge has praised two brothel madams for running their business competently.

Monika Campbell and Lisa Gaskin ran the 133 Club in Leeds under the guise of a luxury massage parlour from March 2005 to September 2009.

Leeds Crown Court was told that the pair meticulously kept accounts, reliably paid income tax and rates, and arranged for health advice and condoms for the women using the premises.

Judge Scott Wolstenholme praised their management of the brothel, which raked in 500,000pounds.

Sentencing the duo, Judge Wolstenholme noted that there was no exploitation of the employees or nuisance to the public and if brothels ever became legal “it may be the way you were running this business may be the model of how it should be done,” reports the Telegraph.

“The fact is, it is illegal. Parliament has not legalised brothel keeping. You knew it was illegal but carried on making a good living out of it and here you are now in the crown court,” he added.

The judge did not find it necessary to jail the women, saying they would anyway face confiscation proceedings.

Campbell and Gaskin, both 38, from Leeds, admitted to running the brothel, where women worked willingly and no drink or drugs were found.

The pair were given a 12-month community order with 50 hours unpaid work. (ANI)

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Sydney couple forced five women to live in ‘conditions of slavery’

May 10, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): It has emerged that a couple from Sydney forced five women to live in “conditions of slavery”, and made them work more than 100 hours per week, even if they were sick.

The jurors at the NSW District Court, who were told the hearing is a retrial, heard that the five women were recruited from Thailand by a third party, who arranged Australian visas for them.

Crown prosecutor Bruce Levet said on their arrival in Sydney, the women had their passports and phones taken and they were housed in “restricted circumstances” at the Fairfield brothel or the couple’s house.

In his opening address, Levet said the women were told they had incurred a debt of between 35,000 dollars and 45,000 dollars and had to work it off.

The jury was told the money the women made was split between the brothel and paying off their “artificial” debt.

He said the women, who cannot be identified, were forced to work at least 16 hours a day, seven days a week, even when they were menstruating or while they were sick.

Levet said the women were often locked in the premises and the couple dictated what they wore and where they went.

“(The crown submits) … these women were held and used in conditions of slavery,” the Australian quoted Levet as saying.

Trevor Frank McIvor, 62, and his de facto wife, Kanokporn Tanuchit, 44, have each pleaded not guilty to five counts of possessing a slave and five counts of using a slave.

The trial continues before Judge Jonathan Williams. (ANI)

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Sindh government allows prisoners conjugal visits every 3 months

May 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Islamabad, May 8 (ANI): The Sindh government in Pakistan has notified that prisoners involved in minor crimes will be allowed conjugal visits within jail premises once after every three months.

According to a notification released on May 7, the facility will be provided to prisoners serving at least five years in jail, but not to those involved in acts of terrorism or who plot against the government, reports the Daily Times.

All prisoners have been asked to submit their nikahnama to the superintendent of jail so that it could assist in verification and identification.

Meanwhile, a notification has also been issued allowing children to live with their mothers inside the jail premises. (ANI)

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Bullet proof wall to guard bombed Peshawar US Consulate

April 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Peshawar, Apr.27 (ANI): A bullet proof boundary wall is being constructed around the US Consulate here, which was severely damaged in a suicide attack earlier this month.

Security in and around the consulate building has been beefed up and no outsider is permitted to enter the premises during the construction work, The Nation reports.

At least six people, including the four attackers were killed in the bomb and grenade attack on the US Consulate on April 5.

The militant strike was the first direct assault on a US mission in Pakistan since 2006.

In 2006, a militant had rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the car of an American diplomat near the consulate in Karachi, killing him and three others. (ANI)

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Mayawati expels Mukhtar Ansari from BSP

April 17, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Lucknow, April 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has expelled criminal-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his brother Afzal Ansari from the party.

A press release issued on Friday by the party said that the decision to expel them was being taken as the two were involved in anti-party and criminal activities.

Both Afzal and Mukhtar are currently in jail in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Krishnanand Rai.

According to the release, Mukhtar had failed to live up to the expectations of the BSP where he was given entry on the promise that he would mend his ways.

Recently, during a raid in Ghazipur jail, authorities recovered mobile phones and other objectionable material from Mukhtar”s possession.

He was also found to be regularly meeting people and running his criminal empire from the jail premises. (ANI)

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Outback GPs new HQ

April 13, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

NSW Outback Division of General Practice will move into new premises in Bourke’s main street from today.

The town’s historic Post Office Hotel will be the organisation’s new head office.

The Chief Executive, Stuart Gordon, says the division has outgrown its current offices.

He says the new building will become the base for health promotions and will also offer a space for community groups to meet.

“We’re really excited about the move, it places the division right in the main street of town,” he said.

“It’s a lovely big old building which will give us loads of time to repair over the next few years.

“From day one it gives us a shop front with great access to people in the main street for a lot of opportunistic health interventions and also plenty of room for our offices.”

Mr Gordon says the building will provide more space for staff and local groups.

“We run a regional program across western NSW so it’s nice to have a dedicated head office,” he said.

“But also in these old hotels downstairs there’s some terrific health promotion space as well so it’s going to be exciting to be there and we’re looking forward to moving in.”

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Man charged over Salvos depot fire

April 10, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A man has been charged over a fire which destroyed a Salvation Army depot at North Parramatta in Sydney’s west.

The 29 year old from Toongabbie was arrested at a nearby car dealership shortly after the fire began and has now been charged with malicious damage by fire, as well as break, enter and steal.

The man is due to appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday.

Seventy firefighters from 15 stations spent more than two hours putting out the blaze at the charity’s two-storey North Parramatta store in western Sydney this morning.

Surrounding factories were evacuated and bus services diverted away from Church Street, but no-one was inside the Salvation Army building at the time of the blaze and there were no injuries.

The Salvation Army’s western Sydney area manager, Ted Greenaway, says the charity had planned to leave the shop for bigger premises in the next couple of months and the fire will hit the charity hard financially.

More than $100,000 worth of goods destined for needy families were lost in the blaze, and Mr Greenaway says the Salvos will have to pay the first $100,000 of any insurance claim plus other costs.

He says the fire has devastated staff.

“It’s really set us back in terms of moving to the new shop,” Mr Greenaway said.

“I’ve told all the staff to go home and take a few days off, come back next week maybe and we’ll take it from there.”

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Library searches for new home

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Wollongong council says it is trying to find a new home for its library branch at Warrawong which has been given a month to vacate its shopping centre site.

Westfield says it will not renew the lease for the library, which has operated at the site for 21 years.

The council says the lease expired in September last year but it did not expect it would not be renewed.

Library services manager, Jenny Thompson, says it is short notice for what will be a big move.

“They did say that they’d be willing to try and work with us and to support us however they could, so we’re hoping that that will translate into perhaps being an extension on time,” she said.

“But they did also say that they had another tenant lined up and that that tenant was ready to move in from the 1st of May.”

Westfield has said in a statement it is negotiating with the incoming retailer to give the library more time to find new premises.

It is understood the discount fashion retailer Trade Secret will be taking up the lease at the Warrawong Shopping Centre.

A Westfield spokeswoman says the shop will contribute to the centre’s economic vitality and strengthen what it has to offer.

But the Member for Wollongong, Noreen Hay, says the retail giant should be condemned for it actions.

“Mums and partners do their shopping in Westfield and continue their loyal custom to Westfield,” she said.

“Partners and kids and the rest are using the library.

“I think its a shame and I think Westfield has an obligation to the community as well as receiving their loyal custom.”

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Hospital tenants get temporary reprieve

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

The Mackay Division of General Practice says the receivers of the Pioneer Valley Hospital have decided to allow specialist services to continue at the facility.

The hospital went into administration last month and tenants were due to vacate the premises last Thursday after a Workplace Health and Safety report commissioned by the receivers found it was unsafe.

The chief executive of the division, Christian Grieves, says the specialist services will continue until the end of the week and tenants are in negotiations to arrange month-by-month leases.

He says the tenants face uncertainty until a buyer for the hospital is found.

“The problem really is that most of the tenants that are there are trying to work out what to do long-term, because the owners of the building obviously want to sell the building,” Mr Grieves said.

“If they sell the building to someone who’s not going to run the facility as a hospital then most of the tenants would need to leave at some point anyway.

“While the receivers have indicated to the owners that they’re staying there for one more week, it’s our understanding that they’re just organising the equipment in the building that that they own so they can sell it at some point.

“But the owners have actually indicated that they’re happy to give existing tenants a month-to-month lease.”

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Toy gun used in string of robberies

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Police have revealed a gun used in a series of attempted armed robberies in Bunbury yesterday was a toy.

Police allege a 28-year-old man and his 36-year-old girlfriend bought a toy revolver from a toy store in Victoria Street yesterday morning and used it to threaten tellers and shop assistants at a bank and discount store.

They then allegedly held up a pharmacy in South Bunbury, escaping with an amount of cash.

They were arrested at a local caravan park a short time later.

The pair are alleged to have also been involved in three previous robberies in Perth and Mandurah.

Detective Sergeant Darren Clifton says the man has been charged with three counts of armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.

He says the woman has been charged with being an accessory after the fact.

“Three very serious armed robberies committed in the Bunbury area in the space of a few hours which terrified quite a number of female employees at various premises.”

The pair will appear in Bunbury Magistrates Court today.

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Respect Oswal’s ‘no meat’ belief: Hindus ask Australia

April 6, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Hindus have strongly criticized the construction union of Western Australia for reportedly insisting that workers be allowed to consume meat while constructing the home of billionaire Oswals in Perth in Australia.

radesmen and labourers working on the property have been told by Indian-born billionaire Pankaj Oswal and his socialite wife Radhika, that any food containing meat must not be consumed on the site.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that while each company/organization in the world had its own unique policies and regulations, why not Oswals could keep their own home sanctified according to their beliefs.

Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, pointed out that many buildings world over had no-smoking and no-drinking policies. If the Oswals wanted no-meat in their premises, all should respect that. If some construction workers did not like the Oswals’ regulations, which seemed quite rightful, they were free to work on other sites.

Moreover, Oswals were reportedly providing these workers a designated space where they could eat whatever they wanted. Oswals seemed to be just trying to protect their beliefs and they should be respected for that.

Rajan Zed urged Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and its president Catherine Branson to immediately intervene and restore the human rights of Oswals.

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Alcohol accord issues pub bans

March 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A man who allegedly king hit a patron outside an Alice Springs bar has been slapped with a five-year pub ban under the town’s alcohol accord.

Twenty-nine licensed venues in Alice Springs have signed onto the accord which was established in October last year.

At this month’s meeting, a 23-year-old man who allegedly king hit someone on the street outside a venue has been banned from entering participating premises for the next five years.

The accord has also issued a ban to a 16 year old who tried to alter his ID card to get into a venue. However, the accord says he had altered the ID to show he was 17 – still under the legal drinking age.

He will not be allowed to enter any of the participating venues until he is 20 years old.

Two 17-year-old girls have also been issued bans.

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Two charged over northern suburbs drug lab

March 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Police have dismantled a drug laboratory in an industrial area of Salisbury in Adelaide’s north.

The lab was found on Thursday and two men at the property have been arrested and charged with manufacturing a controlled drug.

The man, 55, from St Agnes and another, 39, from Lockleys are facing court over the raid on the premises in Barndioota Road.

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Toilet bowl drama post Sean Combs’ vodka slur

March 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

New York, March 26 (ANI): Offended with singer Sean Combs’ statement that all vodka except Ciroc are “pee pee,” Georgi Vodka owner took a toilet bowl filled with bottles of Ciroc vodka to the hip hop star’s office.

The ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ hitmaker, who has 50 percent share in Ciroc, had slighted other vodkas available in the market, during a party at the SoHo hotspot Greenhouse last week.

He had said: “If you”re not drinking Ciroc, you”re drinking pee pee.”

Martin Silver, chief executive officer of Star Industries, which makes Georgi vodka, slammed Combs for “maligning our product, something that my family has worked on hard for over 30 years.”

He held a press conference under the music mogul”s giant Sean Jean billboard in Times Square.

“It is not right what he did,” the New York Daily News quoted him as saying.

Also, Silver and an assistant reached Combs’ office with a commode filled with Ciroc vodka, but were refused entry.

He demanded the security guards to ask Combs, a.k.a P. Diddy, to come out and rectify the situation.

They later left the premises after someone threw a roll of toilet paper on them out a window. (ANI)

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Smelly studios and fleas cause Cyprus TV walkout

Briton sacked for eating nut at work

Briton sacked for eating nut

Jailed for 15 years, US woman wants to be pastry chef

Strikes will not ground British Airways – CEO

Sophie Reade says she would love to live in Playboy Mansion

Brit judge praises madams for running ”model” brothel!

Sydney couple forced five women to live in ‘conditions of slavery’

Sindh government allows prisoners conjugal visits every 3 months

Bullet proof wall to guard bombed Peshawar US Consulate

Mayawati expels Mukhtar Ansari from BSP

Outback GPs new HQ

Man charged over Salvos depot fire

Library searches for new home

Hospital tenants get temporary reprieve

Toy gun used in string of robberies

Respect Oswal’s ‘no meat’ belief: Hindus ask Australia

Alcohol accord issues pub bans

Two charged over northern suburbs drug lab

Toilet bowl drama post Sean Combs’ vodka slur

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