Pulse 2.0 eBay Acquires Two Leading Belgian Online Classifieds SitesThe Next WebE-commerce juggernaut eBay has announced that it has acquired Belgian online classifieds websites 2dehands.be and 2ememain.be (Dutch and French for 'second-hand', respectively). As a Belgian, I know that the sites are relatively popular – according to …Expanding eBay snaps up …

Sydney Morning Herald Royal family 'perturbed' by Mandela grave spatMail & Guardian Online"Speaking out in the media about names of the people that were laid to rest is something that perturbs [the royal house] and also affects us as the living ones. Even if Mandla Mandela won the case … …

Telegraph.co.uk Business minister urges Royal Mail workers to accept pay dealTelegraph.co.ukMr Fallon added that he wanted staff to have shares in Royal Mail and the unions had been asked for their views on a final version of the scheme, which could see postal workers handed £2,000 of shares. He said: …

TameBay eBay Drums up Sales in Summer Months with UK PromotionEcommerceByteseBay is enticing shoppers in the UK with a promotion called the Summer of Winning game that is designed to bring shoppers back to the site every day. In order to play the game, users must visit www.ebay.co.uk/summerofwinning and click …

Lynchburg Community Market still working on plan to accept food stampsLynchburg News and AdvanceA statewide program was launched in 2011 by the Virginia Department of Social Services to allow farmers at local farmers markets to accept SNAP, previously known as food stamps, through a wireless device. In 2012, the Lynchburg …

County cracks down on food stamp fraudHamilton Journal News (subscription)The county spends more than $6 million a month — seven times what it spent a decade ago — distributing benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps, to the area's neediest families but county … …

Business minister Michael Fallon has urged postal workers to accept Royal Mail’s 8.6pc wage offer, comparing their deal to the cap imposed on nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces.         More: continued here

Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders (-2, 54) The Calgary Stampeders emerged from Week 1 as the top-ranked team in the CFL following a dominant showing at home against the BC Lions. The Stampeders (1-0) will try to defend their ran… More: continued here

Guernsey Press and Star (subscription) Royal Mail privatisation: Postal workers taking to road to protest against plansMirror.co.ukThe posties' union is taking to the road next week to protest against plans to privatise the Royal Mail. The Communication Workers Union is using a bus to stop off at banks UBS, Goldman …

Food stamp cuts can't be done by magicWashington PostCharles Lane [“Abolish food stamps. There's a better way,” op-ed, July 2] attempted to address astonishingly reasonable Republican proposals to cut at least $20 billion in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The expenditures in the …and more » More: continued here