A MAN has been arrested at a Sydney post office after picking up a parcel allegedly containing two kilograms of heroin. More: continued here
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Read More »From April 1, get railway tickets booked at your post office – Expressindia.com
From April 1, get railway tickets booked at your post officeExpressindia.com, IndiaLudhiana Come April 1 and the city residents can get their railway tickets booked from Head Post Office near Bharat Nagar Chowk. For this purpose, the Postal department has relieved five employees who will undergo one-month training from February 24. …
Read More »Former chief of eBay tries a new bid. It’s political. (International Herald Tribune)
Meg Whitman says she is ready to be the governor of California, a state nearly paralyzed by its political and fiscal problems. More: continued here
Read More »Postal union CWU set for vote to sever links with Labour – Times Online
Postal union CWU set for vote to sever links with LabourTimes Online, UKThe postal workers' union will ballot to sever links with Labour in the next few weeks unless plans to sell a stake in Royal Mail are scrapped, The Times has learnt. The move comes as a Bill to sell …
Read More »Sunday newspaper round-up: Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Lloyds (ShareCast)
LONDON (SHARECAST) – The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to be split into a “good bank” and “bad bank” in a dramatic rescue restructuring in which assets worth several hundred billion pounds will be put up for sale, says the Sunday Times. More: continued here
Read More »Lighthouse stamps spark lifelong passion (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – A picture of a beam of yellow light, shining out from a lighthouse and guiding ships safely to shore inspired Nguyen Huy Khanh to collect images and stamps of lighthouses in Viet Nam and throughout the world. More: continued here
Read More »Ferry goes from prized purchase to eBay (UPI)
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (UPI) — A New York group that bought a 50-year-old ferry in 2007 for $500,000 has put the boat up for auction on eBay, where it is likely to sell for much less. More: continued here
Read More »Bag of Woolworths candy sells big on eBay (UPI)
LONDON, Feb. 22 (UPI) — A bag of Woolworths pick ‘n’ mix candy from one of the stores that closed in Britain last year sold on eBay for more than $20,000. More: continued here
Read More »Postal union CWU set for vote to sever links with Labour (Times Online)
The postal workers’ union will ballot to sever links with Labour in the next few weeks unless plans to sell a stake in Royal Mail are scrapped, The Times has learnt. More: continued here
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