The Danish and Swedish post offices are examining a joint bid for a stake in Royal Mail as the Government pursues a controversial proposal to partprivatise the stateowned postal service. More: continued here
Read More »New Stamps Honor Civil Rights Pioneers (KWTX-TV Waco)
New stamps that go on sale Saturday honor a dozen civil rights pioneers. More: continued here
Read More »Last ever bag of Woolworths pick’n’mix sweets sells for £14,500 on eBay (Daily Mail)
Last ever bag of Woolworths pick’n’mix sweets sells for £14,500 on eBay More: continued here
Read More »Campaign to stop the privatisation of Royal Mail – UNI Global Union
Campaign to stop the privatisation of Royal MailUNI Global Union, SwitzerlandThe CWU UK is gathering momentum in its campaign to keep Royal Mail from being privatised. As part of this campaign, the CWU welcomes Early Day Motion 428 opposing privatisation of Royal Mail which has 131 signatures and rising. …More protests …
Read More »EBay auction returns small profit but pays off in job connections | By Kathryn Dailey Loveland Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Mary Walker’s decision earlier this month to auction her professional services on eBay brought in only $18.69, so she’s trying her hand at it again – this time with a reserve. More: continued here
Read More »Hawleyville post office is silent and forlorn – Danbury News Times
Hawleyville post office is silent and forlornDanbury News Times, CT14, may have been Valentine's Day for most of the world, but for the many users of the Hawleyville Post Office it was not filled with love. There was a celebration, but it was more like a wake than a party. Then …
Read More »All aboard a royal ride (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
A ROCK-CLIMBING wall aboard a cruise ship? How about an ice-skating rink? A basketball court? A boxing ring? Even a FlowRider, for surfboarding enthusiasts? More: continued here
Read More »2kg of heroin waiting at post office (The Courier Mail)
A MAN has been arrested at an inner-Sydney post office after allegedly picking up a parcel containing two kilograms of heroin, with a street value of $2.1 million. More: continued here
Read More »Greeley homicide suspect identified; arrest record includes post office bomb threat (Greeley Tribune)
A man arrested in Iowa on Friday night as a suspect in the shooting death of a Greeley man earlier this week has a long criminal record, including making a false bomb threat at a Greeley post office four years ago. More: continued here
Read More »‘Rebel angel’ Hugo Chavez bedevils Venezuela (Times Online)
In the wake of a Newsnight interview that I gave on last Sunday’s referendum in Venezuela, my e-mail inbox has been daily stuffed with vitriol from British and American men who have accused me of spreading lies about President Hugo Chavez, their hero. More: continued here
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