Britain's Royal Mail loses millions of Christmas parcels and lettersPeople’s Daily Online, China –Dec 23, 2007Britain's Royal Mail faces an angry consumer backlash this weekend over more than 2 million parcels and letters lost or delayed in the Christmas post, … More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO (United States) – ONLINE auction giant eBay has launched a microlending website that lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world and get a return on their money. More: continued here

Man sold goods stolen from employer on ebayic Coventry, UK –2 hours agoA MAN who sold thousands of pounds worth of property stolen from his employers through the ebay internet auction site has been sentenced. … More: continued here

Remote mail run lives up to post office credoSeattle Post Intelligencer –59 minutes agoAP HELLS CANYON, Ore. — Through rain, snow, sleet or gloom of night, the mail must get through, as the saying goes. But through the rapids of the Snake … More: continued here

The long wait for Internet deliveriesGulf Times, Qatar –38 minutes agoDelivery companies and Royal Mail have struggled to cope with the biggest online Christmas ever with up to 2mn packages arriving late, according to consumer … More: continued here

EBay offers classes online for interested sellersJackson Clarion Ledger, MS –2 minutes agoQ: Dear Jack, I would like to sell on eBay and need some help getting started. Is there such a service? – Carol A: Yes, there are classes and they're … More: continued here

DETCOG assists families with holiday mealsLufkin Daily News, TX –1 hour agoBy the time it wrapped up, the tour had stopped at 16 stores within 11 different counties covered under the food stamps program. DETCOG has had booths set … More: continued here

Flowers on new state stampsNew Straits Times, Malaysia –3 minutes agoKUALA LUMPUR: Images of colourful local flowers will adorn a new state series of stamps to be issued next Monday. Entitled "Garden Flowers of Malaysia", … More: continued here

eBay launches microlending websiteInquirer.net, Philippines –4 minutes agoSAN FRANCISCO–Online auction giant eBay has launched a microlending website that lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world … More: continued here

The country is the top source of organized scams on the auction site. The company has sent over equipment and a team to help the authorities there. This small industrial center in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains is not Albena Spasova’s favorite destination. Driving the twisting highway makes her …