'Rural proof' post offices pleaDevon 24, UK –18 hours agoTHE future viability of the post office network depends on a programme of branch closures. That is what the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal … More: continued here
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PhilBoxing.com Philpost stamps to feature Pacman's unique fighting stancesPhilippine Information Agency, Philippines –1 hour agoby A. Lumaque Roxas City (11 June) — A regular and special limited edition of the Manny Pacquiao stamps have been designed by the Philippine Postal …MANNY PACQUIAO – A NATIONAL TREASUREPhilBoxing.comall 3 news articles More: continued here
The Royal Navy was carrying out live firing exercises hours before 26 dolphins died after beaching themselves in apparent panic, the Ministry of Defence said today. More: continued here
The new St. John’s Bread and Life center in Bedford-Stuyvesant has an innovative new element for feeding the poor. More: continued here
VIENNA: A fervent football fan forked out 13,500 euros (US$20,970) on Internet auction site eBay for four tickets to the Euro 2008 final on June 29, Austrian media reported yesterday. More: continued here
The $1.5 million Emerald City Collection of US & Worldwide Stamps…News-antique.com (press release), NY –4 hours agoHe spent about a quarter of his collecting effort on his world stamps, and was especially proud of his Austrian holdings. His family notes that he was … More: continued here
Ebay | Advertising 2.0Culture Buzz, NY –12 hours agoThe French division of the online auction website eBay has solved this dilemma in a new and creative way. For the first time ever, a company has put its … More: continued here
Supporter buys final tickets on eBay for 13500 eurosMalaysia Star, Malaysia –3 hours agoVIENNA: A fervent football fan forked out 13500 euros (US$20970) on Internet auction site eBay for four tickets to the Euro 2008 final on June 29, … More: continued here
A new complete evolutionary ‘family tree’ showing how all British bird species are related to each other may provide clues about which ones are at risk of population decline, according to new research published today (11 June) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. More: continued here