Thfire.com Everyday news that matters It has come as a surprise to many. The Irish economy has actually shrunk by 1.2% while everyone was expecting it grow. The Irish Republic’s economy shrank in the second quarter from the previous three months. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 1.2%, the Central Statistics Office said. It also revised down its measure of growth in the first quarter to ... Read More »
Pope comparison of Atheist and Nazi sparks a row
Today, Pope Benedict’s comments on Atheist has sparked a row all over the world. Pope Benedict made a statement on his visit in Britain about Atheist and Nazi that quotes “Even in our own lifetimes we can recall how Britain and her leaders stood against a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity ... Read More »
England Player Flintoff retires from all forms of Cricket
England player Flintoff who is the most successful english all-rounder and probably one of the best cricketer in the International Cricket has announced his retirement today. Flintoff who was unfit from playing for the country due to the knee surgery which he underwent earlier in 2009 made him to take the most toughest decision of his career. In a statement ... Read More »
Teen banned from US for abusive email to Obama
A British teenager who had sent an abusive email to US President Barack Obama has been banned for life from visiting America. According to media reports, Luke Angel, 17, had sent an insulting email to the White House in a drunken state after watching a programme about September 11 attacks on the US. In his hate email, Angel was abusive ... Read More »
Woman admits on hiding four still born child
A grandmother has pleaded guilty to concealing the births of her four stillborn children, keeping three of them in a wardrobe for about 20 years. What is a stillborn baby? A stillbirth occurs when a fetus, which has died in the uterus, during labor or delivery. The term is often used in distinction to live birth or miscarriage. Most stillbirths ... Read More »
Man throws shoe at Greek PM
A man threw a shoe at Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou Saturday in protest against the socialist government’s austerity measures. The shoe missed its intended target and the man was arrested along with two accomplices, radio reports said. The incident took place in the northern city of Thessaloniki where the prime minister was attending the opening of an international exhibition. ... Read More »
Cambridge edges Harvard as top university in new survey
Cambridge University has edged out Harvard to become the first non-US university to top a global ranking, according to a survey released Wednesday. The British-based Cambridge knocked Harvard out of the top spot for the first time in the seven-year history of the QS World University Rankings released by the London consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. The survey, which in previous ... Read More »