Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Ukraine - adopts no smoking ban ahead of Euro 2012


Published on Mar 14, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ Ukraine is to join the growing list of countries banning smoking in public areas. Parliament voted to adopt legislation prohibiting it in places such as bars and restaurants as the former Soviet Republic prepares to host the Euro 2012 football championships. Until now eateries only had to have a smoke-free area on their premises.

Spain - Doctors a pioneering announce foetus surgery success

Published on Mar 14, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ Spanish doctors have announced a pioneering surgical procedure which involved operating on a foetus while still in her mother's womb. Surgeons successfully unblocked a bronchial tube helping to correct a rare malformation, without which, the baby would not have survived.

Sixteen months later Alaitz is a happy and healthy toddler.

Alaska - 25 year old Dallas Seavey Is Youngest to Win Iditarod

Published on Mar 13, 2012 by
Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday evening, becoming the youngest musher to win the nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska. (March 14)

Switzerland - Dozens of children die in a bus crash in tunnel of the Canton of Valais

Published on Mar 13, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ A bus carrying Belgium tourists has crashed inside a motorway tunnel in Switzerland killing at least 28 people, 22 of them children. Dozens more have been injured.

Fifty-two passengers were on board the vehicle when it bounced off the tunnel wall in the Canton of Valais near the Italian border. The bus was heading back to Belgium from a ski resort.

USA - Rick Santorum: "We Did It Again." Surprise victories in Mississippi and Alabama

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Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum claimed surprising victories in Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday. Santorum called on conservatives to pull together. (March 13)

USA - Newt Gingrich Vows to Press on After Losing AL, MS

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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is vowing to stay in the GOP primary race despite losing two Southern conservative strongholds. Tuesday night, he told supporters that he will continue on to the Republican National Convention. (March 13)

Simon On Social Networking - THE X FACTOR

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The X Factor Returns Fall 2012 to FOX!

Have you got it? For season 2 audition information visit http://www.thexfactorusa.com.

http://bit.ly/TheXFactorUSA (Official Site)
http://bit.ly/TheXFactorUSA_FB ('LIke' on Facebook)
http://bit.ly/TheXFactorUSA_Twitter (Follow on Twitter)
http://bit.ly/TheXFactor_Plus (+1 on Google+)

USA - Barack Obama and David Cameron fly to basketball game in Ohio.

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On the first day of his three-day trip to the US David Cameron joins Barack Obama on a flight to watch college basketball in Ohio.