News briefs:July 23, 2009

Oh hi mark Contents 1 About 2 News Brief Transcript for July 23, 2009 2.1 Intro 2.2 British schoolboy found guilty of racial harrassment of schoolgirl 2.3 65-year-old woman arrested over the death of two Mexican wrestlers 2.4 Canberra’s Sophie Lavers crowned Miss World Australia 2.5 Taco Bell mascot Gidget dies from stroke at 15…

‘Worst song of all time’ becomes YouTube sensation

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Friday, a song by US teen singer Rebecca Black, has gone viral after the song’s music video was uploaded onto video sharing website YouTube. The video has attracted over thirty-five million views since its February 10 upload — and critics think it could be the world’s worst. I want to meet…

Gay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life

Saturday, October 27, 2007 Gay Talese wants to go to Iraq. “It so happens there is someone that’s working on such a thing right now for me,” the 75-year-old legendary journalist and author told David Shankbone. “Even if I was on Al-Jazeera with a gun to my head, I wouldn’t be pleading with those bastards!…

Seven bushfires near Perth, Western Australia

Sunday, February 4, 2007 Fourteen houses have been destroyed and another 3 damaged by a bush fire burning in Jarrah forests and farmland near the historical timber town of Dwellingup 70km south east of Perth, Western Australia. The fire has also destroyed approximately 100 power poles, leading to a loss of telecommunication services to the…

UN summit results in pledge to mitigate food crisis

Friday, June 6, 2008 A three-day United Nations (UN) summit, bringing together leaders from 181 countries, has wrapped up with a pledge by all attending countries to address the global food shortage crisis. Key actions cited include doubling the world’s food production by 2030, providing resources for farmers in poor countries and increasing humanitarian aid…