About 25,000 fans for each team were at the Hysel Stadium an hour before kick-off when violence erupted. The retaining wall separating the supporters collapsed. This was described as “the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions.”
As a result of the tragedy, UEFA banned English clubs from engaging in European competitions for 5 years. An Italian reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport who was there on May 29, 1985 describes the Belgian police units as completely useless. It became very clear with 15 – 20 minutes before that a …

Haiti’s $36 million debt was canceled by The World Bank thanks to the contribution of 12 European countries and Canada. This credit was allocated by The World Bank for the poorest countries before January 12. That is when a devastating earthquake generated multiple tragedies on Haiti and destroyed large areas of Port-au-Prince which is Haiti’s capital.
Robert B. Zoellick, the President of World Bank Group, said that his institution will make more efforts to reduce the debt of Haiti. They will also pursue every opportunity available to help their reconstruction …

Kenneth I. Starr, a NY investment advisor, is being arrested for creating a massive Ponzi like scheme. He is being charged with money laundering and fraud by rerouting $30 million of celebrity’s money to support his rich lifestyle. Stars like Ron Howard, Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Uma Thurman have been affected.
Mr. Starr is being accused of recruiting clients by saying his company is aspiring and exclusive. He would get the stars to trust him with their financial affairs – to control and manage them. Starr is not related to …

The League, Magners Specsavers Fairplay has been awarded to Dai Young’s team, The Blues. The men earned $14359.40 in US dollars to use towards youth development. This also is the second season a team from the Welsh region has claimed this.
The Blues in 18 season matches have only picked up seven yellow cards and no players have ever sent off. Edinburgh conceded two yellow cards in the last minutes of the remaining game. They played against Leinster who fell from being number one in the League, allowing the Blues to …

On Friday, the Dow Jones dropped 122 points after Spain received from Fitch Ratings another downgrade on their credit rating. This was the second one within a month. With this unsettling news, European stocks closed out at their worst in over a year. The agency’s decision was another reminder of the economic hardships still facing several countries in Europe.
With Europe’s debt problems intensifying and persistent worries, the Dow plunged 7.9% and the S & P 500 index 8.2% in the month of May. These performances were the worst since early …

On Wednesday, Republican Dino Rossi is entering the Senate race in Washington. This could mean a battle to hold onto the Democratic seat. For the Dems, Rothenberg Political is changing the classification form definitely safe for Senator Murray to now being a very narrow margin for the Democrats. The Cook Political changed from solid to now a toss up.
Rossi, who currently is a real estate investor and a former US state senator, has run for governor twice. Democrat Gregoire won just by a few votes when the election went into …

Care facilities are now being required to throw out unused drugs due to strict Texas regulations. This is making taxpayers shell out big bucks.
At the Pines Care Center, a director of nursing sends out an untold number of boxes to be destroyed as part of her job. Sometimes there are just a few pills gone.
This includes all types of medications from blood thinners to breathing medications, to blood pressure medicines. It is estimated that between 5-10% of all drugs dispersed in a long-term facility are destroyed.
Why this is happening is …

The World Gold Council (“WGC”) expects that demand for gold will be strong during 2010, driven by growing demand for jewellery in China and India as well as an increase in European and US investment in the context of continued economic instability, sovereign risk and the threat of a ‘double dip’ recession.
According to WGC’s Gold Demand Trends report, published today, demand in India and China will continue to grow, driven by jewellery demand, in spite of high local currency gold prices. In Q1 2010, India was the strongest performing market …

In the 2011 budget, Council Chairperson Gray has included another form to the cola tax. The beverages with artificial and natural sweeteners and all sodas could impose a 6% sales tax in the city. These beverages are considered grocery items and are tax exempt.
Last week, Mr. Gray cancelled the original proposal. That proposal had called for a tax on colas, excluding diet sodas, based on the ounce. The proposal was to fund a requirement that schools serve students more vegetables and fruits.
The Washington Post is stating this new proposal would …

Leading U.S. farm and forest products groups today called on Congress and the administration to help end tropical deforestation. The groups cited a new report showing that overseas agriculture and logging operations are expanding production by cutting down the world’s rainforests, allowing them to flood the world market with cheap commodities that undercut American goods. The report estimates that ending deforestation will boost revenue for U.S. producers by between $196-$267 billion by 2030 – approximately equivalent to the entire amount projected to be spent by farmers on energy during that …