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WHO recommends stricter driving penalties to save lives on the roads
There was a 14 percent reduction of risk in serious road traffic injuries among male car drivers after the Spanish Government introduced a new law in 2007. The risk of serious or fatal injuries in male motorcycle riders on rural roads dropped by 30
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:01A
WHO recommends stricter driving penalties to save lives on the roads
There was a 14 percent reduction of risk in serious road traffic injuries among male car drivers after the Spanish Government introduced a new law in 2007. The risk of serious or fatal injuries in male motorcycle riders on rural roads dropped by 30
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:01A
Manila-Taipei ties snagged anew
In view of the existence of arrest warrants in Mainland China, the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) deported all the suspects to face prosecution there, where all of the victims are residing and where most of the evidence
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:00A
Building More Roads Only Causes More Traffic
Not even building more trains, buses, and light rail can help with the traffic problem. In an interview with Streetsblog, study co-author Matthew Turner explains that his fundamental law means that people are always waiting for extra space on the roads
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:00A
Man avoids jail following fatal crash
A FAMILY whose father was killed in a road crash in County Limerick has been commended by a judge for appealing to him not to impose a jail sentence on their cousin who was driving the car on the night of the tragedy.
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:00A
Police: NY man dead after jumping in front of rig
Cooney says Sanders was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He's being held in Rensselaer County Jail without bail. Sanders told the judge at his arraignment that he didn't have a
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:00A
Police Blotter: Alcohol and Sex Offenses
Susan Rokus, 43, 312 Hoy Ave., Woodstock, was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol and disregarding a traffic control device on May 20. She was released on $100 bond and her driver's license. She has a July 12 court date.
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:00A
Kenya is on the verge of a 'Gene Robinson' moment
The nature of the nomination, the ensuing debate and the actual approval by parliament all have extraordinary ramifications not just for gay rights in Kenya but for the national and continental efforts to stem the rise of HIV and Aids.
Updated: 06/02/2011 07:00A
BC-World Briefly
The Department of Education has finalized its "gainful employment" rule, which will ban for-profit schools like DeVry University or Apollo Group Inc.'s University of Phoenix from accessing federal financial aid dollars if too many of their graduates
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:58A
BC-World Briefly
The Department of Education has finalized its "gainful employment" rule, which will ban for-profit schools like DeVry University or Apollo Group Inc.'s University of Phoenix from accessing federal financial aid dollars if too many of their graduates
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:58A