In an interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts, the US President described how his thoughts on the issue had gone through an “evolution”. Mr Obama explained that though he had always been in favour of equality for those in same sex relationships he had stopped short of endorsing gay marriage as he felt civil partnerships ...
It came three days after Vice President Joe Biden said he was “absolutely comfortable” with same-sex marriages, sending the White House scrambling to maintain their delicately balanced stance. Mr Obama is powerless to give gay people the right to wed, which is controlled by the individual states. However, his announcement sets up a sharp dividing ...
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Supermarket offers and easing world prices for commodities such as wheat and sugar bringing down food cost There was some good(ish) news for hard-pressed consumers on Tuesday as figures pointed to a slowdown in the march of food prices. Higher food and fuel prices are making us all feel poorer, ...
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Mobile phone company looks to regain market share lost to Apple BlackBerry maker Research in Motion said on Tuesday that it had hired two new senior executives, including a marketing chief, as the company looks to regain market share lost to Apple’s iPhone. RIM said Frank Boulben will be the ...
Canadian carrier Virgin Mobile is planning some changes on its smartphone and prepaid plans, which are rumored to make their way onto market tomorrow, May 9. The folks over at MobileSyrup have been tipped on the upcoming plans, which include various features such as: Unlimited Incoming Texts, Call Display, Voicemail, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, as ...
It looks like India is not the only market flooded with cheap Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablets. Ematic, a company focusing on portable media and tablets, recently launched a budget-friendly slate, the eGlide XL Pro 2. According to Ematic, the tablet is now available at ShopNBC.com, Walmart.com, and Amazon.com. The manufacturer suggests a $219.99 ...
Government spokesman Nasser El-Manee told a news conference one person from the government security forces was killed. He said four people were injured, of which three were from the security forces and one was a demonstrator. At one stage, in an attempt to defuse the crisis, El-Manee allowed some protesters to enter the building to ...
The demand has pitted him firmly against Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, who is fighting to defend eurozone rules on cutting spending, but who is also coming under pressure from other European countries to relent. That pressure increased yesterday after local elections in Italy resulted in big gains for anti-austerity parties, including 20 per cent ...
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The arrival of a pragmatic pro-European socialist could be the last chance to save the euro and the European project It was not as if there were wild celebrations in France on Sunday night – certainly nothing to match the euphoria that accompanied François Mitterrand’s election in 1981. But a ...
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Possibility of repeat elections after Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy party, fails to form a government Attempts to form a new government in Athens have collapsed after the leader of the centre-right New Democracy party announced that he was unable to form a coalition in the crisis-hit country. ...
