News Morsels

Britain is in decline! Separate reports today from the British Chamber of Commerce and the British Retail Consortium indicated that essentially we are in the toilet and nothing can save us now!!

Israeli troops are reportedly coming under fire on the border of the country with Jordan. Also, Egypt has rejected a call from Qatar for a Middle Eastern summit to consider the current crisis in Gaza.

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the stimulus package announced by Barack Obama will provide a boost to the US economy, but will need further support in addition to the moves to spark any real recovery.

UK Foreign Minister David Miliband said today that he does not believe Pakistan had any involvement in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last year.

Deaths in Zimbabwe from the cholera epidemic have reached 2,000, according to the World Health Organisation. Nearly 40,000 people in the country are said to have been impacted by the disease.