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Moscow Heatwave

Recently in Moscow, Russian capital city, the temperatures reached record rates, setting the highest levels since almost a century and probably the second hottest summer in Russia ever recorded. The fires in the are of European Russia are almost 35 in less that two weeks and the draught has killed almost 50-60% of the wheat crops. The country is in a state of emergency, many people die from the temperatures being over heated or exposed to the sun for too More

Why APR is so important when purchasing a new credit card

Credit cards charge an interest rate which is known as the Annual Percentage Rate (Credit Card APR). This takes into account when the interest rate is charged and any additional costs and fees that are related. Borrowing money is often more expensive on a card which offers a lower interest rate due to a number of hidden charges which typically aren’t reflected in the standard interest rate.

Customers with good credit card ratings generally have much wider options More

How to avoid becoming a victim of fraud on the internet

Fraudsters are rampant on the internet, using it as a gateway to scam countless numbers of innocent customers who are lured into their ’special'offers because they can appear so convincing. One of the most important ways of avoiding fraudsters is to never give away any personal information to the seller. Never, under any circumstances, engage in direct transactions with an individual or company when you have even the slightest suspicions.

For example, there are a number of scam artists operating More

World oil prices increase to more than $76

Global oil prices have experienced a dramatic improvement as a result of booming stock markets to the happiness of oil companies everywhere. London Brent North sea crude oil soared $2.11 dollars up to $76.48 a barrel and New York light sweet crude for delivery jumped $1.94 to £76.89. Prices benefited from a significant rebound in global equity markets due to predictions of a reduction in crude oil inventories in the US. Wall Street also experienced an improvement profits as good More

Encouraging Healthy Living

Surveys conducted by Nice (National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence) revealed that bad eating habits have lead to about 40000 deaths and this has contributed to putting the economy in considerable stress. To combat this situation, the Institute has prepared a set of guidelines. It stresses that the intake of salt and saturated fats must be reduced to encourage general weight loss. It also suggests that people should be educated that eating artificial food and fats can cause More

Do the Recent Oil Discoveries Mean Lower Oil Prices in the near future?

The McMoRan oil discovery beneath 20 feet of water off Louisiana coast in January and the other such discoveries since, has generated lots of speculation as whether oil prices would be lowered in the future through high production of oil from these new oil reserves. Before we come to a conclusion on lower oil prices in the near future, here are a few things that would enable such a situation to become a reality.

The demand for oils and white More

Welcome to the Weekly Independent

At the Weekly Independent news blog we believe that everyone should be entitled to their own opinion about the politics, economics, and events happening in the world today. Saying that we also believe that there is a massive lack of social, economic, environmental, and ethical responsibility in Great Britain today. This could be due to the general apathy that is running rampant in the country, but it is also shocking to learn that there are very few prerequisites to graduation from sixth form in this country.

If you look at most other western countries (particularly the Americas), their education system far outweighs the UKs, and it is a necessity to learn how their countries political and economic system is run just to graduate! Not to mention (in Canada) students need the equivalent of about 6 A levels and need to score at least 60% just to pass, most graduate with about 8 subjects. To get into a university place it is necessary to receive grades in the high 80’s or 90’s. When you then add in the fact that general final exams that are written at 18 are roughly the same difficulty of what UK universities offer in second year, it almost breaks ones heart to pay school fees.

So why is it that we are falling so desperately behind as a country? Why is the general mood if you want to get a good education you must go private? What has gone so wrong? If you ask me it is the lack of external governing boards. The government needs to get out of education, and let people who know what they are doing sort out the education system. Good education leads to good government, all of the politicians who are arguing like children at this point in time would do well to remember that.