Yeah, I’m a bit of a news junkie, but mainly from the BBC. That’s probably due to some untreated Anglophilia that I really should address. Anyhow, I put together a nifty little Perl CGI to make it easy for me to scan the latest news feeds from the BBC. Eventually, it’ll be able to load every single RSS feed that BBC makes available. Right now, it’s just the World News headline.
2024-06-16
Obviously the CGI script in question is long gone. Below, see a glimpse of life before Google Reader, via Internet Archive
And the text, if you’re curious about history
- Bitter Taylor says farewell to Liberia
- President Taylor, who is due to step down on Monday, says goodbye to supporters as fighting in Liberia continues.
- Arnie joins official California race
- Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is among dozens to file, as nominations close for California’s recall election.
- US church offer under consideration
- Over 500 alleged victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests in the US consider an offer of $55m compensation.
- Former Saddam minister detained
- The US military confirms that former Iraqi Interior Minister Mahmoud Diyab al-Ahmed has surrendered.
- Bombers ’trained with al-Qaeda’
- Indonesia’s defence minister says he is sure Islamic militants bombed a US-owned hotel in Jakarta.
- No winners in Italian lottery
- The draw in Italy’s biggest-ever lottery fails to yield a winning number, and the 66m-euro prize is again rolled over.
- Women protest at Afghan security
- A thousand women gather in the Afghan capital to call for efforts to improve security across the country.
- Pilot held over air ‘joke’
- An Air France pilot is arrested in New York after making an “inappropriate” remark during a security check.
- No relief for sweltering Europe
- The extreme temperatures that have scorched Europe since late July are not expected to come down for another week.
- Football: Chelsea line up Mutu
- Chelsea confirm they have agreed a fee with Parma for Romanian forward Adrian Mutu.
- Rugby: South Africa take comfort
- South Africa take solace in defeat despite their 19-11 Tri-Nations loss to New Zealand.
- Rwanda opposition launches campaign
- Faustin Twagiramungu, the main opposition candidate for Rwanda’s presidency, holds his first election rally.
- Nigeria shuts Benin border
- The government blames cross-border crime for a closure which flies in the face of regional trade accords.
- Tunnel escape from Brazil jail
- Over 80 inmates dig their way out of a maximum security prison in Brazil’s Paraiba state.
- Zapatistas party for the cause
- Mexico’s Indian rebels hold a public party in their southern stronghold to relaunch their movement.
Added to vault 2024-06-16. Updated on 2024-06-16