High Heels for Babies
A US footwear company, Pee Wee Pumps, has gained a lot of criticism for advertising their new product – High Heels for babies. The shoes have pointed toes and are available for infants up to six months. They are available…
Category Current Affairs
Babylon current affairs articles.
How did thieves steal the world’s second largest coin?
On monday morning, thieves stole a 21st century gold coin from a museum in Berlin. The coin bearing the head of Queen Elizabeth II, and which is known as “Big Maple Leaf”, is one of only five coins with a…
The Fake Breath Test Controversy
What is the current controversy surrounding the An Garda Síochána? There are two main issues that the Garda management has to deal with. Over the last couple of weeks it was revealed that almost a million of breath tests performed…
Couple Who Starved Maid Jailed and Fined
A Singaporean couple have pleaded guilty to starving their domestic worker from the Phillipines. Lim Choon Hong was jailed for three weeks and fined S$10,000 while his wife Chong Sui Foon was sentenced to three months in jail. The prosecution,…
Why Apple’s red iphone is not special in China
Apple’s special-edition red iPhone 7 and 7plus goes on sale today in over 40 countries including China. Apple runs a project called Product Red campaign and has already included red Apple accessories, Beats headphones and iPods. This is the first…
Former Russian MP Killed at Kiev Hotel
Former Russian MP Denis Voronenkov has been shot dead outside a hotel in the centre of the Ukrainian capital. Voronenkov and his bodyguard were leaving the Premier Palace hotel when they were attacked. Witnesses spoke of hearing seven shots being…
Parliament Shooting
Two Shots were heard outside the House of Parliament in Central London. Commons Leader David Lidington has said that a police officer had been stabbed and police said they had shot the presumed attacker. He was seen running towards the…
Germany to deport two terrorist suspects born in the country
Germany has announced it will deport two terror suspects who were born in Germany but whose parents are foreign. This is the first time in German history that people who were born in the country have been deported. Lower Saxony…
“Down by the Salley Gardens” and William Butler Yeats
“Down by the Salley Gardens” also known as “The Maids of Mourne Shore” or “The Mourne Shore” is a well-known Irish folk song and poem by William Butler Yeats. Yeats tried to reconstruct this old song by writing down lines…