Monday, January 1, 2007 Ban Ki-moon, South Korean foreign minister, officially assumed his post as United Nations Secretary-General today. Ban, the eighth UN Secretary-General, is also the first Asian to serve in this office in 35 years. Ban, 62, grew up on the Korean peninsula in the midst of the Korean War that divided the region. He promises to bring […]
Sweeping bank regulatory overhaul passed in US House of Representatives
Thursday, July 1, 2010 Never again, never again should Wall Street greed bring such suffering to our country. The US House of Representatives passed a significant overhaul of financial regulations that strengthens the government’s hold on banks and also creates a new federal agency to oversee consumer lending on Wednesday. “Never again, never again should Wall Street greed bring such […]
How To Deal With Credit Card Debt: All About Credit Card Consolidation
Submitted by: Mario Churchill It is a fact that handling too many things at the same time can be very confusing, tiring and sometimes, can be very dangerous. Everything from work, relationships, or family can be very difficult to handle at the same time. It literally takes away your focus and often results in making you less efficient. In credit […]
Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 […]
Wallace and Gromit sets destroyed by fire
Monday, October 10, 2005 The sets and props of popular claymation characters Wallace and Gromit have been destroyed in a warehouse blaze this morning in Bristol, UK. The disaster comes only days after the US release of Nick Park‘s latest film featuring the characters, The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, which topped the box office chart and took US$16.1 million (GB£9.1 […]
Breezesta Chairs—The Coastal Collection
See More About: Buy Indoor Furniture In La Best Luxury Outdoor Furniture La byphineasgray Breezesta furniture offers several advantages over other patio furniture brands. Among the most important is the sturdy, durable material and design of Breezesta chairs. Made from recycled milk jugs and water bottles, these chairs are both environmentally conscious as well as beautifully crafted. Every Breezesta chair […]
Leaked online: UK Home Office non-disclosure agreement with ID card companies
Saturday, December 6, 2008 The Non-Disclosure agreement for companies working with the UK Government on the National identity card has been leaked on WikiLeaks. The document states, among other things, what rights the Government has to search the properties of companies involved and the obligations on the companies to keep information secret. Section five of the document states that if […]
A380 collides with regional jet at JFK airport
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 On Monday, an Air France Airbus A380, operating as Air France Flight 007, collided with a Comair Bombardier CRJ-700, operating as Comair flight 553/Delta Connection flight 6293 in Delta Connection livery, on a taxiway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The A380 had 520 people onboard, and the smaller plane had 66. […]
Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to Inverness on a shopping trip. […]
Ironmartonline: Square Shaped Caterpillar Machinery
See More About: Earthmoving Perth Australia Mining Truck Ironmartonline: Square Shaped Caterpillar Machinery by catbroker If you are a construction worker then you surely must be aware of a wheel loader. But if you are not then, you definitely must have seen one of these on a construction site. So what exactly are these wheel loaders? Well, they are huge […]