Wednesday, May 16, 2007 The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC announced Tuesday that they have agreed to combine the two companies. The boards of both Thomson and Reuters will recommend the merger to their shareholders. The Canadian Thomson-family holding company Woodbridge, which controls 70% of Thomson, has agreed to vote in favour of the […]
Read MoreIn depth: Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal controversy
Friday, May 26, 2006 Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October […]
Read MoreUsing Your 5 Senses At Italian Restaurants
Here’s An Opinion On: Lunchtime Website Using Your 5 Senses at Italian Restaurants by aabadie If you’re going out to eat at Italian restaurants, you may wonder what you should order. You may have a favorite that you always choose yet you want to try something different. There are ways to decide using your 5 […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Network users experience international outage
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Users worldwide are reporting that they are unable to login to Microsoft’s (MS) live services such as Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, and in some cases Xbox Live. Problems reportedly began around 6:30 a.m. eastern time. “We are aware that some customers may be experiencing difficulty accessing their Windows Live accounts. We’re […]
Read MoreIndia test-fires ‘Astra’ missile
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 India successfully test fired the Astra, meaning “weapon” in Sanskrit, air-to-air missile from a specially-made launcher at about 9:45 am. The launch occured at launch pad number two of the Integrated Test Range complex in Chandipur, 230 kilometres (143 miles) north-east of Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. The single-stage, solid fuel Astra missile, developed […]
Read MoreWikinews Shorts: April 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, April 9, 2007. Contents 1 Three-year-old New Zealander chokes to death on candy 2 Golf: Zach Johnson wins 71st Masters 3 New York couple taking taxi to Arizona 4 Vocational nurse charged with fatal Houston fire 5 Iran starts industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel The New Zealand Police […]
Read MoreMedical Assistant Job Description Diverse Duties Of Cma
Here’s An Opinion On: Nurse Training Programs In Bakersfield The medical assistant job description is quite varying in its list of duties. You would be amazed at what all a medical assistant position entails. The duties of a medical assistant vary depending on the size and location of the office. For instance, if it is […]
Read MoreVancouver will run out of office space in 5 years
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 In Vancouver, a 20-year urban success story may yet have a sad ending. The city’s downtown population has doubled to 80,000 in the last 20 years thanks to Vancouver’s “Living First” policy – a planning strategy that favors residential development over commercial. And planners are expecting the population to reach more […]
Read MoreFood with cancer-causing dye recalled in Britain
Saturday, April 30, 2005 The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced a recall of foods containing banned dyes which increase the risk of cancer. The food products were sold at the Tesco, Waitrose, and Somerfield supermarkets. A Bristol company called “Barts Spices” found the illegal Para Red substance in their Barts Ground Paprika, which […]
Read MoreUK Mobile Data Network Collapses
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 London, UK — The Vodafone GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Mobile Data Network within the UK was off the air for several hours, but Vodafone staff were unable to supply any details as to how or why this had happened. The incident seems to have originated within Southern England, but spread […]
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