Digest/29November2004
Monday, November 29, 2004 Digest for 29 November-5 December 2004 < 22-29 November 2004 • Index • 6-13 December 2004 > Articles dated 29 November to 5 December 2004 are included in the compilation below. Their status in the current proposed review policy at time of compilation is noted nextContinue Reading
Government of Canada okays WIND Mobile launch, overturning CRTC decision
Sunday, December 13, 2009 Industry Canada announced today that the government, through the Privy Council Office, has effectively overturned a decision by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the status of Globalive Wireless Management Corporation, which was set to launch in November under the WIND Mobile brand. InContinue Reading
Afghanistan: Suicide attackers kill several people in Kabul
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 A car bomb attack this morning, which targeted a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) convoy in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has killed or wounded dozens of people. The death toll was not confirmed, and estimates range from ten to twenty deaths. 47 people were injuredContinue Reading
Getting Dumped: “Do I Still Have A Chance?”
Click Here To Know More About: Bird Control Australia Bird Deterrent Products Online Submitted by: Alexandra Denise Chan Suffering from getting dumped? One of the most frequently asked questions I get is this: “My story is this ______________ (this is where there are all the sordid and painful details). DoContinue Reading
Moto GP rider Marco Simoncelli dies in 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix
Monday, October 24, 2011 Italy’s Marco Simoncelli, 24, has died after a crash during the second lap of the 2011 Malaysia Moto GP Grand Prix held at the Sepang International Circuit. While veering accross the track on the exit of turn 11, Simoncelli was hit by the bike of ColinContinue Reading
French teacher returns home after being held in Iran for ten months
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 24-year-old Clotilde Reiss, a French teaching assistant who had been detained in Iran for ten months, returned to France Sunday. Iranian officials arrested Reiss as she was about to leave the country on July 1, 2009. The arrest came after she had attended a protest regardingContinue Reading
International Paralympic Committee holds first press conference
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 London, England — Yesterday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) held their first formal press conference as part of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Approximately 60 media representatives attended and had the opportunity to ask questions of Craig Spence, IPC President Philip Craven, Chairman of the London OrganizingContinue Reading
One year on: Egyptians mark anniversary of protests that toppled Mubarak
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Across Egypt hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets for the day, marking exactly one year since the outbreak of protests leading to 83-year-old longstanding ruler Hosni Mubarak’s downfall. The country’s decades-long emergency rule was partially lifted this week; meanwhile, a possible economic meltdown loomsContinue Reading
Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget
Thursday, May 11, 2006 The Australian House of Representatives heard the traditional right-of-reply to the Budget released May 9, from the Australian Labor Party, led by Kim Beazley (Labor, Brand), plus Budget replies from minor parties in the Australian Senate. While the Budget is politically popular, having as one ofContinue Reading
Victoria Wyndham on Another World and another life
Thursday, December 13, 2007 Victoria Wyndham was one of the most seasoned and accomplished actresses in daytime soap opera television. She played Rachel Cory, the maven of Another World‘s fictional town, Bay City, from 1972 to 1999 when the show went off the air. Wyndham talks about how she wasContinue Reading