- UncategorizedEarthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant triggers evacuation
Friday, March 11, 2011 Japan’s government has declared its first ever “nuclear emergency” after pressure rises in the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, combined with a minor radiation leak, caused a 10 km radius around the…
- UncategorizedUK Wikinews Shorts: December 23, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Contents 1 Two-year-old child in Northern Ireland dies of H1N1 swine flu virus 2 Woman killed in collision with ambulance in Staffordshire, England 3 90-year-old man dies after car crash…
12 Month Cash Loans With Bad Credit The Minimum Hassle Funds
Here’s An Opinion On: Car Loans Sydney 12 Month Cash Loans with Bad Credit- The minimum hassle funds by Grace Smith 1 How can you go about getting the cash you need if you have bad credit? You will have…
- UncategorizedSony restructuring plan includes 10,000 job cuts
Friday, September 23, 2005 In a major restructuring plan, Sony announced that approximately 7% of their workforce will be laid off between now and March 2008. Nearly 4,000 of the job losses will be in Japan itself. The plan to…
- UncategorizedSweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend
Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral. Over 1,200 guests, including…
- UncategorizedCalifornia’s SB 1 Bill Originators’ and Supporters Turn Against Bill
Sunday, September 4, 2005 Changes to California’s SB 1 Bill have forced many of the bill’s strongest supporters, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to oppose it. Governor Schwarzenegger is now expected to veto the bill. The bill sought to provide incentives…
Wedding Customs In United Kingdom And France
Here’s An Opinion On: Best Acting Classes Sydney By David B C British customs A wedding carriage in Bristol, EnglandThe Western custom of a bride wearing a white wedding dress came to symbolize purity, not virginity, in the Victorian era.…
- UncategorizedSkeletons found under home in Hertfordshire
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Catherine McGuigan, a resident in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, UK, found skeletons from over a century ago buried under her dining room. She had hired builders for an extension for her cottage, where she has lived for…
- UncategorizedCommonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial…
- UncategorizedSouth Korean city wins 2018 Winter Olympics
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected Pyeongchang, South Korea as host of the 2018 Winter Games today. The committee meeting in Durban, South Africa, made its selection in the first round of voting. The South Korean…