Friday, December 1, 2006 The U.S. government warned private financial services that al Qaeda is planning a cyber attack on the U.S. stock and bank accounts, officials said on Thursday. Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke says: “There is no information to corroborate this aspirational threat. As a routine matter and out of an abundance of…
China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009…
Ruling forbids RadioShack brand in Canada
Friday, March 25, 2005 A U.S. District Court in Tarrant County, Texas, issued a summary judgment Thursday against Circuit City’s InterTAN Inc., requiring all 950 RadioShack stores in Canada to stop using the RadioShack brand in store signs, packaging, products and advertising after June 30. RadioShack’s Canadian operations were spun off in 1986 to a…
Spanish Translation: The Value Of Locating An Excellent Spanish Company
More On This Topic: Film Schools Australia Submitted by: goRob Boykin Spanish is the native language of approximately 340 million people in the world and one of the five most commonly spoken languages. Spanish-speaking Latin American nations are one of the emergent powers of the future with large-scale imports and exports to many nations. Spanish…
Indian IT minister says government will not censor social media
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Kapil Sibal at 2007 World Economic Forum. Image: World Economic Forum. Indian Information Technology (IT) minister Kapil Sibal said at a Mumbai IT summit that the government has no plan to censor social media. “We have never had any intention nor did we ever say we are going to censor social…
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai discharged from hospital
Friday, January 4, 2013 The Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for education for girls, was discharged yesterday from the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, England after success in the first stage of her medical treatment. In October, Yousafzai was shot by Taliban forces on a school bus in…
Elmwood Village Hotel proposal in Buffalo, N.Y. withdrawn
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 2, 2006 “Court date…
Want To Consolidate Credit Card Debt?
More On This Topic: Business Advisory Brisbane Australia By Morgan Hamilton Learning how to consolidate credit card debt is one of the best things cardholders can do. Consolidation is perfect for those who are looking to better their credit for the future. There are many advantages for cardholders who consolidate credit card debt. If you…
UK Supreme Court rules prorogation of parliament unlawful
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 2015 Image: Diliff. Today at 10:30 BST (0930 UTC), the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a ruling on the prorogation — a procedural suspension — of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until October 14. The court found that it could rule on the…
Actor Alan Cumming returns OBE for British Empire’s ‘toxicity’
Monday, January 30, 2023 Cumming at New York Fashion Week on February 11, 2011. Image: Christopher Macsurak. On Friday, Scottish theatre and film actor and producer Alan Cumming said how “the British Empire profited at the expense (and death) of indigenous peoples around the world” affected his decision to return the OBE he received in…