Thursday, November 19, 2009 In a third case of staggering sums billed for “unlimited” Internet access reported this week, a French emergency-room doctor from Fontainebleau beats all records with a €159,212 (US$237,417) bill. The telephone-number-sized bill covers one month’s use of an unlimited 3G dongle on Orange‘s network; the beleaguered Dr Jean Spadaro has been […]
Bush plans to roll out new Iraq strategy this week
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush plans to announce his new strategy for Iraq sometime this week, according to a senior administration source quoted by the BBC. That strategy will reportedly include a troop increase and will focus on securing Iraq rather than training Iraqi forces. Bush will reveal the strategy in […]
Inquiry ordered into video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters
Thursday, January 12, 2012 The United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered an investigation into a video allegedly showing US Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters. Panetta has called the videos “utterly deplorable” and not appropriate conduct for United States armed forces personnel. Afghan president Hamid Karzai called for “the most severe punishment for […]
New Zealand local loop unbundled
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 The New Zealand government has announced that the Telecommunications Amendment Bill, which will make Telecom unbundle the ‘local loop’, has passed in parliament only six months after it was introduced. The bill was passed under urgency on the last sitting day of the year. The bill was opposed by two members […]
Northern Ireland police arrest man over Belfast double shooting
Monday, February 18, 2013 The Police Service of Northern Ireland arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder and threatening to commit murder Saturday after a shooting incident in the Northern Irish capital Belfast Friday. Two men, one aged 24 and the other 22, were both seriously injured in the incident at Old Park Road […]
Miles Levin – Teen Blogger Dies before 19th Birthday
Monday, August 20, 2007 Miles Levin, 18, American teen with cancer and inspirational blogger, died of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Miles Alpern Levin received world-wide attention with the blog he wrote as he fought cancer. He was interviewed for US national news. Levin died on Sunday, August 19 after a 26 month battle with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. In […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Buy Grundfos Pump Grundfos Australia The John Deere X304 lawn tractor by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTqXYp28DDc[/youtube] Martin Cole The John Deere X304 lawn tractor is probably the stand-out model within the X300 series of John Deere lawn tractors. Of course, judging whether a particular lawn tractor or riding lawn mower can be considered to […]
India signs on to chemical patents to comply with WTO order
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 A bill passed by India’s Parliament put an end to the manufacture of many cheap generic drugs copied from products protected by foreign company patents. A Patents Amendment Bill (2005) has been condemned by foreign aid groups who expect a significant rise in drug costs as a result of the bill. […]
EU warns Microsoft: forthcoming Vista risks antitrust breach
Thursday, March 30, 2006 The European Commission has warned Microsoft that features the company intends to include in its next version of Windows known as Windows Vista may breach the European Union’s antitrust laws. The EU’s commissioner in charge of competition, Neelie Kroes, wrote to Steve Ballmer CEO of Microsoft last week informally warning him […]
Moscow celebrates Victory Day with military parade
Monday, May 11, 2009 On May 9, Moscow heralded its celebrations of Victory Day with one of the largest military parades seen since the fall of the Soviet Union through the Red Square and the streets of Moscow. Signifying the defeat over Nazi Germany in 1945 in World War 2, Victory Day continues to be […]