Thursday, May 26, 2011 On Friday evening, an explosion in Chengdu, China caused partial shutdown of a facility operated by Foxconn, one of the world’s biggest electronics manufacturers and a major supplier to companies like Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sony, Apple, Motorola and Nokia. Initial investigations now suggest the explosion was caused by poor ventilation, which lead […]
Australia to lose $2 billion due to Japanese disasters
Friday, April 1, 2011 The fallout from earthquake and tsunami catastrophes in Japan will cost Australia about A$2 billion in lost export earnings in the near term due to lower Australian exports to Japan, according to estimates in a Treasury brief released Thursday. After China, Japan is Australia’s largest export market, making up 15 percent […]
Hong Kong’s only railway company modifies regulations
Monday, June 7, 2010 The MTR Corporation, the only railway company in Hong Kong since the rail merge in 2007, has loosened their rules. The corporation proposed the new modifications, then transferred the proposal to the Legislative Council, and will be effective from September 2010. The new set of rules allow ‘non-disruptive’ use of profanity […]
Future British monarch Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles
Saturday, April 9, 2005 Today at 11:30 UTC His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall. The union was blessed at 13:30 UTC in a church ceremony at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Local police estimated that 20,000 people lined the street of Windsor in […]
UK Government announce same-sex weddings to start from March 29
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 The British government announced today that marriages in England and Wales between members of the same-sex will be conducted from March 29 of next year. The change follows the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act earlier this year. The equalities minister Maria Miller said: “Marriage is one of our […]
Gather Information While Buying A Tennessee Walking Horse For Sale
Gather information while buying a Tennessee walking horse for sale by Elina Joshef If you are interested in tennessee walking trail horses for sale then it is better to consider a certain things before you proceed further. While selecting or deciding for any horse better to consider certain important things so that you can never […]
Used Car Chicago Search
More Detail Here: Victoriahouseneedlecraft Website Australia Knitting Yarn By Harvey Ong Finding a used car is a relatively simple process. There are several avenues to go about the whole process, each option coming with a set of positive and negative aspects to it. Any good used car Chicago specialist can easily help a prospective buyer […]
India’s moon craft reaches final lunar orbit
Friday, November 14, 2008 India’s first lunar mission, the Chandrayaan-1 (meaning ‘moon craft’ in Sanskrit), reached its destined lunar orbit on Wednesday. The satellite’s on-board engine was fired for 58 seconds. It is now in a circular orbit 102 kilometres from the Moon. It will stay in this orbit for two years and conduct various […]
Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election
Friday, May 6, 2005 The United Kingdom General Election Labour Conservative Lib Dems 355 197 62 DUP SNP Sinn Féin 7 6 5 Plaid Cymru SDLP UUP 3 3 1 RESPECT IKHH Ind. 1 1 1 Other Wikinews election coverage: Jeremy Corbyn wins UK labour leadership election Category:2015 United Kingdom general election UK […]
2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development credits Icelandic parental policy with ‘hopeful’ changes
Thursday, September 26, 2013 Tuesday, World Bank released the 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development. In discussing Iceland, it suggests mandatory paid parental leave for mother and father have played an important role in changing norms in the country. Parents have a government mandated nine months leave, three for the mother, three […]