January 14, 2019 Controversy over whether New Orleans Mayor failed to follow hurricane plan Sunday, September 4, 2005 New Orleans’ Mayor Ray Nagin is facing criticism over the evacuation of citizens before Hurricane Katrina struck. In the days…
January 14, 2019 Venezuelan President Chavez in Beijing to boost trade Friday, August 25, 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in the Chinese capital of Beijing, Wednesday, beginning a visit that will see new agreements…
January 13, 2019 Warhol’s photo legacy spread by university exhibits Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Evansville, Indiana, United States — This past week marked the opening night of an Andy Warhol exhibit at the University…
January 12, 2019 Millions of old New Zealand coins still to be handed in Wednesday, October 25, 2006 On November 1, 2006 the old five, ten, twenty and fifty cent coins will be illegal tender, but the Reserve…
January 12, 2019 South African apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock granted parole Saturday, January 31, 2015 South African Justice Minister Michael Masutha yesterday announced he is granting parole to Eugene de Kock, an apartheid-era assassin who…
January 12, 2019 Founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranchwear Jack Weil dies at age 107 Friday, August 15, 2008 Jack A. Weil, founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear died on August 13 at the age of 107 in…
January 12, 2019 Commonwealth 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…
January 12, 2019 Polish drug company Jelfa ordered to shut-down over mislabelled drugs Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Polish Prime Minister Jaros?aw Kaczy?ski has ordered the pharmaceutical company Jelfa to halt production following revelations that Jelfa had placed…
January 11, 2019 WHO’s reaction to H1N1 influenced by drug companies, reports claim Sunday, June 6, 2010 Reports suggest the World Health Organisation’s declaring a swine flu pandemic was an error driven by drug companies, and lead…
January 11, 2019 Lib Dems launch manifesto Thursday, April 14, 2005 An exhausted Charles Kennedy returned to the election campaign to launch a twenty page Liberal Democrat manifesto targeted at disaffected…