Wednesday, April 18, 2007 An Internet outage in New Zealand has left tens of thousands of people without Internet access for over five hours after a planned upgrade crashed Telecom’s servers. Telecom, New Zealand’s telecommunications monopolistic company, had planned for an upgrade to its network overnight but it didn’t quite go to plan as their […]
Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Michael McMahon is standing for election in the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings. McMahon moved to Windsor in 1951, getting a degree in education, teaching locally and in Papua New Guinea. He served […]
Thursday, February 17, 2005 CARACAS, Venezuela – The Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on February 14, 2005 in Caracas, Venezuela. Brazil and Venezuela signed agreements of cooperation on many areas. According to the Brazilian government this was a strategical encounteur. This meeting is the first of three […]
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 8 October 2017: Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all 6 September 2017: Peggy Whitson, record-breaking ‘American space ninja’, returns to Earth 12 August 2017: Australia: Victorian government to trial […]
Saturday, August 25, 2007 The leading supplier of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Lancashire-based manufacturer Trutex, has announced it is “seriously considering” including GPS tracking devices in future ranges of its uniform products after conducting an online survey of both parents and children. “As a direct result of the survey, we are now seriously […]
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 The opposition party of Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has announced that it wishes for constitutional reform to take place before the planned March election. The party has warned that they may boycott the planned elections, as well as saying in a press release that they believe the current […]
Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at […]
Submitted by: Marry Kirsten Organizing a birthday party for your child can be the most fascinating task for you. Every parent wants to make the birthday party of their child special and touchy. A well-organized get-together must be the most pleasant surprise for your kid on its birthday. Preparing a perfect milieu for a birthday […]
Submitted by: Erik Leipoldt Looking to buy a hybrid car? Are you scouring the web for which are the best hybrid cars, what are the facts about hybrid cars, and perhaps even what are hybrid cars for sale on eBay? Just hold on a moment and slow down. Of course, a hybrid car is a […]
Saturday, January 30, 2010 The automobile manufacturer Toyota has said that it will recall up to 1.8 million cars across Europe, after a problem with the accelerator pedal was discovered. According to the firm, eight models were affected by the problem — AYGO, iQ, Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Verso, Avensis, and RAV4 — after it was […]