Saturday, November 13, 2004 Hu Jintao, the President of the People’s Republic of China had lunch today with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, at the Granja do Torto, the President’s country residence in the Brazilian Federal District. Lunch was a traditional Brazilian barbecue with different kinds of meat. Some Brazilian ministers […]
Facility Security Is Your Facility Secured?
Find Out More About: Faac Automatic Gate Systems byAlma Abell If your security is not adequately secured, it may be time to get in touch with a facility security system. It is easy for security systems to quickly become outmoded and when that happens the safety of you and your employees are at risk. Instead […]
Squirrel banned from Finnish supermarket
Friday, August 24, 2007 Health authorities in Finland have banned a squirrel from visiting a SIWA supermarket in the central Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The squirrel had previously been allowed in by the store’s manager, Irene Lindroos, where it would enter daily via the open front door, and help itself to a Kinder Egg chocolate […]
Toyota fined $16 million by US government over recalls
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 US regulators intend to fine Toyota Motor Company $16.4 million over allegations that the company failed to notify government officials in “a timely way” about flaws in its vehicles that led to a major recall earlier this year. The fine is the maximum penalty allowed under current US law, and would […]
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Find Out More About: Industrial Shed Prices Rockhampton Qld Submitted by: Vikram KR As it is known, Maui, the wedding capital of the world, has the perfect wedding destinations. You can get the best wedding photographers in Maui than the other states present in the nation. The wedding is the most important occasion in every […]
World Health Organization calls for ban on tobacco ads
Sunday, June 1, 2008 The United Nations health agency the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a ban on tobacco advertising and promotion in order to protect the world’s children. The news release from the WHO came on Friday, one day before the annual World No Tobacco Day held each year on May 31. […]
Armed police shoot man dead on London Underground
Friday, July 22, 2005 London Metropolitan Police have confirmed that armed police officers shot and killed a man at Stockwell Underground station just after 10 a.m. BST this morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sir Ian Blair, the Commissioner of London Metropolitan, told a press conference this afternoon that the man was challenged […]
Narrow Storage Shed Plans
Find Out More About: Rockhampton Farm Sheds Narrow Storage Shed Plans by PhilipW In case you do not know, a narrow storage shed is different from a normal looking shed, in that it has a sloping roof across the length of the shed. It is also known as a lean-to shed. If you have never […]
Woman with world’s longest fingernails loses them in car crash
Sunday, February 15, 2009 A woman who held the Guinness World Record for having the world’s longest fingernails has lost them in a four-car accident in her hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States. 66-year-old Lee Redmond was seriously injured after she was ejected from the sports utility vehicle (SUV) she had […]
British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’
Saturday, March 14, 2009 Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he still lived in the UK and then Le Salvager after he moved to France. Rico has been in a variety of jobs but his passion is now […]