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BBC apologises to Queen Elizabeth II for misrepresentation in documentary

13 February, 2021

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Friday, July 13, 2007 The BBC would like to apologise to both the Queen and Annie Leibovitz for any upset this may have caused. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has apologised to Queen Elizabeth II and photographer, Annie Leibovitz, after a trailer for a documentary suggested she had walked out of a portrait sitting when […]

Flash floods kill at least nineteen campers in Arkansas

13 February, 2021

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Monday, June 14, 2010 Search and rescue workers in Arkansas continue to search the Little Missouri and Caddo Rivers for survivors of Friday’s flash flood. At least nineteen people were killed when the flood swept through the Albert Pike Recreation Area campground in the Ouachita National Forest in the southwestern portion of the state. Initially, […]

Greenspan’s testimony suggests “more of the same”

13 February, 2021

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Thursday, February 17, 2005 Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve has suggested that there will be more of the same in coming months from the Fed. In his speech during testimony before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, Mr. Greenspan noted that the economic fundamentals of the U.S. appeared to be stable. On […]

Apple to hold media event on September 1, may update iPods and Apple TV

13 February, 2021

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Friday, August 27, 2010 Apple Inc. will hold a music-centered event in San Francisco, California on September 1. It has been widely speculated that the company will introduce an updated line of iPod portable music players and a new Apple TV. The company e-mailed invitations for the event to various media organizations on Wednesday. The […]

6.2 magnitude earthquake hits northern Chile

13 February, 2021

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Saturday, March 27, 2010 A strong earthquake struck the Atacama Region in Chile at 11:52 (14:52 UTC), provoking widespread hysteria. The United States Geological Survey reported that the tremor reached a magnitude of 6.2. The epicentre is located on the mainland 76 kilometers south of Copiapó and at a depth of 59 kilometers. However, the […]

2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target

13 February, 2021

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Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, “design” progressively became the critical factor for […]

US Nationwide Pollution Permit Restrictions Upheld

13 February, 2021

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Wednesday, October 4, 2006 The US Army Corps of Engineers decision to place restrictions on issuance of nationwide pollution permits has been upheld by a federal court. In National Association of Home Builders v. Army Corps of Engineers, the District Court for the District of Columbia found that the Corps of Engineers had not acted […]

New Internet addresses tested on World IPv6 Day

13 February, 2021

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Online organisations around the world are today testing Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) — a new system of Internet addresses hoped to resolve the issue of the present system being at capacity. World IPv6 Day is checking everything works as planned. The current IPv4 standard was set up in the 1980s; […]

U.S. superbug expected to emerge in Canada

13 February, 2021

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Wednesday, January 3, 2007 An infectious superbug spreading in the United States is to “emerge in force” in Canada, doctors fear. The bacteria have been reported popping up in day care centers and locker rooms across the U.S. Usually elderly or very ill hospital patients get the disease. More than 2 million U.S. residents are […]

Ford offers US$78 million for Romanian auto plant

13 February, 2021

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Saturday, September 8, 2007 Ford Motor Company, the U.S. car maker, will reportedly pay €57 million (US$78 million) for a 72.4 percent stake in the Romanian assembly plant Automobile Craiova, a Romanian official said Friday. “The offer of Ford Motor Company for a 72.4 percent stake is €4.1556 per share or €57 million overall,” said […]