News briefs:March 26, 2006

11 February, 2021

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Contents 1 Audio Wikinews transcript, 2006-03-26 0800 UTC 1.1 Headlines 1.2 Closing Comments 2 Audio Wikinews transcript, 2006-03-26 0100 UTC 2.1 Headlines 2.2 Closing Comments [edit] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:March_26,_2006&oldid=786014”

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French workers use threats in compensation demand

11 February, 2021

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Friday, July 17, 2009Following similar threats by workers at New Fabris and Nortel, workers at JLG in Tonneins, France, threatened to blow up several platform cranes. The JLG factory announced in April 2009 that it will fire 53 of its 163 workers by the end of 2009, while the remaining 110 jobs will not be […]

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US economy added 290,000 jobs last month, unemployment at 9.9%

11 February, 2021

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Friday, May 7, 2010 Latest figures from the US government say that the country’s economy gained 290,000 jobs in April, the largest single-month gain since March 2006. According to the Labor Department, excluding temporary workers for this year’s census, the number of non-farm jobs increased by a seasonally adjusted 224,000. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, increased […]

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PBS show asserts greenhouse gases, atmospheric pollutants dimming future

11 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 22, 2006 This week, the Public Broadcasting Service aired a NOVA program titled “Dimming the Earth”, which presented research by leading scientists on the complex systems of our global climate and human activity’s effect on it. One of the largest interactions (or “inputs”) humans have with the atmosphere is the ever-increasing use of […]

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Category:April 29, 2010

11 February, 2021

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? April 28, 2010 April 30, 2010 ? April 29 Pages in category “April 29, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:April_29,_2010&oldid=1924898”

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TV host Conan O’Brien accepts US$45 million settlement with NBC

11 February, 2021

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Thursday, January 21, 2010 After a long night of negotiations, United States television personality and seven-month host of The Tonight Show Conan O’Brien and his network, NBC, have reached a deal that would buy out the contracts of O’Brien and his staff for US$45 million and reinstate Jay Leno as the show’s host starting March […]

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Parts of New Orleans flood again

11 February, 2021

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Friday, September 23, 2005 Rain and the storm surge from Hurricane Rita have overwhelmed one of the fragile levees in New Orleans. The Industrial Canal levee gave way, reflooding parts of the Ninth Ward. There are three significant breaches. “Our worst fears came true,” said Maj. Barry Guidry of the Georgia National Guard. “We have […]

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Australian Senate Committee recommends formation of Charities Commission

11 February, 2021

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010 The Economics Legislation Committee of the Australian Senate reported Tuesday on their investigation into the matter of investigating the benefits of religious charities in Australia, and recommended the formation of a Charities Commission. The recommendation has received bipartisan support. The inquiry began as the result of legislation initially introduced in the […]

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