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European Commission clears British Airways owner IAG to buy bmi from Lufthansa

13 January, 2021

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Saturday, March 31, 2012 The European Commission (EC) has approved yesterday a takeover of loss-making UK airline bmi from Lufthansa by International Airlines Group (IAG), owner of British Airways (BA). IAG will have to make concessions after Virgin Atlantic told the EC the deal would be anti-competitive. The deal is set to cost IAG, who […]

Windows 7 will allow users to disable Internet Explorer

13 January, 2021

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Sunday, March 8, 2009 After discovery by a blogger, Microsoft has announced that on their next operating system, Windows 7, users will have the ability to remove Internet Explorer and other select Microsoft programs. Microsoft has been accused of forcing users to run their own software while competitor products get pushed out of the market […]

Bryan brothers announce retirement from Davis Cup

13 January, 2021

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 On Sunday, the Bryan brothers announced their retirement from the United States’ Davis Cup team. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan have participated in the tennis tournament representing the US for almost fourteen years. Mike and Bob Bryan hold the record of winning sixteen grand slam titles together. The 38-year-old duo made […]

BBC to cut Electric Proms for financial reasons

13 January, 2021

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 File:Bbcr2electricpromslogo.jpg The BBC have announced they are to axe annual music festival Electric Proms from their schedule for financial reasons. The festival first took place in October 2006. The 2011 event will not go ahead, with last year’s festival being the last. Bob Shennan, controller of BBC Radio 2, said he […]

New York executive files $60 million libel lawsuit over insurance scandal

13 January, 2021

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 A former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executive has hit former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer with a $60 million defamation lawsuit over an online magazine article regarding an insurance bid-rigging scandal. William Gilman, a former Marsh managing director, filed a complaint last Friday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, over […]

American Samoa received eight minutes warning before 2009 tsunami

13 January, 2021

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Friday, September 24, 2010 People in American Samoa were given only eight minutes warning that a tsunami, which killed 32 people in the unincorporated territory, resulting from the 2009 Samoa earthquake, was approaching. A report published by the United States Congress admits that the warning was issued sixteen minutes after the 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck […]

U.S. Supreme Court eases government ability to seize property

13 January, 2021

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Friday, June 24, 2005 In a major decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has expanded the right of government to seize private property for public good by allowing the city of New London, Connecticut to invoke eminent domain and seize homeowners’ property for economic development reasons. In a closely-divided decision, 5–4, the court […]

Cargo ship Arctic Sea may be found

13 January, 2021

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Saturday, August 15, 2009 A cargo ship spotted off the African island nation of Cape Verde could be the missing MV Arctic Sea. The Maltese flagged MV Arctic Sea disappeared off the French coast sometime after July 29. Owned by the Russian Arctic Sea company she was operated by the Finnish Solchart Management company and […]

Strong earthquake near Solomon Islands, tsunami reported

13 January, 2021

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Sunday, April 1, 2007 A magnitude 8.1 undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that has killed at least fifteen people, including six children, in the Solomon Islands. Tsunami warnings have been issued for parts of Australia as well. According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude 8.0 quake struck Sunday, April 1, 2007 at 20:39:56 (UTC) […]

In depth: Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal controversy

13 January, 2021

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Friday, May 26, 2006 Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October […]