Thursday, May 26, 2016 On Monday, German football club FC Bayern Munich completed the signing of Mats Hummels, who captained Bayern’s rivals Borussia Dortmund this past season. 27-year-old defender Hummels, who was an academy player at Bayern before moving to play for Borussia Dortmund, agreed to a five-year deal. I’m looking forward to everything that awaits me at FC Bayern. […]
England: Multi-storey carpark in Liverpool gutted by fire, 1,300 vehicles destroyed
Thursday, January 4, 2018 A fire on Sunday night in the seven-storey carpark for the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England destroyed almost all the vehicles parked inside and led to cancellation of the final evening of the Liverpool International Horse Show and evacuation of nearby blocks of flats. The blaze reportedly started with a parked Range Rover Discovery. Investigators with […]
Witnesses expose big corruption scheme of the Brazilian ruling party
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 São Paulo, Brazil — Several witnesses are denouncing the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the ruling Workers’ Party (PT). Below are some of the main denunciations and witnesses. In May, the Brazilian deputy Roberto Jefferson was involved in an alleged corruption scheme that involved the Brazilian Postal Service. Jefferson said that he […]
Reuters retracts image; suspends employee due to threat
Sunday, August 6, 2006 The Reuters news agency has retracted a photograph of Beirut, Lebanon, after finding out that it was altered. Reuters released a statement saying: “Photo editing software was improperly used on this image. A corrected version will immediately follow this advisory. We are sorry for any inconvience.” The photograph had shown two plumes of black smoke rising […]
The Role Of A Broker In Selling Practices For Sale}
Here’s An Opinion On: Over 50 Retirement Villages NSW Lifestyle Retirement Villages Submitted by: James. Flynn There comes a time when a business owner could decide that it is time to sell their practices for sale. Putting up your accountancy practices for sale and actually selling it takes less time than it does for others. It is a process that […]
20 dead in Hyderabad, India flyover collapse
Sunday, September 9, 2007 At least 20 people have died and 20 more are injured after a partially constructed flyover (overpass) in Hyderabad, India collapsed onto traffic. The disaster occurred at the Panjagutta junction, near Nagarjuna Circle. Two large concrete sections dropped onto oncoming cars and motorised rickshaws, damaging several severely. A large emergency effort was immediately activated, but experienced […]
Car driven into Glasgow International Airport
Saturday, June 30, 2007 Glasgow International Airport in Renfrewshire, Scotland was evacuated after a green Jeep Cherokee struck the airport’s terminal building and burst into flames at 1511 BST. An eyewitness told the BBC that “[A] man was on fire.” All flights are grounded, and two men have been arrested and the United Kingdom has raised the national threat level […]
UK Wikinews Shorts: July 8, 2013
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013.
Che Guevara’s ”Motorcycle Diaries” companion dies
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Alberto Granado Jiménez, the Argentinian biochemist who was Che Guevara’s companion on his transformative motorcycle trip through South America, died in Havana on Saturday, reported Cuban state television. He was 88 and died of natural causes. The politically active Jiménez met Ernesto “Che” Guevara, then a medical student, in Hernando, Argentina where Guevara had gone to […]
Why You Should Consider An Experienced Trademark Attorney A Necessity Before And During The Application Process
Here’s An Opinion On: Komatsu Parts Excavator Parts Australia byAlma Abell As a business owner, it’s likely that your brand is important to you. For that reason, you may be considering applying for a trademark in order to help you legally protect it. While that may sound like an easy thing to do, many entrepreneurs are surprised to find out […]