Thursday, March 27, 2008 European Aeronautic Defence & Space NV (EADS), the parent company of European airframer Airbus, has won a £13 billion contract to supply the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) with aerial refueling tankers to replace the nation’s current ageing fleet. AirTanker Ltd., an EADS-led consortium, have signed a 27-year contract with […]
Read MoreCuba sentences USAID worker to fifteen-year prison term
Sunday, March 13, 2011 A 15-year prison sentence was handed down by a Cuban court to US Agency for International Development (USAID) worker Alan Gross for crimes against the state. Gross was arrested in December 2009 while on a USAID mission intended to promote democracy by distributing satellite communications equipment to Jewish groups; these groups […]
Read MoreHow To Get A Debt Consolidation Loan When Your Debt To Income Ratio Is High
Find Out More About: Simple Loan Agreement Sydney By Sean A. Kelly A debt-to-income ratio (DIR) is a ratio used by lenders to determine a consumer’s ability to repay a loan. Most lenders look for a DIR well below 50 percent, even lower if you are applying for a secured loan–like a mortgage or home […]
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Wikinews interviews candidate for New York City mayor Vitaly Filipchenko
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 In early May, Wikinews extended an invitation to Vitaly Filipchenko, an independent candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, set to take place November 2nd, alongside other candidates. Filipchenko answered some questions about his policies and campaign during a phone interview. Filipchenko, registered on the New York City Campaign […]
Read MoreThaksin’s ex-wife appeals tax evasion conviction
Friday, November 21, 2008 An appeal has been filed by the former wife of fugitive Thai ex-Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, against her conviction and three year sentence for tax evasion. Potjaman Shinawatra, step-brother Bannapot Damapong, and her secretary Karnchanapa Honghern were previously found guilty of conspiring to evade taxes in a share transfer deal. Thailand’s […]
Read MoreMarket Data
Warning: The information on this page may be incorrect and/or outdated. Don’t trust it. Information about the world’s markets index, no longer maintained. Index Name Description Current Value Change Updated ^MERV MerVal (Argentina) 1479.650 25.720 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 ^AORD All Ordinaries (Australia) 4338.100 0 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 ^ATX ATX (Austria) 4.898,18 -0.1% Friday, […]
Read MoreThree Business Resolutions For The New Year!
Find Out More About: Fixed Asset Register Software Asset Guru Submitted by: Bill Burch Most of us spend some time thinking about our future and consider goals. Here are three possible resolutions whether for the New Year or for your business. The start date doesn t matter. Sooner is better than later. There is never […]
Read MoreNASA: Series of errors led to loss of Mars Global Surveyor
Saturday, April 14, 2007 A complex series of events, including a five month-old computer error, was responsible for the battery failure that led to the loss of NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor last year, an internal review board says. Findings from a preliminary report released on Friday say that while NASA controllers followed procedures while operating […]
Read MoreRed Hat to move focus away from CentOS in favour of Stream; CentOS team discuss implications with Wikinews
Monday, December 14, 2020 On Tuesday, US-based software company Red Hat announced their plans to shift their focus away from CentOS in favour of CentOS Stream. In the blog post Chris Wright, the Chief Technological Officer of Red Hat said Red Hat had informed the CentOS governing board that Red Hat was “shifting our investment […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Surface Rt Review Impressive Microsoft Tablet}
Find Out More About: Best Digital Piano For Beginners Submitted by: Tona Sam Microsoft Surface RT is one of the impressive tablet which offers fast, stable and fun based computing experience with new Windows RT platform. From Microsoft, the developer of Surface RT has many new features and enhanced design and performance features helps to […]
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