Read More About: Opal Rings Australia Australian Opal Rings byalex It’s not uncommon in this day and age to find a family struggling with finances. The global recession has made for tough times, and never is it more apparent than during the searing heat of summer or the freezing cold of winter. As temperatures rise…
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Romanian oil company claims Iran has seized one of its rigs
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 An Orizont oil platform in the Persian Gulf, owned by the Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) of Romania, has allegedly been boarded by Iranian troops after being fired at by a helicopter. Romanian officials have not “heard anything” from the workers on the platform “since then [the attack].”, according to a company…
Wikinews interviews John Wolfe, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama
Sunday, May 20, 2012 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. So far, he has…
Mary Kay Training For Elevating Your Actual Training On Making Money Online}
Read More About: Brand Strategies Emerging Trends Retail Submitted by: Angelica Alejandro Mary Kay training – When you think about it, multi level marketing has an acceptable and unacceptable feature all rolled into one. At this point, you might know what this means. Basically, it is the seemingly pyramid model that Mary Kay is based…
After killing wife and children, police officer commits suicide in Noyon, France
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 A police officer has shot and killed his wife and two of their children at the train station in the French city of Noyon in the department of Oise, the local prosecutor said, after the wife had informed the officer of her intention to separate from him. Their sons were aged…
Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebrated by 450,000 people
Saturday, March 4, 2006 Nearly half a million people packed into Sydney’s “Golden Mile” on Saturday night to applaud the city’s 28th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Parade organisers estimated the crowd at over 450,000. They lined Oxford St – along the parade’s route – in Sydney’s unofficial gay district, cheering the 6,000…
Chrysler files for bankruptcy, Fiat Group SpA to run company
Friday, May 1, 2009 The American auto company Chrysler filed for bankruptcy Thursday, however a deal with European auto maker Fiat went through. The emerging Chrysler will be owned 55 percent by the United Auto Workers, eight percent by the United States Government, two percent by the Canadian Government and Fiat would begin with a…
Ian Thorpe starts to recover from chest pains
Friday, March 3, 2006 Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe is reported to be feeling much better after suffering from chest pain for some time. The Olympic gold medalist was due to swim in the 100m and 200m freestyle and in three relays at the Commonwealth Games, but due to his complaints his fitness has been in…
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Arthur Andersen conviction
Wednesday, June 1, 2005 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a witness tampering conviction against accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP for destroying documents related to now-bankrupt energy giant Enron Corp. The verdict virtually put Andersen, once one of the largest accounting firms in the world and the fifth-largest in the United States, out of…