Law will delay University of Minnesota strike

Tuesday, August 28, 2007
A law was passed that will prevent clerical, technical and health care workers from striking when the University of Minnesota students return to classes on Tuesday, however, the new law makes no guarantee about workers striking on Wednesday. According to Jan Johnson, with the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services, both sides do wish to avoid a strike if at all possibleRead More…

Egyptian doctor sentenced to fifteen years jail, 1,500 lashes in Saudi Arabia

Friday, November 14, 2008
Raouf Amin el-Araby, a 52-year-old Egyptian doctor who has been serving the Saudi Royal family for 20 years, was convicted of malpractice. Egyptian newspapers reported that he was accused of driving a Saudi princess “to addiction”, reportedly after treating a Saudi princess with painkillers.
Initially sentenced to 7 years and 700 lashes, he has been sentenced to 15 yearRead More…

Preliminary report sheds light on SAS landing gear incident

Friday, September 14, 2007
A preliminary report by the Danish civil aviation authority, SLV, has shed light on the events leading up to a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) airliner experiencing a landing gear failure upon landing in Denmark, one of two similar crashes that have resulted in the grounding of more than 60 of the model in question across the world.
The aircraft, a Bombardier Q400 (Read More…

Cash Flow For The Cash Poor

Read An Opinion On: Allied Leasing Corporation Site CASH FLOW FOR THE CASH POOR by Jack FedrockSam has a problem a good problem, perhaps, but a problem just the same. He has been contacted by a well known company that would like to place a large order with Sams company. This is the type of order that he dreams about, with the potential to double his profits from the prior year. Yes, Read More…

Ontario ombudsman hands over lottery investigation to police

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
At a news conference in Toronto, Canada on March 26, 2007, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin called on the provincial government to transfer regulation of its lottery system from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. This request follows an investigation the ombudsman’s office undertook, 3 months ago, into the allegRead More…

2007 Frankfurt International Book Fair opens

Thursday, October 11, 2007
Wednesday morning, the Frankfurt Book Fair opened its gates to the first of an estimated 280,000 visitors this year in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book fair in the world. It also organises the participation of German publishers at more than 25 international book fairs and is the co-founder of the Cape Town Book Fair in South AfriRead More…

English court jails policeman over insurance fraud

Thursday, July 1, 2010
A court in England, UK has jailed a policeman for ten months after he was convicted of defrauding his car insurance company. Police Constable Simon Hood, 43, arranged for a friend who dealt in scrap metal to dispose of his Audi TT, then claimed it had been stolen.
Hood had been disappointed with the car’s value when he tried to sell it two years after its purchase in 2008Read More…

Currency Trading And Forex Brokers

Read An Opinion On: Zenfinex Currency Trading and Forex Brokers by maryparkerWhile it may not seem possible for currency trading and Forex brokers to be mentioned in the same breath, they are intertwined. Trading of currency aka Forex trading is one of the hottest markets to trade in due to high liquidity. Brokers in this field not only trade for their clients, but also teach and support Read More…

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Shona Bracken, Toronto Danforth

Sunday, October 7, 2007
Shona Bracken is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Toronto—Danforth. Wikinews interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Votes_2007:_Interview_with_Communist_Party_candidate_Shona_Bracken,_Toronto_Danforth&oldid=539050”
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Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group

Thursday, November 7, 2019
On Monday, Hungarian daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet revealed a deal whereby, on October 29, Hungarian state-owned enterprise HDT Védelmi Ipari Kft. (HDT Limited) acquired Austrian mortar and shell manufacturer Hirtenberger Defence Group. Hirtenberger Defence Group also acknowledged the deal.
In the deal, Austrian, United Kingdom and New Zealand production sites are to Read More…