A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, April 15, 2007. Contents 1 Policy pundit says UK has 'lost the plot' on alcohol 2 39 now dead in Thai floods 3…
Continue ReadingFriday, February 10, 2012 Standard & Poor's downgraded Egypt's currency rating for the second time in four months based on the country's shorfall in foreign reserves and shaky political transition.…
Continue ReadingSunday, April 24, 2005 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced last Wednesday that it has agreed definitively to merge with Chicago-based Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx) and form a new publicly traded,…
Continue ReadingSunday, April 2, 2006 President Bush signed the "USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006" into law. In the signing statement, Bush averred that he could withhold information…
Continue ReadingFriday, March 17, 2006 A U.S. raid near Balad on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of between nine and 13 civilians. An Associated Press photographer recorded pictures of the bodies…
Continue ReadingMonday, October 17, 2005 American helicopters and warplanes bombed 2 villages near Ramadi, Iraq on Sunday. The U.S. military said nearly 70 suspected insurgents were killed, while local witnesses said…
Continue ReadingTuesday, February 1, 2011 The president of Egypt has suffered a "devastating blow" after the country's army announced they would not use force against their own people, who continue to…
Continue ReadingFriday, April 3, 2009 April Fools' Day pranks harmlessly pervaded worldwide again this year. Media outlets and internet sites have joined family, office workers, and friends to provide a wide…
Continue ReadingSaturday, May 19, 2012 Lai Changxing, dubbed the Bandit King, has been given a life sentence for years of smuggling and corruption that added up to billions of US dollars…
Continue ReadingTuesday, August 31, 2010 Every September, the Apple iPod is redesigned. Last year saw the release of the iPod Nano 5th generation, bringing a video camera and a large range…
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