Sunday, December 13, 2009 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in San Raffaele Hospital overnight in Milan following an assault during an autograph session at the end of a rally. The 73 year-old media mogul received a punch in the face from an assailant who police named as 42 year-old Massimo Tartaglia, a local man […]
Esthetics College Programs Offer Sound Experience And Knowledge
Read More About: Healthcare Career Training Ca Esthetics College Programs Offer Sound Experience and Knowledge by Klaudia Beauticians, hairdressers, electrologists and skincare therapists all fall under the Esthetician umbrella. These people provide a wide range of services in spas and other establishments across Canada. In fact, the spa business is booming as more Canadians take […]
eBay removes Canadian town’s listing of sperm whale carcass
Thursday, May 8, 2014 Citing violations of its policy regarding “Marine mammal items”, eBay terminated an online listing on Monday by the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, for a 40 ft (12 m) sperm whale carcass reportedly beached upon its shores about a week prior. With an initial asking price of […]
Toronto prepares for Monday transit strike
Saturday, April 9, 2005 The Toronto Transit Commission is expected to strike Monday. The TTC workers union, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, rejected a deal offered by TTC management. They last went on strike in 1999. The average daily ridership exceeds 1.3 million passengers. The city of Toronto has prepared to help deal with […]
Wikinews Shorts: June 15, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, June 15, 2008. Morgan Tsvangirai has been arrested again according to his party, the Movement for Democratic Change.. The police detention of Tsvangirai and 11 co-workers occurred in Shurugwi, but all were released after three hours. In the past week, the MDC leader was arrested four times as […]
Requirements For Starting A Towing Services Business
Read More About: Australia Motor Insurance By Adriana J. Noton Offering towing services can be a very profitable business venture nowadays. High demand for the services currently is owed to the significantly large increase in the automobile numbers in the roads. This has led to a large number of traffic rules violators, accidents and also […]
2008 Leisure Taiwan launched in Taipei World Trade Center
Saturday, July 19, 2008 This year’s Leisure Taiwan trade show (a.k.a Taiwan Sport Recreation and Leisure Show) started yesterday, with 131 companies participating including sports media companies such as ESPN and VideoLand Television, businesses selling sports equipment and fitness clubs. There were also a variety of sports being played in the arena built for the […]
US considers taxing earnings from online games
Sunday, October 22, 2006 With online gaming in persistent worlds becoming more prevalent, a US congressional committee has begun to look into the tax implications of these booming online economies. Games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life have large player driven economic systems in which – either following the rules or against them […]
At Your Own Risk: 10 Countries Where Travel Insurance Won’t Be Able To Help You
Read More About: Compare Insurance Green Slip By Patrick Chong The foreign and commonwealth office draws up an extensive list of countries that should not be travelled to quite regularly, and is from that, that our, and other global travel insurance providers’, underwriters decide which countries travel insurance should be provided for. We look at […]
Irish inflation creeps upwards to 2.4%
Saturday, June 11, 2005 The inflation rate in Ireland, as measured by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), edged upwards to hit a five month high in May at 2.4%. This represents a 0.2% rise on the previous month when the rate stood at 2.2%. The major contributors to the rise were increased transportation, healthcare, and […]