Wednesday, September 6, 2006 The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf is in Kabul for a two-day visit during which he is scheduled to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. The talks are expected to focus on the continuing militant activity on both sides of the border, with Taliban forces allegedly infiltrating into Afghanistan […]
Japan’s January exports fall by 46% from last year
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 According to official figures, Japan’s exports dropped by 46% in January compared to a year ago, the lowest statistics ever to be recorded. Japan’s exports to the United States plunged by almost 53% in January, with car shipments down by 81%. Exports to the European Union fell by 47%. The Finance […]
California governor signs new state budget, eligible Californians to get stimulus payments
Thursday, July 15, 2021 On Monday night, governor of the U.S. state of California Gavin Newsom signed a new US$262.6 billion budget bill for the state into law, with US$8.1 billion reserved for US$600 direct stimulus payments to Californians to aid in California’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill for the budget, SB 129, […]
Keep Your Home Dry And Your Property Well Maintained With Leak Detection In Seattle, Wa
Read An Opinion On: Tipper Trucks For Hire byadmin Plumbing leaks come in a variety types. Some are more noticeable such as those that affect the outside sewer. In many instances these leaks will destroy your landscaping and ruin your yard. Sometimes you can easily locate these problems by the damage they do, but other […]
Recalled pet food found to contain rat poison
Friday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples from Menu Foods. Menu Foods […]
Australians getting drunker, fatter, but among the world’s longest-lived
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) conference, held in Canberra, Australia, received mixed messages on Tuesday about the health of Australians. While average life expectancy is 81.4 years, second only to Japan’s 82.2, and rates of cancer, heart disease and stroke are dropping, incidence of obesity, alcohol-related diseases, and […]
Messi makes new record as Barça beats Real Madrid 3-2 in LaLiga
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 On Sunday, in Spanish LaLiga’s El Clásico clash, FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3–2, with Lionel Messi scoring two goals at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Messi scored his 500th goal in the Catalonian colours, in the ending moments of the game, becoming the top scorer of the El Clásico in the […]
The Advantages Of Hiring An Internet Marketing Agency
Read An Opinion On: Dijgtal Marketing Submitted by: Joe R. Maldonado So what does an internet marketing agency do, anyway? If you can find the right agency to aid you with the choices you make in internet marketing you may have a lot more success. It can be extremely helpful to have a fresh mind […]
Massachusetts lawmakers enact plan for universal health coverage
Friday, April 7, 2006Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court, their name for the state legislature, approved legislation on Tuesday, April 4, that would make it the first state in the United States to require all residents to have health insurance and impose penalties for non-compliance. Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican who is expected to […]
Arsenic and Thalidomide may be used to fight cancer
Monday, April 11, 2005 A gathering of more than a thousand medical researchers in Sydney, Australia, has been told that arsenic and Thalidomide — banned in the 1960s after being linked to gross birth abnormalities — held hope as a basis for new treatments, extending the lives of patients with an so-far incurable bone marrow […]