Thursday, November 8, 2007 The sale of the BBC subsidiary BBC Resources Ltd., has hit a hurdle after it emerged that the BBC could be left with a loss of up to £15 million on the deal. The cost of transferring the pensions of BBC Resources staff from the BBC pension scheme to its new […]
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces bidders for additional Tramlink vehicles
Saturday, March 26, 2011 On Thursday, London’s Mayor Boris Johnson announced the shortlist of bidders to supply up to ten further trams to Transport for London (TfL) for use on the city’s Tramlink network in Croydon. The trams will be used to supply additional capacity on the network between Elmers End, central Croydon and Therapia […]
Reasons To Choose Carpeting From The Carpet Store In Glenview, Il
Read An Opinion On: Best Treatment For Hyperhidrosis byAlma Abell Many people think that it is a lot cleaner and more hygienic to have wood and other solid floor coverings in their homes instead of carpets. Actually, there are many benefits to having carpeting installed in a home. For one thing, floors are a lot […]
Wikinews interviews biologist Chris Simon about periodical cicadas
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 In May, periodical cicadas with 17 years life cycle emerged on the East Coast of the USA after underground development as juveniles since 1996. Researchers and scientists worked to map and study the rare wave, and the locals prepared for the noisy event. First recorded in 1666, the Magicicada septendecim species […]
Canada’s Astral Media Inc. to aquire Standard Radio
Monday, February 26, 2007 Canadian Astral Media Inc. will buy out Standard Radio Inc., which runs many radio stations in Canada. Standard Radio Inc. is the largest privately owned multimedia company in Canada. Montreal based Astral Media Inc. will buy all of the assets from Standard Radio Inc. for about CAN$1.2-billion. Standard Radio Inc.’s 52 […]
India: Maharashtra plastic ban comes into force
Monday, June 25, 2018 On Saturday, the plastic ban in the Indian state of Maharashtra came into force. In an attempt to minimise pollution, the state government has introduced a ban on single-use plastics. The leader of the Yuya Sena political party, Aaditya Thackeray, said on Twitter, “The ban on single use disposable plastic cups, […]
Keep Your Wedding Day Schedule With A Bus Rental Pittsburgh}
Read An Opinion On: Community Home Care Services Submitted by: Iris K. Allen With the difficulties stemming from shuttling wedding guests to a secondary location, hosting the reception in a separate building isnt often attempted. However, it is possible should your dream wedding include two different venues. Book a Pittsburgh Charter Bus to serve as […]
SpaceX scrubs Falcon I rocket launch
Monday, November 28, 2005 SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy’s FalconSat 2 satellite, which will monitor plasma interactions with the Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. The launch was delayed, then […]
News briefs:January 18, 2007
The time is 23:00 UTC, on January 18 2007, and this is Audio Wikinews Newsbriefs. (Sound Effect) Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Iran says it’s ready for standoff over nuclear activities 1.2 EU report in favour of adopting open source software 2 Closing statements [edit] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:January_18,_2007&oldid=424649”
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