Tuesday, November 10, 2009 China has loaned Ethiopia US$349 million worth of funds for the construction of the the country’s first modern expressway, making Ethiopia among the first beneficiaries of the recently implemented China-Africa development funding plan. The road is to be close to 80 kilometres long, and will connect Nazaret (also called Adama), the […]
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 […]
Australian man to be executed in Singapore
Saturday, November 19, 2005 Supporters of convicted Australian drug trafficker, Van Nguyen, gathered outside the State Library in Melbourne yesterday to display thousands of messages of opposition to his death sentence. Callers to talkback radio in Melbourne were overwhelmingly against the death penalty of Nguyen, who immediately admitted his guilt and has cooperated with authorities […]
Supporters of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi mark detained leader’s 62nd birthday
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar marked her 62nd birthday today, still under house arrest, where she has spent most of the past 17 years. About 250 supporters met at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon, not far from […]
Modern radio drama Paranoria, TX releases 100th episode
Thursday, February 16, 2017 Paranoria, TX, a modern radio drama hosted at internet-based AstroNet Radio, released its 100th episode. The episode is titled The People’s Choice and aired on Monday. The station’s web site describes the show as “old school radio theater with a new and outrageous geeky spin!” In its early days, the show […]
Wikinews interviews Corrado Giustozzi, security consultant and author
Monday, March 17, 2008 Wiki@Home This interview was carried out in Italian as part of Wiki@Home. It was originally added to the Italian Wikinews as Corrado Giustozzi, il Nightgaunt: sicurezza, privacy ed intelligiochi and the interview has now been translated into English. Corrado Giustozzi, who has written many books, in addition to being an Information […]
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More On This Topic: Property Me Property Management Software What are the Things to Keep in Mind while Hiring a Bookkeeper? by Nick P. Bookkeeping As the name suggests, it is nothing but the maintaining of the financial records of the company. It is considered as one of the most important things about running the […]
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More On This Topic: Rent A Parking Space Australia Car Park Rental Australia Submitted by: James T Smith It is in the air or on America’s roads. More than a handful of auto restoration buffs have an affinity for good old fashioned US made cars than for those exotic foreign made “classic” automobiles. Some of […]
German beer company Eichbaum issues public apology for printing Saudi Arabian flag on beer bottle caps
Monday, May 14, 2018 On Friday, German beer company Eichbaum issued a public apology and said they have halted their marketing campaign of printing caps of beer bottles with flags of 32 countries participating in next month’s FIFA World Cup in Russia. Saudi Arabia’s flag printed on a beer bottle was condemned by many on […]
68 pieces of luggage found behind Texas pet store
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 At least 68 different pieces of luggage has been found behind a pet store inside a garbage dumpster in Houston, Texas. The luggage came from several different international flights and authorities do not know how they got there or if the contents of the luggage have been stolen. “We’re going to […]