Monday, November 21, 2016 UK Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn both spoke at the annual Confederation of British Industry conference today, talking about Britain after its planned ‘Brexit’ from the European Union, and future plans for business. May formally announced plans to cut corporation tax from 20%, without giving details, in […]
EU fines Microsoft $1.35 billion for non-compliance with antitrust decision
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The European Union (EU) competitions commission has announced its decision to fine the Microsoft Corporation €899 million (US$1.35 billion), approximately 1/10th of the company’s gross yearly earnings, for failing to comply with the 2004 antitrust order. It is the highest ever fine charged by the EU (also being the largest fine […]
Muhammed Ali A Living Legend Of Boxing, Philanthropy And Social Activism
Click Here To Know More About: Sarms Australia “I am the greatest; I said that even before I knew I was.” Do you know the name of the person who said this? It’s none other than Muhammad Ali, the heavy weight boxing champion of all times. There are very few people who call themselves greatest […]
Explosives stolen from California mine
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 According to the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Agency or ATF, at least 686 sticks of dynamite and at least 30 pounds of ammonium nitrate were stolen from Gold Mountain Mine Company in Big Bear City, California located in San Bernardino County. Fuel oil and mining equipment are also among the items […]
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]
Man’s romantic e-mail goes worldwide
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 A man has said he has “no regrets” after a romantic e-mail he sent to a woman ended up circulating around the world. Joseph Dobbie, who is in his late 30s and lives in Berkshire, told Kate Winsall in the e-mail: “If I am twice as lucky as I dare to […]
9 Compelling Reasons Why Your Business Should Use Salesforce?
Click Here To Know More About: It Procurement Consultants California The key to the long-term growth and success of your organizations lies in the effective and efficient management of your customers. No matter how innovative your products and services are, customer satisfaction largely depends on the overall experience your company provides to your customers. In […]
Clearing the air: Positions of Canadian parties vis-à-vis the environment
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Canadian Federal Elections 2008 Day Stories from the 2008 Canadian Federal Elections 13 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: Libertarian John Kittridge in St. Paul’s 13 October 2008: Canadian scientists protest Harper’s attacks on science 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Paul Arbour in Carleton—Mississippi Mills 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Jo-Anne Boulding […]
50 Italian parliamentarians call for global summit for “a new financial architecture”
Thursday, March 17, 2005 A letter and motion to be debated by Italian Parliament this week calls for action to address speculative bubbles and potential future financial crashes in the global economy. The motion asks for a global summit similar to the 1944 Bretton Woods United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, which gave us the […]
Leahy: Congress willing to ‘go to court’ over W.H. subpoena standoff
Sunday, July 1, 2007 Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, remarked today that Congress was ready to go to court if the White House continues to refuse to comply with subpoenas for information regarding the firing of federal prosecutors. Leahy said that the committee could seek to charge the Bush Administration with […]