Monday, October 12, 2009 The British stock index FTSE 100 closed at its highest levels in over a year on Monday, following news of stronger commodity prices. The share index increased by 48.3 points, or 0.9% to finish the day at a level of 5,210.17, a figure not seen since last September. The best performer […]
Monday, October 24, 2016 On Friday, a network of diverse Internet-connected devices targeted the Dyn domain registration service provider. It took down Dyn clients, including several popular websites such as Twitter, Netflix, Spotify, Reddit, New York Times, and Wired. The attack involved targeting Dyn’s domain name system servers with a large volume of requests, rendering […]
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Coretta Scott King, wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. has died at the age of 78. Coretta King, tireless crusader for civil rights, died in her sleep. Mrs. King, who had been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, died late on Monday in Mexico, where she had been […]
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7 Reasons to choose Follett Ice Makers by lesliewaterworks The Follett 7 and 15 Series come in Countertop or Tower models. The Countertop model is only 17.5? tall and can easily fit on top of the counter under the cabinets. Its drainless which means that you can place it anywhere. Its sanitary which minimizes cross […]
Sunday, December 2, 2007 American heavy metal performer Ozzy Osbourne, who became famous as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath and later as a solo act, has raised more than US$800,000 for The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, founded by his spouse Sharon Osbourne at the Cedars Sinai Hospital, by auctioning off personal items. A […]
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Aston Villa Football Club of England has defeated Central Coast Mariners Football Club of Australia by a scoreline of 1–0 in the final to win the Hong Kong Soccer 7’s tournament. Mark Albrighton scored a ‘wonder strike’ in the seventh minute of the match, whilst on the counter-attack. Villa held out […]
Sunday, March 19, 2006 Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France this weekend to pressure the conservative government to discard a new law, which they say will erode job security. The marches were mostly reported as festive and peaceful. Other reports indicate that youths pelted police with objects, overturning and […]