The time is 17:00 (UTC) on June 7th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 11,000 evacuated in Indonesia as Mount Merapi threatens to erupt 1.2 Gunmen Seize 50 in Iraq 1.3 U.S. Senate defeats bill banning gay marriage 1.4 Australian PM announces nuclear taskforce 1.5 EPA block massive West Australian energy project 1.6 “Ten […]
Taliban resurgent in Pakistan on enforcement of Sharia law
Friday, May 4, 2007 “Pakistan was un-affected by Talibans and al-Qaeda (in my opinion) until the US flushed them out of Afghanistan. So 9/11 and WTC and the post WTC attacks by the ISAF (read American, for the locals) forces have led to the present condition in NWFP. At least that is the way the people there see it,” wrote […]
US Federal Reserve Chairman gives first news conference
Thursday, April 28, 2011 On Wednesday, at the first live public news conference ever given by the Federal Reserve (Fed), Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke explained the US central bank’s recent policy to a small group of reporters and answered some questions. The conference was conducted two hours after the release of a report by the Fed’s policymaking committee, […]
Feng Shui Money Frogs
Click Here To Know More About: Residential Investment Properties Binnari By James Brickman Money frogs are one of the most popular feng shui symbols. This charm can draw the material well-being into a home. In Chinese culture, a toad also symbolizes immortality. Money plays an important role in our lives, so it is worth learning how to use this amulet […]
Australian government to censor 3G mobile content
Thursday, June 15, 2006 Helen Coonan, Australia’s communications minister announced on Wednesday that the Howard government planned on introducing legislation into parliament restricting access to inappropriate or harmful material on so-called “emerging content services”. The government considers 3G mobile communications and subscription-based Internet portals to be emerging content services. Senator Coonan said in a statement that the government was supportive […]
IBM Releases 500 patents to open source community
Saturday, January 15, 2005 United States –”IBM hereby commits not to assert any of the 500 U.S. patents listed below, as well as all counterparts of these patents issued in other countries, against the development, use or distribution of Open Source Software.” [1] So begins the pledge IBM has made to “any individual, community, or company” writing or using software […]
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Sony refreshes VAIO brand for business and entertainment
Thursday, July 31, 2008 From the middle of July, Sony Corporation refreshed their senior laptop brand VAIO from “Video Audio Integrated Operation” to “Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer”. According to Sony Taiwan Limited, this refreshment is an attempt to relocate the laptop consuming market for business and entertainment factors. In the “VAIO Experience 2008” press conference in Europe, Sony promoted their […]
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Men isolated to mimic Mars flight
Monday, June 7, 2010 Following a similar experiment in 2009, six men entered an enclosed room in Moscow last Thursday to simulate a flight to Mars. The Mars-500 team consist of a Chinese man, a Frenchman, an Italian, and three Russians. Only the Chinese man, Wang Yue, is a trained astronaut. The six waved goodbye, crying “see you in 520 […]