Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Alistair Darling in 2006 Image: Agência Brasil. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, today unveiled the country’s final annual budget before the general election. The biggest announcements included abolishing stamp duty on homes under £250,000…
Manchester United signs Pogba, now costliest player in history
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Yesterday, English football club Manchester United F.C. announced signing Frenchman Paul Pogba from Italian club Juventus F.C. Pogba rejoined The Red Devils on a five-year contract for €105 million making him the most expensive footballer of…
46 illegal Afghan immigrants suffocate in truck in Pakistan
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Correction — Nov 1, 2013 The article below claims each passenger paid 4000 to 8000 USD. Each paid 30,000 Rupees, equivilent at the time to about US$375. Map of Quetta, Pakistan near the Afghanistan border. The bodies…
Israeli athletes barred from representing country in Abu Dhabi’s grand slam
Thursday, October 19, 2017 On Monday, the Israel Judo Association responded after organisers of the judo grand slam in Abu Dhabi told chairman of the Israel Judo Association Moshe Ponte Israeli athletes would not be permitted to wear the Israeli…
Russian football club signs two Portugal internationals
Saturday, May 14, 2005 Dinamo Moscow came into agreement with FC Porto on a deal bringing two stars of Portugal’s national team, Maniche and Costinha into the Russian club. Their transfer cost was 16 and 4 million euros respectively, making…
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South African police clash with demonstrators
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Police in South Africa clashed with thousands of demonstrators in two communities east of the city of Johannesburg on Tuesday. Map of Gauteng with Johannesburg highlighted Image: Htonl. The demonstrators, who were protesting poor housing conditions…
Fall ’08 styles at New York Fashion Week: the ’70s are back
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 The fourth day of New York Fashion Week debuted few daring designs even from designers known for such work. With few exceptions, the overwhelming theme was “old is new” and that the ’70s were even more…
Six miners trapped in Utah mine after possible earthquake
Monday, August 6, 2007 Locator map of Salt Lake City, Emery County and Huntington At least six miners are trapped approximately 1700 feet underground in a coal mine in Utah after portions of the shaft collapsed. The mine is owned…
Pop starlet Kylie Minogue has early-stage breast cancer
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Pop starlet Kylie Minogue has announced through her management that she has an early stage of breast cancer. The 36-year-old has said she will be going through the treatment in her native Australia. Due to early…