Australia hits new Telstra privatization hurdles

Sunday, September 4, 2005 The Australian Government‘s plan for the full privatization of Telstra, Australia’s dominant telecommunications company, received criticism leveled at the government and company by executives. The government owns 51.8%, with the remaining 48.2% of Telstra stock held by shareholders, having been partially floated in the 1990s. Phil Burgess, senior executive, made comments… Read More »

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President of National Association of Evangelicals resigns over gay sex scandal

Sunday, November 5, 2006 On November 2, Ted Haggard resigned from the presidency of the National Association of Evangelicals and his pastorship in the New Life Church after allegations that he repeatedly engaged in homosexual sex with a prostitute (Mike Jones) and used methamphetamine. Haggard, a critic of gay marriage and homosexuality, is a leading… Read More »

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Immediate life insurance website launched, first in world

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 The first website in the world allowing consumers to buy life insurance online instantly has been launched today, targeting specifically New Zealanders. The website, run by life insurance company Pinnacle Life, allows New Zealanders in many countries in the world to buy life insurance online without the need for a medical… Read More »

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Sample Letters How To Write An Authorization Letter

Get More Information Here: Energy Savings Advice Service By Susy Letters There are many kinds of authorization letter. They are used in many situations, but principally to give permissions, approvals and to delegate responsibility. You can write it to authorize a payment, to give a permission either to do or to use something. If part… Read More »

Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007

Monday, December 31, 2007 What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse fell… Read More »

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Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’

Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming… Read More »

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Wikinews Shorts: April 26, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, April 26, 2007. Contents 1 Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at record high on Wednesday 2 Anarchist youths attack police station in Athens 3 US Senate bill includes withdrawal date from Iraq 4 Colombia hit by nationwide power-outage The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all time… Read More »

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Waste Management And Skip Bins

Get More Information Here: Skip Bins Delivery Services Sydney Recycling products and materials is becoming the norm due to the growing understanding of the effects it has on our environment; concern about waste disposal practices to our surroundings and is an important issue to companies and local governments. Once, the management of waste would have… Read More »

Senegal president offers free land to “repatriate” Haitians

Monday, January 18, 2010 Abdoulaye Wade, the president of Senegal, has offered free land in his country to Haitians who were affected by the recent 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Wade described his offer as “repatriation”, as he said Haitians were descendents from Africa since Haiti was founded by slaves, some of which were thought to be… Read More »

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