News briefs:July 15, 2010
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Altercation erupts between rock musicians at MTV Music Video Awards
Monday, September 10, 2007 Rock musicians Kid Rock and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee were involved in a minor altercation…
Modular New Homes A Cost Effective Solution
Modular New Homes – A Cost-Effective Solution by John Ben With the advent of technology and cost effective methods of…
Amazon.com to acquire Whole Foods at US$42 per share
Saturday, June 17, 2017 Yesterday, e-commerce giant Amazon.com announced they are to acquire Texas based retail grocery store chain Whole…
Retired U.S. vets sue Donald Rumsfeld for excessive service cutbacks
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 One thousand residents of the Defense Department-managed Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. filed a…
UN Report: Earth ecosystem in peril
Thursday, March 31, 2005 A report Tuesday from a United Nations-backed project, consulting more than 1,300 scientists from 95 countries,…
Oldbury nuclear power station suffers fire
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Oldbury nuclear power station in South Gloucestershire, England caught fire today after overheating. No-one was injured…
British government advises against non-essential travel to Kenya
Thursday, January 3, 2008 The British Foreign Office is advising Britons against all but essential travel to Kenya because of…
Markets rally as world’s central banks infuse cash
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Stock indexes around the globe reacted favorably after several national banks announced a joint effort to…
Fire kills 32 in theatre in Beni Suef, Egypt
Tuesday, September 6, 2005 A fire Monday night in a theatre in Beni Suef, Egypt, has killed at least 32…