Last British volume car manufacturer closes down

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Friday, April 15, 2005 The last British-owned volume car manufacturer, MG Rover, has closed down, with the loss of 5,000 jobs. International accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooper was brought in last week to put the company into administration. Today PwC announced that MG Rover’s only hope, the Chinese car company SAIC, had no interest in buying the […]

News briefs:April 23, 2010

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 Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything.  Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To […]

Sales Representatives To Walmart}

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Read An Opinion On: Giulians Australian Opal Rings Sales Representatives to Walmart by Wade Whitley Sales Representatives to Walmart Any company that manufactures a product employs a sales representative who is responsible for showcasing and selling products to major retailers. Sales representatives help in achieving more sales at a lower cost than other methods. In […]

Explosion, steam eruption near Grand Central Terminal in New York City

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 A pipe has burst in New York City, the largest city in the United States, causing a generator to explode. The explosion occurred in Midtown Manhattan near Grand Central Terminal (GCT) and the Chrysler Building, and approximately at the intersection of 41st Street and Lexington Avenue. Nearby buildings have been evacuated, […]

NHL: Islanders steal one in Buffalo to even series at 1-1

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Saturday, April 14, 2007 Series tied at 1-1. (Best of Seven) New York Islanders 3 2 Buffalo Sabres After trashing the New York Islanders just two days before, the Buffalo Sabres may have thought this series was in the bag. Maybe they were already looking ahead to the Conference Semifinals. Whatever the case, Buffalo wasn’t […]

Are Garage Floor Mats Worth Buying?

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Read An Opinion On: Car Sales Warrnambool Callaghan Motors Are Garage Floor Mats Worth Buying? by Jackie RushOftentimes, it is very hard to protect your garage floor from the many elements it comes in contact with everyday. This is especially true for garages with bare concrete floors. It’s a good thing that there are now […]

Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics

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Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s […]

Dell joins Microsoft-Nortel VoIP Team

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Saturday, October 20, 2007 Dell Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will partner up with the Microsoft-Nortel Innovative communications alliance (ICA) team to sell Unified Communications and VoIP products. The announcement on Tuesday the 16th of October 2007 includes Dell selling VoIP, data and wireless networking products from Nortel and the Microsoft Office Communications Server […]

Somali pirates hijack Indonesian tugboat and Turkish container ship

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Two more vessels have been hijacked in Somalia. Pirates have captured an Indonesian tugboat with a barge that was working for French oil firm Total and a Turkish container ship. The Turkish vessel’s seizure was confirmed by a US Fifth Fleet spokesman. MV Bosphorus Prodigy is a 330 ft (100 m) […]