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Swedish minister wants more free-to-air channels in the terrestrial television network

Saturday, September 10, 2005 In a press release on September 8 from the Swedish Ministry of Education, Research and Culture it was announced that new television broadcasting licenses for the Swedish digital terrestrial television network was to be given and that the Radio and Television Authority (RTVV) had been given the task to handle the…

April 16, 2022Uncategorized

China’s winter weather threatens food supplies

Thursday, January 31, 2008 A Chinese official says harsh winter weather is threatening food production and adding to inflationary pressures. Political pressure is also building on the government for its failure to anticipate and solve the problems. A top Chinese disaster relief official was quoted by Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper Thursday as…

April 16, 2022Uncategorized

Indifference Makes A Different: Customer Service

Here’s An Opinion On: Importance Of Confidence In Communication Indifference Makes a Different: Customer Service by Kip Kint We ve worked with them, for them and above them. We ve been frustrated, exasperated and, probably, angry. I m talking about employees who just don t care. I m talking about people who go to work…

April 15, 2022Communication Skills Training

Wikinews interviews biologist Chris Simon about periodical cicadas

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 In May, periodical cicadas with 17 years life cycle emerged on the East Coast of the USA after underground development as juveniles since 1996. Researchers and scientists worked to map and study the rare wave, and the locals prepared for the noisy event. First recorded in 1666, the Magicicada septendecim species…

April 15, 2022Uncategorized

US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This…

April 15, 2022Uncategorized

Is It Less Expensive To Find Insurance Through An Agent?

Here’s An Opinion On: Opt Status Health Plans Most people mistakenly believe that purchasing insurance through an insurance agent is more expensive than purchasing it directly from an insurer and this can be a major oversight. Insurance agents do not cost more; they can help you find insurance discounts!Insurance specialists know what insurance package to…

April 14, 2022Insurance

Jordan’s King Abdullah meets survivors of Beslan school siege

Sunday, November 5, 2006 On November 5, 2006, King Abdullah II of Jordan met with 90 survivors of the Beslan school hostage crisis during their week long vacation in Jordan, organised at the King’s expense. The King watched the students perform traditional dances and reviewed artworks that they had created celebrating the theme of cross-cultural…

April 13, 2022Uncategorized

Heatwave sweeps USA, many struggling to keep cool

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Temperatures as high as 111°F (48°C) have hit the United States today, a continuation of Monday’s triple-digit (Fahrenheit) record highs in some areas. High energy costs have many elderly and low income citizens keeping the air conditioning off, fixed incomes being blamed in many cases. In response to this, cities such…

April 12, 2022Uncategorized

Disability Tax Credit Benefits For Parkinsons Disease A Great Relief To Sufferers}

Here’s An Opinion On: Safetyandmobility Site Disability Tax Credit Benefits For Parkinsons Disease – A Great Relief To Sufferers by Emely Portar Parkinsons disease or PD is a neurological disorder and is one among the many conditions that constitute the motor system disorders. The British doctor James Parkinson called it the shaking palsy and it…

April 12, 2022Disability

2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target

Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, “design” progressively became the critical factor for…

April 11, 2022Uncategorized