China loans Ethiopia US$349 million for construction of expressway

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 China has loaned Ethiopia US$349 million worth of funds for the construction of the the country’s first modern expressway, making Ethiopia among the first beneficiaries of the recently implemented China-Africa development funding plan. The road is to be close to 80 kilometres long, and will connect Nazaret (also called Adama), the…

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Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s latest film makes Thailand premiere

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Following a world premiere during the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, the latest film by Thai auteur Pen-Ek Ratanaruang made its Thailand premiere on Tuesday night in a screening for the press and celebrities. Before the screening of the new film, Ploy, the director and his stars took the…

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New planet found in ‘Habitable Zone’

Friday, October 1, 2010 Astronomers at the University of California at Santa Cruz have discovered a new planet which is considered to be in the middle of the Habitable Zone of its parent star, a discovery which has raised the possibility of finding life on another planet. Researchers found the planet while conducting the Lick-Carnegie…

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About Lasik Complications

Submitted by: Joy Wilson Some people who undergo LASIK surgery have experienced some kind of complication . However, if you have an experienced surgeon by your side, the rate of surgical complications is far reduced. Common sense aside, one should base their decisions on the actual facts reported by their treatment provider. Overall, the number…

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Astronomers discover smallest known star

Friday, July 14, 2017 On Wednesday, astronomers at the University of Cambridge in England announced the discovery of a dwarf star, known as EBLM J0555-57Ab, which is slightly bigger than Saturn and smaller than Jupiter. It was found using data from an array of automated telescopes called the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP). The…

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House approves Senate amended economic stimulus package

Friday, February 8, 2008 The United States House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan US$152 billion economic stimulus package that gives one-time rebates to United States citizens, US$600 for individuals or US$1,200 for couples plus US$300 for each child. US$300 checks would be sent to people on low-income including retirees on Social Security which was…

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Four coalition soldiers die in Kandahar helicopter crash

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 File:Australian SF Afghanistan Oct 2009.jpg Less than two weeks after two Australian soldiers (Diggers) died in the explosion of a roadside bomb, three more Diggers and a US soldier were killed early yesterday morning in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, while seven other soldiers are being treated for injuries. Australian…

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New ‘Star Wars’ film to be released in August

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 George Lucas has announced that there will be one last Star Wars movie to end the saga, but it won’t have any actors visible. Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated film is scheduled to be released into theaters on August 15 of this year. “I felt there were a lot…

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Atex Fans}

Find Out More About: Film Schools Accredited Film Schools ATEX Fans by Oleg TchetchelThe ATEX directive coordinates various technical and legal conditions throughout Europe to ensure a high level of safety for the end-user by reducing the explosion risk through established design methods. ATEX (ATmosphres EXplosibles) is a conglomeration of European Union (EU) directives outlining…

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’…

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