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Copiapó, Chile mining accident: in depth
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San José Mine in Copiapó, codenamed Operación San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Operation), began on Tuesday night, at around 20:00 local time (23:00 UTC). Florencio Ávalos was the first miner to be rescued, at 00:12 local time (03:12 UTC) on Wednesday. He was […]
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Increasing Trucking Companies Efficiencies With Transportation Management
byalex Learn how to streamline the operations at your trucking company to operate the most efficiently by utilizing transportation management from a reputable consulting company. Allowing an outside company to take a look at how your trucking company operates will allow them to report back to you the inefficiencies they see in your operations to […]
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UK allows corporations to award high school credits
Monday, January 28, 2008 The government of the United Kingdom has given corporations like fast food chain McDonald’s the right to award high school qualifications to employees who complete a company training program. Two other businesses, railway firm Network Rail and regional airline Flybe, were also approved. The decision was made by the Qualifications and […]
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Despite defectors, U.S. electoral college affirms Trump presidency
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 The U.S. electoral college voted on Monday to place Republican businessman Donald Trump in the presidency. In most election years, this is a formality. However, with Trump’s loss of the popular vote by a margin of 2.7 million, allegations of Russian hacking, and concerns, such as those expressed by Texas elector […]
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Botswana holds parliamentary elections
Saturday, October 17, 2009 Voters in Botswana will head to the polls this Friday to vote in parliamentary elections. The incumbent Democratic Party, in power since 1966, is expected to win the vote. Some voters left their homes as early as 04.00 local time to be in time for the opening of polling stations two […]
Sell Jewelry In Atlanta And Budget For A Weekend Trip
Read An Opinion On: Pearl Jewellery Sydney Australian Opal Rings byAlma Abell How badly do you need to get away for a weekend? Are you feeling drained from your job and the everyday traffic? Then you should do it. That is right. You need to recharge. The best way to do it is with a […]
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US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan meets with senators on Capitol Hill
Thursday, May 13, 2010 US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan began the first of a long series of meetings with US Senators on Capitol Hill yesterday. Kagan met with eight leading Senate leaders on Wednesday, including Harry Reid (Democrat-Nevada), Mitch McConnell (Republican-Kentucky), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Jeff Sessions (R-Illinois); she continued the […]
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Searching for asteroids, extraterrestrial life a little more rocky: Budget cuts threaten to close Arecibo, world’s largest radio telescope
Friday, July 18, 2008 For nearly half a century the world’s largest telescope, the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, has been observing our solar system and the universe around it. Completed by Cornell University along with the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1963, Arecibo’s enormous size gives it the ability to collect more light […]
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Transit strike affects 100,000 in Helsinki
Monday, March 6, 2006 In Helsinki, the Finnish trade union for bus and truck drivers has gone on strike on Sunday evening, mainly over the use of part-time labor. The strike is estimated to affect 100,000 people in the capital area, crowding the remaining transit system on Monday morning. The strike is halting almost half […]