Read More About: Financial Planners Sydney Best Financial Advice Submitted by: Jolly Smith Jones Unemployment is a major reason of having a financial emergency into your life. Implementing necessary financial requirements become difficult and you gradually come into the worse situation of financial drench. You should look for an efficient finance option as early as […]
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’ […]
Eleven HIV/AIDS patient-protestors detained in Myanmar
Friday, June 8, 2007 Myanmar authorities detained 11 HIV/AIDS patients for three days in a Yangon hospital following the group’s recent demonstrations calling for the release of detained HIV/AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thinn. The patients were being detained at Waybargi Infectious Diseases Hospital on the outskirts of Yangon. “The patients were given a series of […]
Questions raised about McCain’s choice of Palin, aides insist “thorough vetting” process
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Various questions have been raised about the choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Senator John McCain’s choice for Republican vice presidential running mate. There have been doubts over how thoroughly McCain had examined Palin’s background before announcing that he had selected her to be his running mate on August 29. […]
Italy and France draw 1-1; Italy wins FIFA World Cup on penalties
Sunday, July 9, 2006 Italy converted five immaculate penalties to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup after a drawn game and thirty minutes of extra-time in the spectacular arena of the Olympiastadion Berlin, Sunday. French captain Zinedine Zidane did not help his team when, 20 minutes into extra time, he lost control of his emotions […]
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Read More About: How To Become An Actor Acting Classes Sydney Things to Remember about Succeeding in Stand-Up Comedy by Jordan Rocksmith Getting your start in a career in professional stand-up comedy is not always easy. In fact, it can be downright scary. The thought of telling jokes to a large uninviting crowd who may […]
Taliban resurgent in Pakistan on enforcement of Sharia law/Interview archive
What is the current situation in the NWFP? The Pashtun people are or were renowned for their hospitality. Many westerners commented on it. Some with suspicion NOT willing to believe some people so poor could be so generous. It was almost a character flaw. One could travel with out fear of personal danger as long […]
Blender Foundation launches open movie, open game projects
Monday, June 11, 2007 The Blender Foundation, which maintains the open source 3D tool Blender, has announced two new projects, codenamed Peach and Apricot. Project Peach will be a new open source movie, following in the footsteps of last year’s Elephants Dream project (which was initially codenamed Orange). Apricot, on the other hand, will use […]
Bushmen given 10 days to leave their reserve in Botswana
Friday, September 16, 2005 Armed police and officials entered the Central Kalahari Game Reserve on September 12, giving the Bushmen there ten days to leave. Some Bushmen are reported to have fled into the Reserve and are evading capture. In 1996 the central government of Botswana adopted a policy of evicting the Bushmen from the […]
Nelson Mandela charity official resigns over ‘blood diamonds’
Thursday, August 19, 2010 Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) trustee Jeremy Ractliffe has resigned from the charity’s board, twelve days after admitting to the possession of “blood diamonds”. Earlier this month, supermodel Naomi Campbell testified against former Liberian president Charles Taylor when she claimed she received “very small, dirty looking stones” from two men, allegedly […]