Tag: launched
Michael O'Leary (Ryanair) has hinted at €8 tran...
The EU and the US launched the second round of 'open skies' talks today which could increase routes and lower prices for transatlantic flights, or even the world's first global airline.This new round...
Celebrating 10 years of the euro?
"When the euro was launched there were plenty of people who thought it would crash and burn.Ten years on, its role as a global currency is secure, even if it hasn't achieved everything its founders hoped.Wednesday is...
All About Hyundai i10 Car
"This is the first time a specific model of a car had its global premier in India and most importantly, the car is being manufactured from Hyundai Motor India Ltd.’s plant located near Chennai."
Pakistan test fire Missile for range of 350 Km
Responding to India's missile test, Pakistan has retaliated within a day and test fired the nuclear capabale Hatf VIII missile today. Analysts think this might create a missile race between two traditionally...
Canadian satellite to detect Asteroids
"OTTAWA, May 2 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers are working on a tiny satellite that will alert the world to the potential of asteroid strikes."This is the first space-based asteroid-searching telescope," said Alan...
In the Spotlight: Tim Kretschmann of Pageant Cast
Tim Kretschmann is a radio show host who has launched TKPN, an Internet radio networkthat includes a half-hour weekly program dedicated to beauty pageants called the PageantCast, found online at www.pageantcast.com. The PageantCast has recently celebrated its first...
Ao dai drawing contest for children launched
Designer Si Hoang,in collaboration with Me Yeu Be (Mom Love Baby) magazine and VietGenCommunication Corp., will hold an ao dai drawing contest for childrenon the occasion of International children's Day (June 1).The...
Gaza border clash kills militants
Three Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza strip have been killed by Israeli troops."Islamic Jihad and another militant group said their members were attacking an Israeli army post. An air strike and fire from ground forces killed the attackers, the Israeli military...
Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley'
Life on Mars..."Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley' 22:37 11 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service David Shiga Enlarge image ...
User-generated content leading to new jobs in new...
As the multimedia news streams grows and content supplied by "users" becomes part of the news, new jobs are popping up. The latest is "group multimedia editor" for the Glasgow Herald, says Editors Weblog: "John Young, former picture editor of the Glasgow Evening Times, will...
17 Iraq Vets are Running for Congress in 2008
"Seventeen Iraq combat veterans are running for House seats as Republicans, pledging to continue the war once in Congress and linking themselves to Sen. John McCain's candidacy for president.As Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, prepares to go to Capitol...
Google Previews App Engine Platform for Web Appli...
"Google last night launched a preview of its App Engine web application hosting service.App Engine provides a back-end platform, including a distributed Web server, database and storage, to run apps written with...
Children's TV presenter Mark Speight missing
The British kids' TV host whose fiancee died in January under suspicious circumstances, has disappeared."Police have launched a hunt for children's TV presenter Mark Speight, who has gone missing a week after an...
Meet Diamond Dan the Orangeman
"The Orange Order's new superhero has been given a name, Diamond Dan the Orangeman.The colourful figure was the focus for unprecedented media attention when he was introduced to the public in November.He appeared on Orange Institution Christmas cards and proved an instant...
April Fool from your friendly Google
"Introducing Gmail Custom TimeTMBe on time. Every time.* How do I use it?Just click "Set custom time" from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient's inbox. You can opt for it to show up read or unread by...
