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Italian cruise ship thwarts attack by Somali pirates

Sunday, April 26, 2009 An attempted hijacking of an Italian cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers by Somali pirates was thwarted on Sunday by the vessel’s security guards. Nobody was injured. The incident occurred about 290 kilometres north of Victoria, the Seychelles. According to the captain of the ship, Ciro Pinto, six pirates in a speedboat […]

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Football: Giroud leaves Arsenal to sign eighteen-month deal with cross-town rivals Chelsea

Saturday, February 3, 2018 On Wednesday, English football club Chelsea FC announced signing French forward Olivier Giroud from cross-town rivals Arsenal FC on a eighteen-month contract. The deal is reportedly worth about £18 million. Olivier Giroud is to wear jersey number 18, the club announced via their website. 31-year-old Giroud joined The Gunners in 2012. […]

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France votes no in EU referendum

Sunday, May 29, 2005 In a result predicted by polls, a 54.87% majority of French voters voted non in Sunday’s European Constitution referendum. Of France’s 42 million eligible voters, over 70% turned out at the 55 thousand polling stations across the country, which were open from 8:00 to 20:00 on Sunday (except in Paris and […]

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RadioShack CEO resigns

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 CEO of RadioShack Corp., David Edmondson resigned Friday after admitting to lying in the contents of his resume. Claiming to have two college degrees, a theology diploma called a ThG, and four years of education, Mr. Edmondson only attended two semesters at a college known now as Heartland Baptist Bible College […]

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Professional Strata Companies Offering Strata Title Management

Read An Opinion On: Strata Management Services Body Corporate Managers Sydney Professional Strata companies offering Strata title management by Chris Whelan Strata properties and its importance In various parts of Australia strata properties have gained grounds. Strata properties are those properties which have a shared ownership concept. There might be more than legal owner of […]

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Dutch Football Association appoints Ronald Koeman manager of men’s national team

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Yesterday, the Royal Dutch Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond; KNVB) announced Ronald Koeman as the new manager of the men’s national team. The 54-year-old signed a four-and-half year contract, which is under “immediate effect up to and including the 2022 World Cup”((nl))Dutch language: onmiddellijke ingang tot en met het WK 2022 […]

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Canada’s Astral Media Inc. to aquire Standard Radio

Monday, February 26, 2007 Canadian Astral Media Inc. will buy out Standard Radio Inc., which runs many radio stations in Canada. Standard Radio Inc. is the largest privately owned multimedia company in Canada. Montreal based Astral Media Inc. will buy all of the assets from Standard Radio Inc. for about CAN$1.2-billion. Standard Radio Inc.’s 52 […]