Friday, January 28, 2005 New York –American manufacturing giant Proctor & Gamble (P&G) plans to acquire Gillette Co. for US$57 billion in stock. The purchase plan calls for P&G to swap 0.975 shares of its stock per share of Gillete Co. P&G also announced a stock buyback program in which they would purchase up to […]
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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2008, what would the question be? The year that markets collapsed, or perhaps […]
Scientists crack age-old egg problemScientists crack age-old egg problem
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 Scientists in the UK have developed a new way to ensure boiled eggs are perfectly cooked thanks to a brand new hi-tech logo being printed on shells. After cooking starts, people will be able to see if their egg is soft, medium or hard-boiled with the help of a thermochromic print […]
Telegram introduces blogging and instant view featuresTelegram introduces blogging and instant view features
Friday, November 25, 2016 On Tuesday instant messaging application Telegram announced publishing service Telegraph. They also introduced “instant view” and “jump to date” features. Telegraph offers a simple publishing service without an account. It supports embedding photos, tweets from Twitter, and videos from YouTube and Vimeo by dropping in a link. It allows users to […]
Yahoo! to purge personal data after 3 monthsYahoo! to purge personal data after 3 months
Thursday, December 18, 2008 Internet giant Yahoo! announced on Wednesday that by January 2009 it will begin purging personal data collected when users access its search page at the 3 month mark, a far shorter time period than any of its search engine rivals such as Google, which retains personal data for 9 months, down […]
Ireland votes to overturn 35-year-old constitutional ban on abortionIreland votes to overturn 35-year-old constitutional ban on abortion
Sunday, May 27, 2018 In the official result of Friday’s Irish referendum over the legality of abortion, referendum officer Barry Ryan announced yesterday 66.4% of voters favoured overturning the eighth amendment of the constitution. Introduced in 1983, the eighth amendment made abortion constitutionally illegal. Irish Taoiseach — Prime Minister — Leo Varadkar said supporting legislation, […]
What You Should Know Before Going To Auto Tire Dealers In KentuckyWhat You Should Know Before Going To Auto Tire Dealers In Kentucky
More Detail Here: Ford Escape Trend Price Ford Escape byadmin Aside from making timely car repairs and keeping up with maintenance schedules, it is also important to care for the tires. The tires are essential to the car as they are the reason the car can move around. Tires bear a lot of weight, and […]
Darling announces UK budget for 2009Darling announces UK budget for 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009 The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, yesterday announced the 2009 budget. The budget is an annual audit of the nation’s finances, and decides what should be done with taxpayers’ money. The chancellor fell under scorn for his GDP growth forecasts, which are considered to be too optimistic in […]
Belgian voters decide fate of socialist-liberal coalition tomorrowBelgian voters decide fate of socialist-liberal coalition tomorrow
Saturday, June 9, 2007 The federal elections in Belgium tomorrow will decide the fate of the 8-year-long coalition of liberals and socialists, and will shake the cards for what politicians admit will be long and difficult negotiations. Voting is mandatory in Belgium, and Belgians abroad have already voted, although their votes will only be counted […]