Monday, January 22, 2007 Novelty coloured contact lenses have left a 24-year-old man living in Auckland, New Zealand with one blind eye. The unnamed man wore the novelty lenses for three days, after which he sought medical advice. At that time his cornea was already damaged. It has been reported that the man, who did […]
Two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants close in Buffalo, New York, USA
Friday, May 11, 2007 At least two Kentucky Fried Chicken [KFC] restaurants, operated by G & H Restaurant Specialties, have closed in Buffalo, New York “for remodeling,” according to signs placed on the front doors of at least one location on Elmwood Avenue and Bryant Street in Buffalo. The other KFC is located on East […]
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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Financial Strategy Sydney Best Financial Advice Submitted by: Kal Kine Recently, investors are paying quite a little bit of attention to dividend paying securities. The logic makes sense: Dividend paying securities provide the protection against rate of interest risks that bonds and alternative mounted financial gain investments have […]
Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Beaches—East York (Ward 32). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for […]
Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter dies in car crash
Friday, June 11, 2010 The great-granddaughter of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela has died in a car crash following a concert to open the World Cup. The Nelson Mandela Foundation released a statement which said that thirteen-year-old Zenani Mandela, who celebrated her birthday on June 9, died in a single vehicle accident and that […]
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’ […]
Obama budget calls for record US deficit
Friday, February 27, 2009 United States President Barack Obama unveiled his administration‘s 2010 United States federal budget on Thursday. The budget calls for a record US$3.6 trillion in spending. The new budget will use a $1.75 trillion deficit, which would be nearly four times greater than any previous deficit and is $250 billion larger than […]
Bristol Harbour Festival 2008 lauched, 200 thousand expected to attend
Saturday, August 2, 2008 The Bristol Harbour Festival 2008, which is expected to have 200,000 people attending over the weekend, has been launched in the British city of Bristol. The event features a variety of different bands and circus acts. The festival resulted in the closure of some of the roads in the centre of […]
Actress Virginia Mayo dies
Thursday, January 20, 2005Virginia Mayo, an actress famous for her movie roles of the 1940s and 1950s, died Monday, January 17, 2005 in a nursing home in Thousand Oaks, California, of pneumonia and heart failure. Tony Gieske. “Goldwyn Girl Virginia Mayo, versatile actress, dies at 84” — The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2005 Adam Bernstein. “Actress […]
A New Way For Non Profits To Raise Money
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Independent Financial Advisor Best Financial Advice By Steve Patzkowski If you are involved with a non-profit organization, you know all too well the second most important thing you do is raise money. The reality is you cannot do what you do without money. There are over 1.5 million […]