Update since publication This article mentions that Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”, although this is disputed. Thursday, July 7, 2005
Continue readingMonth: September 2018
Uber London to lose operator licence after September
Monday, September 25, 2017 On Friday, Transport for London (TfL) announced US-based taxi booking application Uber would not get a
Continue readingBangkok blast injures two tourists
Thursday, March 9, 2006 A small explosive device detonated this afternoon at a police guard post near to the residence
Continue reading‘Net Neutrality Amendment’ fails in U.S. House
Saturday, June 10, 2006 On Thursday, Congress turned down the “Net Neutrality Amendment” to the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement
Continue readingSevere tropical storm Bilis leaves 178 dead in south-east China
Monday, July 17, 2006 South-east China has been flooded by torrential rainstorms as the Severe Tropical Storm Bilis came ashore
Continue readingMemorial for toddler who died under care of controversial ‘1 Mind Ministries’ group
Saturday, August 30, 2008 A memorial service was held Friday for Javon Thompson, a toddler that died in Baltimore, Maryland,
Continue readingRwandan businessmen sentenced for War Crimes
Thursday, June 30, 2005 Two Rwandan businessmen were sentenced to 10 and 12 years for their role in the 1994
Continue readingSweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend
Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her
Continue readingWoman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home
Continue readingA leak at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing facility on Cumbrian coast, England
Monday, May 9, 2005 At the Sellafield reprocessing plant, a leak in the process was spotted on April 19. The
Continue reading