Sunday, February 17, 2008 Grameen Bank of Bangladesh has made the first loans to U.S. citizens who do not have a bank account. Grameen Bank is experienced in micro-financing in its home country, lending money to poor women that want to start small businesses. Since the start of the mortgage-crisis more people in the U.S. tend to turn to fringe […]
Train derails in South Africa; at least two dead
Thursday, April 22, 2010 A luxury train derailed in South Africa outside the capitol of Pretoria yesterday, killing at least two people and leaving 25 injured. The train had been entering a station in Pretoria when seventeen cars derailed, apparently during a switch between steam and electric locomotives, although the exact cause is not known. The train had been coming […]
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More On This Topic: Buy Real Estate Bracken Ridge Top 5 Key Attributes of a Good Property Manager by smartweb Property management is a profession like any other. A property administrator is a person who has the responsibility of running and managing the real estate property when the owner is not able to handle it. As a property manager, you […]
Semapedia introduced to Africa: Powered by “Made in Ghana” technology
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation or one of its projects. Please note that Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Semapedia is not associated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 7, 2006 Accra —The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT introduced the Semacode technology and the Semapedia application to a segment of the Ghanaian public in […]
Brazilian President Lula met Chavez, military and economic cooperation
Thursday, February 17, 2005 CARACAS, Venezuela —The Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on February 14, 2005 in Caracas, Venezuela. Brazil and Venezuela signed agreements of cooperation on many areas. According to the Brazilian government this was a strategical encounteur. This meeting is the first of three meetings that President Lula will have […]
Dental Care Relationships That Are Saving The Lives Of Everyone
More On This Topic: Mdentistry Website By Adriana Noton Dental care is something that no human being should have to go without; and yet there are many who find themselves compromise without having the right regimen. There are a number of people who are experiencing the epitome of their health and this has a great deal to do with how […]
More than 75 dead as Typhoon Rai sweeps through Philippines
Sunday, December 19, 2021 On December 16, Typhoon Rai, locally known as Typhoon Odette created havoc in the Philippines. More than 300 thousand people were evacuated from the southeastern islands of Philippines. After making landfall, the storm ripped off roofs and toppled concrete power poles while knocking out communications and electricity. Today, the Government of Philippines said that more than […]
Bali nine lawyer challenges police on legality of drug case
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 The lawyer for one of the members of the so called Bali Nine is claiming he will challenge the legality of the indictment against his client. Adnan Wirawan, the lawyer of Martin Stephens from Wollongong, says his client has been unfairly accused as being the ring leader of an alleged conspiracy to smuggle drugs: “He’s a […]
Signs That It’s Time For New Auto Shop Management Software
More On This Topic: Australia Motor Insurance Quote By Lawrence Wible Auto shop management software is important for any auto repair shop or tire store. This is the software that tracks inventory, places work orders and even emails customers. Without good auto shop management software, you’re going to be spinning your wheels with paper invoices or a lot of disorganized […]
Al Gore-owned cable news channel to relaunch August 1 with viewer-created content
Monday, April 4, 2005 San Francisco, California — A year after buying the struggling Newsworld International 24-hour U.S. and Canada cable news channel, former U.S. vice president Al Gore and his partner, millionaire Ohio attorney and politician Joel Hyatt, plan to re-launch the channel with a new name, a new concept and a new target audience. Starting August 1, the […]