Facebook hired PR firm to discredit Google, reveals leaked correspondence

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Thursday, May 12, 2011 Facebook hired a public relations firm to systematically discredit Google by paying two journalists to plant negative pieces in U.S. newspapers, leaked correspondence discloses. The new revelations are likely to increase tension between the two companies, which are already fierce rivals. The social network has confirmed the validity of the leaked […]

Pelé cries as his son admits to marijuana addiction

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Wednesday, June 8, 2005 São Paulo, Brazil — Edson Cholbi Nascimento, also known as Edinho, son of the Brazilian former soccer player Pelé was arrested by Brazilian police. He is accused of involvement with drug traffic. He and another 17 persons according to local newspapers and O Estado de São Paulo were arrested on Monday […]

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FDA issues proposed rules requiring calorie content on menus

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Sunday, April 3, 2011 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued proposed calorie labeling rules requiring most retail food vendors to display the calorie counts in items on their menus and menu boards. The proposed rules, issued Friday and expected to be finalized in 2012, would apply to most restaurants, snack bars, vending […]

Canadian Conservatives vow to defend Arctic sovereignty

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Friday, December 23, 2005 The Conservative Party of Canada leader Stephen Harper today made bold claims about the Canadian Arctic region at a campaign stop in Winnipeg, “The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty.” . The prime minister-hopeful stated, “There are new and disturbing reports […]

Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund gains 2.4% in first quarter

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Friday, April 22, 2005 Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) has posted a 2.4% return for the first quarter (9.6% annualized). On March 31, the funds value stood at €12.3bn, a rise of €290m (excluding state contributions) since December 31. Donal Geaney, the fund’s chairman, told the press that growth in the past quarter had […]

Category:Books

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This is the category for books. See also internal Category:Writers. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 30 December 2016: Poland pays €100m for Czartoryski art collection 25 October 2015: Cardiff student union calls for cancellation of lecture by Germaine Greer 16 February 2015: Welsh historian John Davies dies aged 76 1 February 2015: […]

City of Calgary, Canada removes fluoride from drinking water

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Thursday, February 10, 2011 Calgary city council voted 10 to 3 on Wednesday to stop fluoridating their water supply. This overturns a previous plebiscite from 1989 to add the fluoride in an attempt to reduce tooth decay. Opponents of water fluoridation claim that there could be unknown health effects of fluoride, and question its effectiveness […]

Four new breeds in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 This year, four breeds of dogs are competing for the first time in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. The new breeds making their Westminister debuts this year, are the Plott, a hunting hound originally bred by two German immigrant brothers […]

UK mother cleared of attempted murder of ME-suffering daughter

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 HAVE YOUR SAY Does the law on assisted suicide need to be clarified? Add or view comments Bridget Gilderdale, a mother from Stonegate, East Sussex, has been found not guilty of the attempted murder of her daughter, Lynn Gilderdale—a 31-year-old sufferer of chronic fatigue syndrome (more commonly known as ME)—after her […]