eBay Australia to only permit payment via PayPal

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Saturday, April 12, 2008 On the back of new restrictions being imposed on eBay users in the United Kingdom requiring that sellers offer PayPal payments for all sales, eBay Australia is mandating that only PayPal payments will be acceptable as of June 17. PayPal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of eBay, and charges a 30¢ transaction […]

Ryanair executives pay frozen over increased fuel prices

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Thursday, March 27, 2008 Thirty-eight members of the senior management of Irish airline Ryanair, including chief executive Michael O’Leary, have seen their pay frozen in light of the increasing price of fuel, driven by rising oil prices. O’Leary, who owns 4.2% of the airline and earned €992,000 (£780,000) last year including €565,000 basic pay, said […]

Fire kills eleven at oil worker housing in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia

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Monday, August 31, 2015 A fire in the eastern Saudi city of Alkhobar tore through a housing complex for oil workers yesterday, killing eleven, according to civil officials. The Radium complex is rented by oil firm Aramco for their employees. According to nearby resident Mohammed Siddique the fire broke out early in the morning. Siddique […]

National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment

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Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised […]

City Planning Board postpones decision on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal

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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, […]

South Korea: Fire in hospital housing elderly people kills at least 37

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Friday, January 26, 2018 Fire broke out on Friday morning and destroyed the bottom two floors of a six-story hospital in Miryang, South Korea, killing at least 37 people, most of them elderly. More than a hundred injuries were reported, with eighteen people in critical condition. This is the highest death toll from fire in […]

Looking For Information About Dental Care? Check Out These Tips!}

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Read An Opinion On: Dental Braces Cost Double Bay Best Cosmetic Dentist Edgecliff Looking For Information about Dental Care? Check Out These Tips! by George VelvetAre you wanting to do better with your dental care? Have you had problems with taking care of your oral hygiene? If so, then you’ll find this guide to be […]

Election in Moldova instigates rioting mob demanding recount

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 Protests which began Monday escalated to a riot on Wednesday consisting of over 10,000 people in Chi?in?u, the capital of Moldova, protesting the results of Sunday’s 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election, which showed an apparent, narrow victory for the Communist Party (Partidul Comuni?tilor din Republica Moldova, PCRM). Demonstrators claim the victory was […]

With US mid-term elections fast approaching, three prominent Democrats announce retirement

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Thursday, January 7, 2010 With this year’s November midterm elections fast approaching, three prominent United States Democrats announced their plans for retirement from public service on Wednesday. Powerful and influential—yet controversial for his alleged close ties to the financial sector and his handling of last year’s bailout—Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut announced that he would […]