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Víctor Valdés to play in Belgian Pro League; Manchester United loans Valdés to Standard Liège till season end
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 On Sunday, Manchester United announced the loan of their Spanish goalkeeper Víctor Valdés to Belgian club Standard Liège for the rest of the season. Last year, Valdés signed an 18-month contract with the English club, but the three-time UEFA Champions League winner was given very little opportunity at Old Trafford. He …
Hewlett-Packard to cut 9,000 jobs in $1 billion restructuring plan
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Hewlett-Packard (HP) expects to lose 9,000 jobs between now and 2013 in a US$1 billion (£686m) restructuring plan. The 9,000 jobs losses will be in the enterprise services division, but the company expects to add about 6,000 employees to its sales and delivery teams. HP commented in a statement, “As a …
French Workers stay at home for Whit Monday
Monday, May 16, 2005 In France, workers by the millions stayed at home during the Whit Monday holiday despite the government’s cancellation of the traditional Pentecost public holiday. Some acted in defiance of the government’s decision, while some took leave or were put on forced leave by their employers due to uncertainties of public transportation. …
US considers taxing earnings from online games
Sunday, October 22, 2006 With online gaming in persistent worlds becoming more prevalent, a US congressional committee has begun to look into the tax implications of these booming online economies. Games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life have large player driven economic systems in which – either following the rules or against them …
Five Classical Toys For Children When Buying Kids Toys
Read An Opinion On: Buy Globber Scooters Online Hatchimals For Sale Online Five Classical Toys for Children When Buying Kids Toys by tonysteve Ball toys When babies are six months old, they are interested in everything which can be moved. Among all these things, they would be attracted by the colorful ball toys because it …
A New Gaming Site Launched by Saqib Javaid in Paksitan
The following reason for editorial cleanup has been cited: This has an advertising tone. There are no sources (we require two mutually independent trust-worthy sources). It’s not clear, from the lede, what the focal event is, when it happened, or why it’s relevant — the three elements of newsworthiness. It’s also below minimal length, in …
Algeria blocks internet across nation to prevent cheating in diploma exams
Saturday, June 23, 2018 In order to prevent cheating in high school diploma exams, the Algerian government ordered a series of two-hour nation-wide internet blockades, starting on Wednesday, reports from tech giant Oracle and Agence France-Presse confirmed. Per the blockage, neither the cellular nor the wired data connections are to provide internet access during the …
KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party
Thursday, May 13, 2010 Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also …