Jordan’s King Abdullah meets survivors of Beslan school siege

Sunday, November 5, 2006 On November 5, 2006, King Abdullah II of Jordan met with 90 survivors of the Beslan school hostage crisis during their week long vacation in Jordan, organised at the King’s expense. The King watched the students perform traditional dances and reviewed artworks that they had created celebrating the theme of cross-cultural …

Record number of failed banks reported in US for February

Sunday, March 1, 2009 According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a record number of banks for a calendar month have failed in the United States in February. A total of 10 banks failed in February, more than any other month since October of 2000. A total of 16 banks have closed this year …

British oil firm claims discovery off coast of Falkland Islands

Thursday, May 6, 2010 A British oil firm has claimed to have discovered oil off the coast of the Falkland Islands. Rockhopper Exploration would be the first company to strike oil in the Falklands if the claim is proven. Rockhopper were working in the North Falkland Basin when they apparently struck oil. Rockhopper Exploration released …

Tips On Finding Medical Writing Jobs

Read An Opinion On: Career Programs For Nurses Mission Hills There are two main areas of medical writing: marketing and clinical. This article focuses on marketing medical writing and is intended as background information for people considering a career in medical writing, who are interested in knowing a little bit more about what could be …

British Prime Minister Tony Blair suffers defeat in vote on terror laws

Wednesday, November 9, 2005British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has suffered what some consider a humiliating political defeat after the House of Commons dismissed a controversial government proposal to permit the detention of terror suspects for up to 90 days without bringing charges. Under current UK anti-terrorism laws, suspects can be held for up to 14 …

South Africa police staff arrested for fraud

Monday, June 2, 2008 South African media have reported that police staff in South Africa were arrested on allegations of fraud. Police said Saturday that nine people including six employees of the South African Police Service were arrested in Mpumalanga. A spokesperson for the police service, Captain Leonard Hlathi, said that the other three individuals …

Dubai World to receive $9.5 billion in government aid

Thursday, March 25, 2010 The government of Dubai announced that it intends to provide $9.5 billion to Dubai World to allow the government-owned investment company to restructure its debt. The announcement comes as part of Dubai World’s plan to restructure more than $23 billion of debt, including converting nearly $9 billion of debt into equity, …

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Read An Opinion On: Buy Ute Racks Melbourne How Does a Boiler Work? by FastSubmitArticles.com A boiler is a vessel that contains water, which is heated to a desired level in order to produce steam by burning natural gases, coal, oil and wood pellets. The steam hence produced is piped to a spot where it …