Sunday, June 6, 2010 Reports suggest the World Health Organisation’s declaring a swine flu pandemic was an error driven by drug companies, and lead to unjustified fear. A year after the swine flu pandemic was declared, stocks are left unused and governments try to abandon contracts, pharmaceutical companies have profited at least £4.6billion from the sale of vaccines alone. Reports by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) and the Council of Europe claim that The World Health Organisation reaction to H1N1 was influenced by pharmaceutical…
Read MoreGovernor of Illinois arrested on suspicion of corruption
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 The Democratic governor of Illinois in the United States, Rod Blagojevich, 51, along with his chief of staff John Harris, 46, were arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI on federal corruption charges. The Chicago Tribune reports that federal agents raided Blagojevich’s home this morning and took him into federal custody. The arrest comes after a three-year investigation into Blagojevich’s “pay-to-play politics.” Specifically, the Department of Justice alleged that Blagojevich attempted to sell the Senate seat previously held by President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich, as governor, has the…
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Read More About: Digital Marketing Agency Melbourne Best Pr Agency Brisbane Media relations The Rules by Jane Herbert 1.NEVER SAY ANYTHING TO A JOURNALIST THAT YOU WOULDNT BE HAPPY TO SEE IN PRINT! (or carefully edited for television) 2.Never ask to see copy before its printed. Journalists are not obliged to show you copy in advance of publication. They may on rare occasions show directly attributed quotes, or sections of copy, purely for checking facts. You will not normally be allowed to change any copy you see in any case,…
Read MoreCadillac unveils Obama’s ‘Beast’, the 2009 Presidential State Car
Saturday, January 17, 2009 The US Secret Service has released the first photos Wednesday of the new presidential limousine that will transport Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue next Tuesday as part of the 56th Presidential inaugural parade after he is sworn in at the Capitol. The First Limo – the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine – will replace President Bush’s Cadillac DTS Presidential Limousine that rolled out in 2004. Nicknamed “The Beast”, the hulking machine is a new model year 2009, modified limousine. According to General Motors, the new “2009 Cadillac…
Read MoreLeaked cables cause Australian concern
Friday, December 10, 2010 Leaked diplomatic cables between Australia and the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, have raised controversy in the Australian community. The documents were released by the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. The cables between the then prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, and the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, revealed that China may need to be forced to integrate into the international community. The secret documents also contained information of a conversation between Clinton and Rudd in Washington. In the interview, Rudd stated that China was “paranoid”…
Read MoreThree charged following release of Cronulla riot wanted photographs
Friday, March 10, 2006 Three men have been arrested and a further six “positively identified” following the public release of photographs showing “persons of interest” to police in relation to the Sydney riots last year. A 20-year-old man from Warilla, a suburb of Wollongong, handed himself into police yesterday after seeing his photograph in a newspaper. He was subsequently charged with riot and affray. An 18-year-old man from Bella Vista was arrested in a Baulkham Hills hotel yesterday afternoon after he was identified by the public. A 33-year-old Miranda man…
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Read More About: Dirt Bike Australia Dirt Bike Sales Precautions to take while building an electric bike with an e bike conversion kit by Vikram Kumar One of the biggest problems in the modern university is that the problem of pollution. With vehicular pollution contributing to over half the worlds pollution levels, it is time we stopped and find an alternative to our practices of operating vehicles that emit harmful fumes that are causing problems like bronchitis and asthma. If you are trying to ensure that you do not hurt…
Read MoreSteve Fossett breaks record for longest nonstop flight, lands safely
Saturday, February 11, 2006 File:Steve Fossett 04.jpg Steve Fossett, 61, has broken the record for flying the longest nonstop flight in aviation history and has landed safely in England although, Steve Ridgeway chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, the company sponsoring Fossett’s record bid said, “he burst two tires on landing and the poor GlobalFlyer had to be dragged off the runway.” Fossett had to land at Bournemouth Airport in Dorset instead of his planned destination of Manston Airport in Kent, because of generator problems. After the flight, Fossett told the…
Read MoreEngland fans watch match in cinema
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 London – A few hundred England fans weren’t watching the 2006 FIFA World Cup match against Sweden last night in a pub or at home, but instead had ventured out to their local cinema to see the game on the big screen. A number of Odeon cinemas nationwide have been using digital projection technology to screen the matches live with a high definition (HD) picture. HD broadcasts contain a greater level of detail than traditional TV broadcasts, meaning a sharper picture and better sound quality. In…
Read MoreU.S. restores full diplomatic relations with Libya
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 The U.S. has announced full diplomatic relations will be restored with Libya and the country removed from the list of nations the U.S. considers to be state sponsors of terrorism following a 45-day open comment period. Renewal of diplomatic relations between the two states comes after extended diplomatic efforts by both parties to end the 25-year break. “It is a result of mutual interests, agreements and understandings,” said Abdurrahman Shalgham, Libyan’s Foreign Minister. “We are taking these actions in recognition of Libya’s continued commitment to its…
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