May 7, 2022

Russia cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine

Sunday, January 1, 2006 Russia has ended exports of natural gas to neighbouring Ukraine following a failure to reach a compromise over prices. Gazprom, Russia’s natural gas behemoth, began cutting off supplies at 7:00 a.m. UTC Sunday, January 1. Gazprom claims to have taken this action because Ukraine refuses to pay the market rate for […]

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May 5, 2022

Israeli PM Ariel Sharon undergoes emergency surgery

Saturday, February 11, 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon underwent emergency surgery at Hadassah Medical Center in Israel to treat intestinal damage revealed by a recent computed tomography, better known as a CT scan. The Chief Surgeon said, “Sharon is out of danger, for the moment. His condition is stable and the surgery was a […]

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May 5, 2022

NYSE to merge with Archipelago; NASDAQ to buy Instinet

Sunday, April 24, 2005 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced last Wednesday that it has agreed definitively to merge with Chicago-based Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx) and form a new publicly traded, for-profit company known as NYSE Group. This announcement was followed two days later by NASDAQ®, which independently announced a definitive agreement to purchase Instinet Group. […]

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May 3, 2022

Ameri Bag Bag Nothing But Comfort

Read More About: Victoria House Needlecraft Website AmeriBag Bag-Nothing but Comfort by Jessica Lavender Who can imagine when a normal surgery turned into an innovative design and significantly changed the way people treat their accessories. Ameribag was founded by Irwin Gaffin and his wife Margery Gaffin who suffered from a back surgery years ago and […]

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May 1, 2022

Clothes from China piling up on European borders

Wednesday, August 24, 2005 Clothes worth millions of euros are being blocked in European warehouses after the European Union imposed quotas on ten types of textiles from China. The European Commission agreed to the quotas with China in July and many of them, including jumpers (sweaters) and trousers were quickly exceeded. Retailers across Europe are […]

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April 29, 2022

Peter Andren, Australian MP dies aged 61

Sunday, November 4, 2007 Australian federal member of Calare, Peter Andren died on Saturday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was aged 61. Mr Andren who had held the seat since being elected in 1996 had previously announced his intention to run for the senate after his electorate was changed for the 2007 […]

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