Published on December 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
Vodafone Network Issues – Vodafone customers have had a horrid run into Christmas with thousands experiencing dropped calls, reception issues and poor data performance over the past two months. The telco’s network is buckling under the load of the busiest time of the year and this has been compounded by technical issues which have prevented [...]
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Published on December 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Man Killed In Gardening Accident – It is believed the man’s body lay unnoticed for several hours before he was found and the alarm was raised. The freak accident happened at a property at Knuckey Lagoon on Friday. But it took police five days to release news of the death and yesterday they refused to [...]
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Published on November 25, 2010 by Technology Slice
Tornado Derails Train – Emergency services personnel say that 17 freight wagons were derailed this morning near Marla in outback South Australia, the ABC reported. The derailment caused a fuel spill on the track, part of the Adelaide-Darwin line. More than 200 travellers from the Ghan train, which uses the same rail line, will be [...]
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Published on November 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
New Zealand Mine Explodes – Emergency services rushed to the Pike River coalmine at Atarau, 50 kilometres north-east of Greymouth, about 4.30pm local time yesterday. Police spokeswoman Barbara Dunn said there was a power outage at the mine and an electrician went in to investigate. He discovered a loader driver who had been blown off [...]
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Published on June 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
2 Million Strike In Spain – Nearly 2 million Spanish state employees have stopped work in anger over government spending cuts that will see them lose about 5 per cent of their salary. It is the first time civil servants have gone on strike since the government announced $22 billion worth of austerity measures last [...]
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