Published on October 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
Last week the Australian dollar hit 98 U.S. cents putting a smile onthe faces of australian shoppers but putting a strain on australian exporters. The american economy is still reeling from a nasty recession. They have high unemployment numbers and their housing market is still a disastor. All these factors have contributed to a weak [...]
Tags: American Dollar, American Economy, Aussie Dollar, Australian Dollar, Australian Economy, Australian Exporters, Disastor, Faces, Housing Market, Nasty Recession, New Numbers, Parity, Shoppers, Smile, Thailand, Unemployment Numbers, Vietnam
Posted in Money
Published on May 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
No Fish In 40 Years – The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover, UN experts warned. “If the various estimates we have received… come true, then we are in the situation where 40 years down the line we, effectively, are out [...]
Tags: Disaster, Ecological Destruction, Economy Initiative, Economy Report, Environment Program, Estimates, Faces, Fish, Fishing Fleets, Fresh Water, Global Demand, Key Areas, Nightmare, Oceans, S Green, stocks, Subsidies, Unep
Posted in General
Published on April 30, 2010 by Technology Slice
Belgium Parliament Bans Veil – The Belgian lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill to ban wearing the full Islamic face veil in public, a move that could make Belgium the first European country to make the practice a criminal offence. The draft law, cast as a security measure by proponents, was overwhelmingly [...]
Tags: Belgium Belgian, Belgium Government, Coalition Government, Collapse, Criminal Offence, Draft Bill, Draft Law, Faces, House Of Parliament, Lawmakers, Liberals, Muslim Population, Parliament, Proponents, Security Measure, Security Risk, Senate, Upper House, Veil, Veils
Posted in Politics
Published on April 26, 2010 by Technology Slice
Toyota Sales Still Going Strong – Toyota says its global sales have surged by more than a quarter despite the carmaker having to recall millions of vehicles worldwide because of safety concerns. After recalling about 10 million cars because of safety complaints, Toyota says its global sales surged last month, rising by 26 per cent [...]
Tags: 10 Million, Agency Moody, Carmaker, Challenges, Credit Rating, Faces, Free Maintenance, Global Sales, Incentive Programs, Lease Rates, Million Cars, Models, Safety Complaints, Safety Concerns, Toyota, Toyota Sales, United States, World Economy
Posted in Cars
Published on April 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
Gordon Brown Calls General Election – Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed that the UK general election will be held on 6 May. Flanked by his entire cabinet, Mr Brown said it was the “least well-kept secret of recent years”. He said he would seek a “clear” mandate to continue the economic recovery and urged [...]
Tags: Buckingham Palace, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Dissolution Of Parliament, Downing Street, economic recovery, Faces, Fresh Start, Gordon Brown, Labour Leader, Lib Dem, Mandate, Mr Brown, Nick Clegg, Parliament, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Queen, risk, Uk General Election
Posted in Politics
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