Published on July 21, 2010 by Technology Slice
Congress Passes Unemployment Extension 2010 – A bill that would push back the deadline to file for extended unemployment benefits until the end of November passed a key procedural hurdle in the Senate Tuesday. The vote was 60-40, the minimum margin needed to end debate on the measure.
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Posted in Politics
Published on June 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rejected Iran’s reasons for the ban and said it fully supported the inspectors, which Tehran has accused of reporting wrongly that some nuclear equipment was missing. “The IAEA has full confidence in the professionalism and impartiality of the inspectors concerned,” spokesman Greg Webb said in an unusually blunt statement [...]
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Posted in World
Published on May 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
Nigeria’s President Yar Adua Dead – Mr Yar’Adua, 58, died at 9pm (local time) today at the Aso Rock presidential villa, presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi said. Mr Adeniyi, his voice cracking, said Mr Yar’Adua’s wife Turai was at his side when he died. Mr Adeniyi did not give a cause of death. Mr Yar’Adua, a [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in Politics
Published on April 23, 2010 by Technology Slice
Greek Debt Costs Soar – Greece started talks to hammer out details of a potential European and International Monetary Fund aid deal on Wednesday but investors dumped Greek assets and the package faced heated resistance at home and abroad. Struggling to convince markets that Greece can slash its budget deficit and avoid default, the socialist [...]
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