Queues form outside struggling UK bank; calm urged

March 12, 2023 By Admin

Saturday, September 15, 2007 Queues forming outside a Northern Rock branch in Brighton, East Sussex.Image: Dominic Alves. Nervous savers have re-formed queues this morning outside many branches of Northern Rock, after the £2.68 billion bank took an emergency loan from the Bank of England, the UK central bank. Shares in the bank had dropped 25% […]

US carrier Delta Air Lines cuts jobs, sells planes

March 11, 2023 By Admin

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 Delta Airlines Boeing 757-232 at Los Angeles International Airport. The United States’ third-largest airline operator, Delta Air Lines, will cut 1,000 jobs due to a planned service reduction at their Cincinnati hub. The carrier also announced they will sell 11 of their Boeing 767-200 planes to an air-cargo company, ABX Air […]

UK clarifies foreign, domestic response to cost of living crisis

March 11, 2023 By Admin

Monday, March 14, 2022 Boris Johnson (left) meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) on February 1. Image: President of Ukraine. Kwarteng on January 13, 2021. Image: UK Government. Activists in London on February 12 contrast high energy bills with climate change and profit by fossil fuel corporation Shell plc. Image: User:Alisdare Hickson. Sunak on […]

Chinese researchers crack major U.S. government algorithm used in digital signatures

March 10, 2023 By Admin

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 According to computer security expert Bruce Schneier, a widely-used cryptography algorithm, known as SHA-1, has been broken by three researchers at Shandong University in China. Designed by the US intelligence agency NSA, SHA-1 has been adopted as an official US government standard and has become widely-used in security applications worldwide, notably […]

ANZAC Day marked throughout NZ, AU

March 8, 2023 By Admin

Tuesday, April 25, 2006 An overview of the Gallipoli Peninsula. The dotted lines approximately mark the furthest advance of Allied Forces. Australians and New Zealanders throughout the world stood still and turned out in huge numbers for their national war memorial days in remembrance of the failed Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) — […]

Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal threatened by possible lawsuit

March 4, 2023 By Admin

Pano Georgiadis speaks at Monday night’s public community meeting. Image: Jason Safoutin. Thursday, March 16, 2006 Buffalo, New York — The property at 605 Forest in Buffalo was the center of attention at last night’s public meeting held at the offices of Forever Elmwood on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. Eva Hassett, Vice President of Savarino […]

Oral Roberts University accountant claims he was ordered to “cook the books”

March 3, 2023 By Admin

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 A former accountant for Oral Roberts University (ORU) has filed a lawsuit against ORU and its Board of Regents claiming he was told by Richard Roberts and his wife Lindsay to “cook the books”, hiding financial wrongdoing from authorities and the public. Trent Huddleston, the accountant, has filed suit against the […]

Obama, Romney battle over foreign policy in final U.S. presidential debate

March 2, 2023 By Admin

Thursday, October 25, 2012 2012 US presidential election candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took part Monday in their third and final presidential debate at Lynn University in Florida. The topic of the debate was foreign policy and the candidates discussed the Arab Spring, Iran, and Mali, among other issues. Barack Obama Image: US Senate. […]