Archive for February, 2010
Massive earthquake strikes Chile
A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has hit central Chile, killing at least 78 people, ministers say.
Toyota boss Akio Toyoda apologises for faults
Toyota’s chief executive has apologised to US Congress and American Toyota owners for safety problems that led to deaths and worldwide recalls
Castro laments death of hunger-striking dissident
Cuba’s leader Raul Castro “laments” the death of a detained activist who had been on hunger strike for nearly three months, its foreign ministry says.
Yar’Adua returns but Nigeria deputy stays in charge
Nigeria’s acting leader will run state affairs while President Umaru Yar’Adua recovers after three months’ medical treatment abroad, the presidency says.
Dubai identifies 15 new suspects in Hamas killing
Mr Mabhouh died in his hotel room in Dubai last month
German Church leader Kaessmann admits drink-driving
The head of Germany’s Protestant church has admitted drink-driving, after she was charged with passing a red light while three times over the legal limit.
Toyota president says recall-hit firm ‘grew too fast’
The boss of Toyota has admitted that the firm’s rapid expansion may have led to safety issues which saw the recall of 8.5 million vehicles worldwide.
Winter Olympics day six
China knocks out the British stone to lie two. British skip Eve Muirhead sends down her penultimate stone and removes the Chinese scorer to lie one.
Israel says no proof it carried out Hamas Dubai killing
But he did not fully deny that Israel carried out the killing, citing its “policy of ambiguity” on such matters.
Clinton warns Iran ‘becoming a military dictatorship’
She was speaking to students at a Qatar university during a tour of the region.
Bayh won’t seek Senate re-election
Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Indiana, said Monday afternoon that he won’t seek a third term in the Senate — a major blow to Democrats worried about losses in the midterm elections.
Bill Clinton, sometido a doble angioplastía cardiaca
WASHINGTON (AP) – El ex presidente Bill Clinton fue internado y sometido el jueves a una doble angioplastía en una de sus arterias coronarias,tras experimentar un dolor en el pecho, informó uno de sus asesores.
Google planea ofrecer internet de alta velocidad
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc que planea construir una red de banda ancha de alta velocidad, con el fin de experimentar con las posibilidades de una red que opera a una velocidad 100 veces mayor a la actual.
Coroner releases new details about Michael Jackson’s death
Murray told investigators he gave Jackson propofol, a powerful anesthetic, to help him sleep.
MENENDEZ Y PASCRELL PROMUEVEN PLAN
Menendez devela su plan durante su visita a una mueblería de Paterson
US snowstorm causes power cuts in Washington DC region
Electricity was cut to at least 300,000 homes as the snow felled trees, and cut power lines. Emergency workers are struggling to restore power.
$26M in HUD funds for Camden revitalization
Dredging the Delaware, Just Not in the Budget
Rep. Andrews successfully advocates to keep ACOE dredging efforts out of the President’s Budget
Time for the first mailbag of the decade
Before we get to my Super Bowl pick, a Boston reader named Zeke S. slapped some sense into me last week: “Simmons, you know that there are children who haven’t seen a mailbag by you all decade!?!?!?”
Internet, nominado al Nobel de la Paz
Se plantea un dilema: ¿Quién lo recogería en caso de serle otorgado?
Ultimate proving ground for Bush
MIAMI — Four full seasons into his NFL career and we still don’t know what to make of Reginald Alfred Bush.This is the week and the game
