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North America's oldest retailer sold to U.S. owners of Lord & Taylor

17.07.2008 20:27    en.wikinews.org
Canada's oldest retailer, the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), will be transferred from one American owner to another. NRDC Equity Partners, LLC, owners of U.S. department store Lord & Taylor , will purchase HBC from the estate of Jerry Zucker ,
North America's oldest retailer sold to U.S. owners of Lord & Taylor

US FAA to make airliner fuel tank inertion mandatory over 1996 air disaster

17.07.2008 20:27    en.wikinews.org
After the investigation was completed the NTSB requested that the FAA enforce the requirement of inerting systems to prevent dangerous fuel-air mixes from being ignited. One of the most feasible ways of doing this is with nitrogen pumped into the
US FAA to make airliner fuel tank inertion mandatory over 1996 air disaster

Thousands flee Nigerian town to escape from militants

17.07.2008 20:19    en.wikinews.org
Thousands of people have fled an oil town in the Niger Delta , Nigeria yesterday after an unknown militant group said that all people not originally from the area who did not leave the town would be beheaded.

Broward County Sheriff's police dog killed in shootout in Florida

17.07.2008 20:19    en.wikinews.org
A man shot and killed a Broward County Sheriff's Office police dog in Miami Beach after a two-county chase in Florida early Thursday morning.

Wikinews interviews Eric Saussine, director of the James Bond fan film Shamelady

17.07.2008 03:30    en.wikinews.org
Shamelady is a tribute to Ian Fleming , the author of the James Bond novels on which many of the films are based, and EON Productions , the makers of the official 007 films. The film was first released in
Wikinews interviews Eric Saussine, director of the James Bond fan film Shamelady

Canada's oldest retailer sold to U.S. owners of Lord & Taylor

17.07.2008 03:30    en.wikinews.org
Canada's oldest retailer, Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), will be transferred from one American owner to another. NRDC Equity Partners, owners of U.S. department store Lord & Taylor , will purchase HBC from the estate of Jerry Zucker who died in
Canada's oldest retailer sold to U.S. owners of Lord & Taylor

Egyptian train crash at level crossing leaves dozens dead

17.07.2008 03:29    en.wikinews.org
At least forty people are reported to have died and another fifty are injured after an accident at a level crossing in Egypt . A truck failed to stop at the crossing near Marsa Matruh , pushing several vehicles waiting

A false quake warning in Japan exposes problems for practical use

17.07.2008 03:28    en.wikinews.org
One of the world's most advanced earthquake warning systems in Japan has been found to have some practical use problems. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) apologized on Tuesday for erroneously issuing an "earthquake early warning for advanced users", with regards

The Co-operative Group purchases Somerfield supermarket chain for over £1.5 billion

16.07.2008 20:29    en.wikinews.org
The Co-operative Group (Co-op) and Bristol -based Somerfield today agreed on a deal worth £ 1.565 billion which results in Somerfield being aquired by Co-op. Co-op has said that the acquisition took place on a "cash-free debt-free basis." A high
The Co-operative Group purchases Somerfield supermarket chain for over £1.5 billion

Teenager arrested after hijacking Japanese bus

16.07.2008 20:29    en.wikinews.org
A boy, who says he is 14, has been arrested after hijacking a bus with ten people on board in Japan . He said he hijacked the bus to cause trouble for his parents.

Cuban cyclist Pedro Pablo Perez to miss Olympics after car crash

16.07.2008 20:29    en.wikinews.org
Perez is receiving treatment at the Abel Santamaria hospital, in the province of Pinar del Rio where the accident took place. Details are unclear, but it is known Perez was driving the car at the time when the crash occured

Woman fired over husband's email threat to Minnesota professor

16.07.2008 20:28    en.wikinews.org
Professor PZ Myers , a biologist at the University of Minnesota Morris in the United States , has been receiving email threats for a post made on his Pharyngula blog in support of a University of Central Florida student who

Spain-based Santander agrees to purchase of UK bank Alliance & Leicester

16.07.2008 03:26    en.wikinews.org
Santander said in a statement that "Santander and A&L announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition by Santander of A&L, which is to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under sections
Spain-based Santander agrees to purchase of UK bank Alliance & Leicester

Nine US troops killed in Afghanistan as Taliban attack base

16.07.2008 03:26    en.wikinews.org
On Sunday, nine United States troops were killed in Afghanistan after Taliban militants attacked an outpost in the Kunar Province near the Pakistan border.
Nine US troops killed in Afghanistan as Taliban attack base

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