Wednesday, January 28, 2009 More than 400 senior managers within the United Kingdom’s BBC, which employs around 28,500 people, have been told that they face a real-terms pay cut as bonuses and pay rises are scrapped this financial year. Tuesday’s announcement said that bonuses will not now be paid and pay rates will stay fixed […]
Liberia: Former football striker George Weah wins presidential election
Friday, December 29, 2017 Yesterday, the Liberian National Elections Commission (NEC) said former football player George Weah won Tuesday’s second round of the 2017 Liberian presidential election, winning 61.5% of the votes after 98.1% of the ballots were counted, defeating current vice-president Joseph Boakai. In the first round of the election, held in October, Weah […]
3 Interesting Facts About Ayurvedic Skin Care
Read An Opinion On: Menu For Restaurants Toronto By Ray A. Rubio In this fast moving world, we often find it difficult to stand back and take good care of ourselves. However, we are obsessed with the idea of looking good. Ancient ayurveda, one of the oldest disciplines of medication, tells us that we can […]
400 Australian soldiers sent to Afghanistan
Sunday, August 20, 2006 400 Australian soldiers have been officially farewelled at parade in Darwin, NT, ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan on Tuesday. Wishing the soldiers well, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says there is a high risk associated with the mission. “We know that this is a dangerous mission but it’s also an extremely […]
MTV debuts ‘Logo’ cable channel targeting gay market
Saturday, July 2, 2005 MTV Networks launched a new cable channel to 10 million homes Thursday featuring movies, documentaries and original programming targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audience becoming the first 24-hour digital cable network offered in the United States on several cable providers and satellite systems. Logo will present original series, documentaries […]
Public Speaking 6 Simple Tips To Be More Effective
Read An Opinion On: Effective English Language Proficiency Training Public Speaking – 6 Simple Tips to Be More Effective by Edward Hope Public speaking is the combination of the lungs, larynx, and lips to talk and imagination to come up with ideas. To improve in speaking it is necessary to add eyes, ears, combined with […]
Police report drug haul seizure worth up to £30 million in Brownhills, England
Monday, December 2, 2013 Police in the West Midlands in England today said nearly 200 kilograms worth of drugs with value possibly as great as £30 million (about US$49 million or €36 million) has been seized from a unit in the town of Brownhills. In what an officer described as “one of the largest [seizures] […]
Five hundred cattle die of neglect on West Australia property
Thursday, February 17, 2005 RSPCA inspectors found about 500 cattle dead on a remote station in Western Australia. Water is being trucked in to care for another 2500 cattle on Windidda station, east of Wilun, which is leased to an Aboriginal corporation. State Agriculture Minister Kim Chance says the propery was found abandoned and only […]
Iconic London mural could be restored
Monday, September 20, 2010 One of London’s most well known murals could be restored after years of neglect if plans by a group of community activists gain public support. The Fitzrovia Mural at Whitfield Gardens on London’s Tottenham Court Road was created by two mural artists and commissioned by Camden Council in 1980, but the […]
Health Pr: Remains A Growth Area
Read An Opinion On: Behaviour Change Campaign Health PR: Remains a Growth Area by Kevin Waddel Our population continues to age People are living longer Of course, our citizenry has become increasing conscious about their health What does all mean? In essence, the future is bright for those engaged in the health PR profession. According […]