Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Billionaire Warren Buffett, Chief Executive of Berkshire Hathaway, auctioned lunch with himself on eBay for US$2.63 million. Bidding, which started on […]
Read MoreAlleged tax-haven scheme linked to Canada’s largest brokerage firm
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 In a continuing crackdown on tax evasion, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has alleged that brokers with a branch of RBC […]
Read More$158 billion missing in U.S. Medicare drug benefit cost estimate
Thursday, February 10, 2005U.S. Medicare drug benefit cost estimates rise to $558 billion in latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates. The CBO estimated that the […]
Read MoreBuffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed further
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly […]
Read MoreOn the campaign trail in the USA, July 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 The following is the third edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled […]
Read MoreBush’s Katrina statement contradicted by emerging evidence
Thursday, March 2, 2006 Recently emerging evidence seems to contradict a statement by United States President George W. Bush during Hurricane Katrina. He stated in […]
Read MoreKatrina raised gas prices higher than ever
Sunday, September 11, 2005 The retail price of gasoline has risen higher than ever in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The losses from the deadly […]
Read MoreU.S. develops parks above highways
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 In big cities, finding land for new parks is less of an expedition than an all-out land-rights battle with property owners. […]
Read MoreFive South Korean workers kidnapped from Nigerian natural gas facility
Thursday, June 8, 2006 Five South Korean workers have been kidnapped from a natural gas facility operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company in the Nigerian […]
Read MoreGastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar […]
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