Nicole Manning

06
Jun
New drastic austerity measures for Greece

Greece Government will take new austerity measures, more drastic than the ones from now and will accelerate the privatizations in exchange of a new international bailout that the euro zone officials gave their accord. The Prime Minister George Papandreou will present the Eurogroup leader, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Monday a fiscal plan on a short term. Juncker is the representative of the Finance Ministries from the euro zone that will provide... [read news]

01
Jun
Sepp Blatter, again the President of FIFA

Despite all the controversies, the actual President of Fifa, Sepp Blatter, was won a new mandate, the fourth one as a leader of the international forum. The new election was a very contested and several voices asked for the elections to be postponed. More, Prince William backed up the Football Association and The Scottish Football Federation’s point of view. The two groups suggested that the elections should be postponed because of the several... [read news]

27
May
The former Hutu militant leader was arrested

Bernard Munyagishari, the former leader of the Hutu militants, was arrested in Congo Republic, said on Thursday in an official statement an instance of the Organization of the United Nations. Bernard is accused of genocide, crimes against the humanity, rape and he was found in Kachanga town from the Kivu North region. He was a teacher and football referee. 52 years old now, Bernard, had a reward on his head of five million dollars. The State... [read news]

26
May
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is pressured to resign

One of the main investors of Microsoft Corp, David Einhorn, asked the CEO’s company, Steve Ballmer, to leave the electronic giant on Wednesday. According to his request, Ballmer is strongly attached in the past and he is not keeping the step with the market’s evolution. He said that the Chief Executive is blocked in the past and this is keeping the company on hold. „His continuous presence is the worst thing that can happen to Microsoft”... [read news]

16
May
The battle for the Dominique Strauss-Kahn replacing

After the arrest of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the number two on the hierarchy is John Lipsky that will replace for the moment the French leader. But the term of Dominique Strauss-Kahn ends anyway this summer in August and the IMF officials are making official and unofficial calculation. In an official statement of the IMF, Lipsky was already replacing Strauss-Kahn when it was the case and the... [read news]

09
May
National Gallery limits admissions to Da Vinci show

The National Gallery in London will only admit a limited number of visitors to its Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition, set to begin later this year. Only 180 visitors will be admitted every half hour, although the gallery can legally admit 50 more. The reason for this move is the gallery's desire to avoid overcrowding, which can negatively affect the viewing experience. According to a statement, the decision to limit admissions came as a response to... [read news]

07
May
Osama bin Laden, hidden in Pakistan for over seven years

The al Qaeda leader could have been hiding in Pakistan for over seven years before he was murdered in a mission of the United States army, a senior official of Pakistan said in an official statement on Saturday. The death of Osama bin Laden has raised a lot of questions about how he could hide in Pakistan for so long, without the authorities to know about it. One of bin Laden’s wife told investigators that the al Qaeda leader was hiding in... [read news]

02
May
The final countdown for Nintendo Wii

The Wii has come to an end. Nintendo announced the final countdown for it and prepares itself for a new product to be launched next year. The video games technology puts one step forward and the Nintendo Co. Ltd. said that some features of the new model will be showed at the Los Angeles Exhibition, in June. More information about the new Nintendo video game will be released at that moment. After a great marketing politic, Nintendo drowns a... [read news]

21
Apr
Playwright Bruce Norris Receives Pulitzer Prize for Drama

American writer Bruce Norris is the new Pulitzer Prize winner in the drama category. Norris won the award for his latest play, "Clybourne Park". The same work by the 50-year old writer also got the Laurence Oliver Award for Best New Play, after being well received on the West End. Bruce Norris is an American playwright and former actor. He made his debut in 1992, with the play "The Actor Retires", and has since authored several plays. He has... [read news]

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