Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Former Deputy President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has appeared in a Durban court to face corruption charges. Mr Zuma was dismissed by the President, Thabo Mbeki, earlier in the year, following the conviction on fraud charges of his financial advisor, Schabir Shaik. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Former_SA_Deputy_President_Appears_In_Court&oldid=4538632”
China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009…
Manufacturing Sector Moves Back To Development In England
More Detail Here: Website Www.Synergypack.Com Manufacturing sector moves back to development in England by Jack cook After long time, we have come to get positive news related to the financial market. PMI, purchasing managers Index, has surveyed the financial growth of manufacturing sector and found that the sector has stepped up and reached the level…
UK mounts rescue operation for Spanish trawler in distress in North Atlantic storm
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 This afternoon the RAF launched an operation to rescue nineteen sailors from a Spanish trawler in difficulties in a North Atlantic storm. Radio contact with the FV Cibeles was lost yesterday evening at 2030 UTC when the crew reported to the ship’s owners that they were in trouble. Last night, UK…
China completes “mammoth” Three Gorges Dam hydro-electricity project
Saturday, May 20, 2006 The People’s Republic of China has announced the completion of an enormous dam across the Yangtze River, an important milestone for the world’s largest hydroelectric project. The official Xinhua News Agency reports the event as a “landmark in the construction of the project.” Launched in 1993, the Three Gorges Project, including…
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon briefly opens eyes
Monday, January 16, 2006 Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes for the first time since he suffered a major stroke on January 4, 2006. However, hospital officials said the reports were generated by the Sharon family’s “impression of eyelid movement, whose medical significance is unclear.” “He was listening to…
Do You Have Faulty Plumbing In Bryn Mawr, Pa And Need A Plumber?
More Detail Here: Buy Custom Ute Racks Melbourne byphineasgray As many homeowners can attest, plumbing problems are no fun. Not only are they sometimes expensive to repair, they can be very unsanitary to deal with. Faulty plumbing is especially common in older homes. Hiring a Plumbing Bryn Mawr PA contractor can generally eliminate most plumbing…
Euro reaches new lows
Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar and Japanese yen; all considered by investors to be safe currencies during times of economic turmoil. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that recent comments from the…
Former Satyam CEO Raju, his brother and CFO arrested and detained in profit-fraud scandal
Monday, January 12, 2009 Byrraju Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman of Satyam Computer Services, and his brother, B. Rama Raju, the company’s managing director, were arrested late Friday by Andhra Pradesh police. The brothers were placed under judicial custody in a Hyderabad, India jail and will remain there until January 23. Facing charges of criminal…
Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran….