Month: October 2017

67th Annual Golden Globe Award highlights

Thursday, January 21, 2010 Last Sunday evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California were the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards hosted by English comedian Ricky Gervais. The choice of Gervais as host was a move to increase viewership which declined to 15 million viewers last year from 27 million in 2004. Canadian […]

Iraqi restaurant hit by suicide bomber

Thursday, December 11, 2008 A suicide bombing in Iraq has killed at least 55 people and injured at least 120 more, according to local police. The suicide bomber struck at a restaurant located about 2 miles north of the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk on Thursday morning. The Abdullah restaurant, where the explosion took place, […]

CoolBrands: New Zealand coolest place in the world

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 New Zealand has been voted the coolest place in the world by United Kingdom brand: CoolBrands. Coolbrands is owned by a consultancy firm in the UK, called Superbrands. It started in 2001, CoolBrands is a way of telling how ‘cool’ a brand is. Superbrands defines “brands that have become extremely desirable […]

20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres

Wednesday, June 7, 2006 A survey released today by the RACV and Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce found that 20 percent of cars in Victoria have at least one worn or unroadworthy tyre. The study looked at 1,000 cars last month and found of those 200 had at least one tyre that had worn. Chief […]

Saudis boycott Danish dairy produce

Friday, January 27, 2006 On January 26, 2006, a massive boycott of dairy produce from Arla Foods started in Saudi Arabia over what is perceived as a Danish attack on Muslim values. The Saudi ambassador to Denmark has been recalled for consultations. The Danish/Swedish dairy company Arla is facing a massive loss after a spreading […]