Posts tagged ‘September’

Jaycee Dugard

September 7th, 2011

Authorities have said the couple drove the girl 168 miles south to their home in Antioch and held her prisoner there for the next 18 years, four months and 16 days. At first, she was locked in the shed, then confined to a series of tents she would come to share with the daughters fathered [...]

Hsbc

June 5th, 2011

On 23 September 2010, Geoghegan announced he would step down as chief executive of HSBC. He was succeeded as chief executive of HSBC by Stuart Gulliver, while Green was succeeded as Chairman by Douglas Flint; Flint was serving as HSBC’s finance director (chief financial officer). Hsbc Although it was at the centre of the subprime [...]

Djokovic

June 3rd, 2011

This win makes Djokovic the first player to beat Nadal on clay twice in the same year, a feat that comes exactly a week before the French Open starts. Djokovic Favorite surface is hard courts but considers himself an all around player…Best shot is backhand down the line…As a junior, advanced to Australian Open junior [...]

Padres

April 6th, 2011

On September 30, the Padres fell 3 games behind the San Francisco Giants after losing 3 out of 4 games to the Chicago Cubs, putting them on the brink of elimination. With a 3 0 loss on October 3 the final game of the season, the Padres were officially eliminated from playoff contention and the [...]

Canada Election

March 23rd, 2011

New Brunswick Provincial Election Resources New Brunswick went to the polls on Monday, September 27, 2010. Source: Election Almanach – complete coverage of federal, provincial and territorial elections in Canada including election results, public opinion polls, ridings and candidates, election news, electoral history, links, and more Canada Election Get the latest voting results for your [...]

Aljazeera

February 22nd, 2011

On 23 September 2003, Iraq suspended Al Jazeera (and Al-Arabiya) from reporting on official government activities for two weeks for what the Council stated as supporting recent attacks on council members and Coalition occupational forces. The move came after allegations by Iraqis who stated that the channel had incited anti-occupation violence (by airing statements from [...]

Berlusconi

February 15th, 2011

On 22 September 2009, Silvio Berlusconi after a press conference declared that he has asked his ministers not to respond anymore to questions regarding "gossip". He has stated also that the Italian press should talk only about the "successes" of Italian Government in internal and foreign policies, adding also that the press now will be [...]

Al Jazeera

January 25th, 2011

Prior to September 11, 2001 the United States government had praised Al Jazeera for its role as an independent media outlet in the Middle East, US officials have since claimed an anti-American bias to Al Jazeera's news coverage. Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Palestinian leaders scramble to spin Al Jazeera leaks | FP Passport In case [...]

Verizon

December 22nd, 2010

Meanwhile, on September 21, 1999, Bell Atlantic and UK-based Vodafone AirTouch Plc (now Vodafone Group Plc) announced that they had agreed to create a new wireless business with a national footprint, a single brand and a common digital technology composed of Bell Atlantic's and Vodafone's U.S. wireless assets (Bell Atlantic Mobile (which was previously called [...]

Fernando Torres

December 8th, 2010

Having already top-scored in European U16 and U19 Championships, El Nino earned a first senior cap in September 2003 against Portugal. Seven months later he chalked up a first international goal against Italy. The forward would go on to net three times in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Fernando Torres Fernando Torres While Rafael [...]