Construction accident in New York City, one reported dead

Monday, January 14, 2008 A construction worker died after falling thirty feet from a New York hotel yesterday, police say. The accident occurred at the Trump SoHo construction site in SoHo, New York. Witnesses at the scene reported that a load being lifted by a crane collided with the building, possibly causing scaffolding to collapse. […]

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Australia: Victorian lockdown lifted

Sunday, August 1, 2021 At 11:59 pm on Tuesday, the Australian state of Victoria ended its stay at home restrictions, which included a five-kilometre (3.1-mile) travel restriction, ending the lockdown that had been in place for two weeks. Masks are to remain required outside of the home, and gatherings at residences are to remain restricted. […]

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Federal and NSW governments withdraw Snowy Hydro shares

Friday, June 2, 2006 The Australian federal and New South Wales governments will not be selling their shares in Snowy Hydro Limited (the owner and operator of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme). Snowy Hydro Limited’s major shareholder is the NSW government with a 58 percent shareholding. The Victorian government owns 29 percent and the federal […]

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UEFA Cup: quarter-final first leg round up

Thursday, April 5, 2007 All four quarterfinal matches occurred Thursday in the UEFA Cup, with all three Spanish sides remaining in the competition winning their games. Only one match ended in a draw, that being the game between AZ Alkmaar and Werder Bremen. Contents 1 Matches 1.1 Sevilla 2 – 1 Tottenham 1.2 AZ Alkmaar […]

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Canadian province receives warning from Exxon

Thursday, September 13, 2007 ExxonMobil Corp. chairman and chief executive Rex Tillerson has warned residents of Alberta, Canada that they risk endangering investment and growth of the province if they change the royalty scheme to increase revenue returned to the province from its oil sands. Currently, oil companies pay a one per cent royalty on […]

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