Tuesday, March 22, 2005Starting from April 4, the Romanian Commercial Bank (Banca Comercial? Român?, or BCR), the country’s largest bank, will launch a smart card system for all its ATM … Read More
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that … Read More
Saturday, December 3, 2016 Peng Chang-kuei, a Chinese-born chef credited with creating the internationally popular dish General Tso’s chicken, was yesterday announced to have died by his son. Chuck Peng … Read More
Thursday, January 26, 2012 Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel gave yesterday’s opening address to the 42nd meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is facing a distinctly different geo-political landscape … Read More
Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned … Read More
Tuesday, July 4, 2006 The New South Wales police fraud squad have been recognised for their efforts and successes in credit and debit card fraud in Singapore last week according … Read More
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Stock markets around the world, particularly those in the United States, have fallen dramatically today. This is due to the ongoing events in the financial world, … Read More
Monday, March 12, 2007 24 of 26 Swiss Cantons rejected the proposal for a single health insurance system, in which premiums would be based on income and wealth. The vote … Read More
Thursday, February 12, 2009 An article in the February 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reports on an unusual cause for an outbreak of low blood sugar … Read More
A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, April 7, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI Thousands of Catholic pilgrims are celebrating Holy Week in Italy’s capital. Pope Benedict XVI has already led … Read More