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. …

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Possible end to strike, fines for BC teachers

Jinny Sims — President of the BCTF Friday, October 21, 2005 British Columbia, Canada — The BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the government have both accepted mediator Vince Ready’s recommendations. Premier Gordan Campbell announced in a news conference today that he will accept the plan unconditionally. However, Jinny Sims (head …

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Category:Sports

This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 7 March 2023: “National treasure”: Former Brazilian footballer Pelé dies at age 82 22 February 2023: Coolum win tier 1 women’s cricket premiership on Australia’s Sunshine Coast 15 February 2023: Coolum to host Grand Final of …

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NASA cancels launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Saturday, June 13, 2009 Endeavour on launchpad 39A Image: NASA. NASA has canceled today’s early morning launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour because of a hydrogen fuel leak. The leak was discovered after NASA personnel began to fill Endeavour’s external fuel tank. “The official scrub time was 12:26 a.m. EDT. Launch …

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SpaceX scrubs Falcon I rocket launch

Monday, November 28, 2005 TacSat-1 spacecraft, which was supposed to be the successor to the Falcon I SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy’s FalconSat 2 …

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Greek debt deal reached

Saturday, March 27, 2010 A meeting in Brussels has produced a plan, supported by all 16 countries in the eurozone, to make available up to 22 billion euros in financing to support Greece, which is laden with debt. The deal would come into force only if Greece was unable to …

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Category:Internet

This is the category for the Internet, a global network of computer networks. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 9 February 2023: Pakistan reverses block on Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia 12 September 2022: Albania blames Iran for cyberattacks 5 July 2021: Ransomware attack hits over 200 US companies, …

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