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Toyota may soon issue another recall due to engine problems. The faulty models this time are the Lexus and Crown. According to Toyota executives, eight of its luxury models were found to have defects, which means that they could stall while on the road. The crisis-hit manufacturer has been doing recalls since September of last [...]
Benigno Aquino III, the 50-year old Philippine president, gave ambitious promises in his inaugural speech. He vowed to provide more jobs, better health care, trading centers for farmers and more schools. He pledged to fight corruption in all the government agencies. This he said is the only way to bridge the ever-widening gap between the [...]
Benigno Aquino III was sworn in on Wednesday as the 15th president of the Philippines. He is the first president to ave been sworn into office without a first lady. In his inaugural speech at the Quirino Grandstand, he vowed to eradicate poverty by banishing corruption in the government. The historic event was graced by [...]
On July 1, former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for the unlawful killing of his three patients, and for causing grievous bodily harm to another one. The sentence was handed down by the Queensland Supreme Court after a jury found the disgraced medical professional guilty on all charges. In 2005, [...]
Hurricane Alex left significant damage in Mexico’s coastal villages. It forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes as the streets have already been flooded, and some roofs have already been ripped off the houses. Some trees were uprooted and some electricity lines were down. The hurricane pushed further into the north of Mexico after [...]
Almost everybody think that the world’s most powerful and influential man doesn’t have time to take a break from his hectic schedule, to indulge himself in a few simple pleasures. Well, President Barack Obama was out to prove everybody wrong when he visited Racine’s O & H Bakery on Wednesday. The president was scheduled to [...]
Just a few days after family and friends of the “king of pop’s” first death anniversary, another controversy has risen surrounding the cause of his death. Joe Jackson, the late singer’s father, is set to use the testimony of a stripper who claims to have been with Dr. Conrad Murray at a strip club just [...]
June is considered to be deadliest of all months for the foreign troops in Afghanistan as 100 soldiers have died this month alone. In the nine years that the troops have been fighting the Taliban, this month has the highest death toll recorded. The highest before this was 77, which was in August last year. [...]
Taiwan and China have come up with an agreement that will bring that bond these two countries closer together. The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement signed by negotiators from both countries in Chonqing is expected to reduce trade tariffs for various products and services such as petrochemicals and textile as well as cross-country banking and service [...]
Robert Byrd, a pillar in the United States Senate died at a ripe age of 92 in a hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. His health has been weak in recent years, and old age as well as the recent heat in Washington has finally taken their toll on his frail body. Due to the rise in [...]