Posts Tagged ‘the-wake’

Philippines missing ‘over 1,000′

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

The Philippines government says 1,079 people are still missing in the wake of Typhoon Washi, already known to have killed more than 1,000.

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Iran likely to dominate EU talks

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Discussion of new moves against Iran is expected to dominate a meeting of EU foreign ministers, in the wake of the UK’s expulsion of Iranian diplomats.

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Iran likely to dominate EU talks

Liu Begins Returning Campaign Donations

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

The New York City comptroller, John C. Liu, has returned about $20,000 in the wake of a federal investigation into his fund-raising practices.

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Liu Begins Returning Campaign Donations

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

The New York City comptroller, John C. Liu, has returned about $20,000 in the wake of a federal investigation into his fund-raising practices.

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Liu Begins Returning Campaign Donations

Hacking ‘linked to other papers’

Monday, November 14th, 2011

The Leveson inquiry, launched in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal, hears suggestions that other papers took part in the practice.

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Judge to begin phone-hack probe

Monday, November 14th, 2011

A judge-led inquiry set up in the wake of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal begins looking into the practices of the press.

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Earth is warming, study concludes

Friday, October 21st, 2011

A study by an independent scientific project, set up in the wake of the “Climategate” email affair, concludes the Earth really is warming.

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Earth is warming, study concludes

Jimmy Carter Bashes Death Penalty

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

In the wake of Troy Davis’s execution.

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Blair denies 9/11 radicalisation

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Former PM Tony Blair denies military intervention in the Middle East radicalised Muslims in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.

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Blair denies 9/11 radicalisation

Universities ‘consider fees cut’

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

About 12 universities are looking into reducing their 2012 fees in the wake of government policy changes.

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Universities ‘consider fees cut’

Labour seeks takeover rule change

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Labour is seeking cross-party support to tighten rules on media takeovers in the wake of News Corp’s bid to take over BSkyB, the BBC learns.

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Council report reaction ‘misled’

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Senior Pembrokeshire council figures are accused by the Welsh Government of making misleading statements in the wake of two critical inspection reports.

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Council report reaction ‘misled’

Riots prompt new policing advice

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Police in England and Wales are to be given new guidance on the tactics they can use to tackle disorder, in the wake of last week’s riots.

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Miliband: Rethink police cuts

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Labour calls for the government to reverse planned cuts to police funding in the wake of rioting and disorder across English cities.

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Egypt Restores Information Minister Job, and He’s a General

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

UPDATE: Some are denying or questioning the report I linked to. It may be a false alarm, or a trial balloon that didn’t take off. Let’s see what happens.  In  the wake of the Revolution, Egypt announced it was abolishing the Ministry of Information in order not to regulate the media. Well, now it’s reported that they’ve named a new…

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