NEWS IN BRIEF
Month: October 2016
NEWS IN BRIEF
Moldova will do it for yet a second time next month
After failing to secure a majority vote of 51% to win the election for the party with the majority of votes. Moldova will have to go the polls for yet a second time on November […]
BUSINESS
Agreement reached on Volkswagen Emission test scandal
Volkswagen vehicle Models dating as far back as 2009 could now be eligible for a buy-back as part of a final court settlement reached by the German Automobile manufacturer on court reached settlement of the […]
BUSINESS
Exploding Airbags blamed for Toyota’s 23 million vehicles total global recall
Dubbed “Total recall” by the automobile industry is Toyota’s announcement on Wednesday, which reminds me of the first time that word was used in combination, and the year was 1990 in an Arnold Schwarzenegger film, […]
FOOTBALL
Brazil pays last respect to football legend – Carlos Alberto Torres
Described as one of the best defenders of all time, Carlos Alberto Torres captained the Brazilian National team to victory in the World Cup of 1970 in which Brazil won by defeating Italy 4 goals […]
NEWS IN BRIEF
Arrests of Diyarbakir Mayor sparks protests in Turkey yesterday
Yesterday on the streets of Turkey the riot police had a field day dealing with angry demonstrators. The protesters were out in condemnation of the Governments move to arrest the Mayor and members of his […]
BUSINESS
Vodafone fined for failings described as “serious and unacceptable”
Vodafone the telecom operator has been fined £4.6 million by the telecom regulator Ofcom. Ofcom is the British Telecom Regulator and has found Vodafone the telecom operator the record fine said to be the largest […]
NEWS IN BRIEF
MIGRANTS BURN DOWN CAMPS AS GOVERNMENT-BACKED DEMOLITION RAGES ON.
Migrants in Calais set fire to their makeshift camps as French Government’s backed demolition and relocation continues, The French authorities announced the planned demolition of the camp which commenced on Monday which critics say […]
NEWS IN BRIEF
APPLE ANNOUNCE A FALL IN REVENUE AS SALE OF NEW IPHONE FALLS BELOW EXPECTATION
After posting sales of just over $216 billion on the new iPhone 7 Apple says the sales compared to that from last period was down by almost 8%. Technology analyst put the fall in […]
NEWS IN BRIEF
Specialists say war in Aleppo, Syria is, “Worst since World War II”
A Unicef representative reports on the situation in Syria over phone to Finnish press, Iltasanomat comparing situation to the “worst since the Second World War”. There is no place of safety or refuge in the […]