News briefs:May 24, 2010
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Burj Dubai becomes world’s tallest tower
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 File:Burj dubai palms.jpg Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is now the world’s tallest man-made structure, after reaching a record height of 688 metres, The tower is now over 160 Read more…
Major magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes central Italy
Monday, April 6, 2009 According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a major moment magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck Central Italy at 3:32 a.m. local time with a 4.8 aftershock about an hour after. Read more…
Sunshine Coast Council ratifies McDonald’s development rejection
Sunday, December 7, 2008 Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia — The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has formally ratified the rejection of the 24 hour McDonald’s in Minyama. The decision comes after council rejected the proposal earlier Read more…
Two Outer Hebrides councillors launch petition to retain local flight services
Sunday, February 17, 2013 In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, two councillors from the Scottish National Party (SNP) began a petition Friday, the day after Comhairle nan Eilean Siar — the local government council for Read more…
European Union Council to accept software patent directive
December 22, 2004 The controversial European Union Directive on the Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions, also called the “software patent directive” has been put to rest for 2004. The directive was expected to easily pass Read more…
British National Party to tempt voters in May local elections
Monday, April 17, 2006 In the run up to the UK’s May local elections, attention has again been drawn to the British National Party (BNP). Party spokesman and councillor candidate for the Fulham Broadway area Read more…
Spanish town council electee proposes nudist pool, marijuana field in park
Friday, June 1, 2007 A former mailman who proposed to paint the town hall pink, turn the local town square into a nudist pool, and to plant a marijuana field in the local park has Read more…
Local council in Australia rejects McDonald’s development plan
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 The development application for a McDonald’s restaurant at Minyama, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in Australia, has been rejected by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. “We knocked back a Hungry Jack’s on Read more…
Burj Dubai becomes world’s tallest tower
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 File:Burj dubai palms.jpg Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is now the world’s tallest man-made structure, after reaching a record height of 688 metres, The tower is now over 160 Read more…