Turkish government promises new action as tragic toll mounts in mines
Following a spate of tragic mine accidents that have killed 60 workers in the past five months, the government has vowed to take additional steps to increase the safety of workers, including tighter inspections of state and private mines. More on mines Read more about the Zonguldak tragedy and other Turkish mine disasters Mine disasters […]
Mobile video specialist Movidius brings in $7.5M
A mobile-video upstart is looking to pick up the pace with backing from European venture capitalists. Movidius, an Irish chipmaker focusing on 3D video for mobile devices, has raised a Series B funding totaling $7.5 million. The round came from existing shareholders including Celtic House Venture Partners , Capital E , Emertec Gestion , AIB […]
Oce Announces Winner of Its Third Annual ‘Green Reprographer of the Year’ Award
ProRepro Recognized for Exceptional Sustainable Business Practices TRUMBULL, Conn., May 20 /PRNewswire/ – Oce, an international leader in digital document management, today announced the winner of its third annual, „Green Reprographer of the Year” award during the IRgA 2010 Annual Convention and Trade Show held May 19-21 in Palm Springs, CA. ProRepro, Orange County’s fastest […]
Bus driver for youth group is a convicted rapist
A MAN employed as a bus driver by a youth group in Cork is a convicted rapist, a court heard yesterday. Romanian national Ioan Munteanu pleaded guilty before Judge James McNulty at Macroom District Court in Co Cork to failure to inform an employer of a sexual offence, contrary to the Sex Offenders Act 2001. […]
DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek: Forever After Opens in Record Number of IMAX(R) Theatres on May 21, 2010
LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWA) today announced that its highly anticipated final chapter in the Shrek film series and the first in 3D, Shrek Forever After, will open in 194 IMAX® theatres domestically on May 21, 2010, simultaneous with the film’s wide […]
2010 World Cup team profile – France
It’s a classic case of France potentially winning the World Cup in spite of their coach rather than because of him, such is the abysmal reputation that Raymond Domenech has these days. But they do have super players in their squad so you never know…. France are extremely lucky to be at this World Cup, […]
Andrei Ujica : « Nicolae Ceausescu », la premiere biographie complete d’un dictateur du XXe siecle
Le realisateur roumain Andrei Ujica a montre un film hors normes et hors competition dans la selection officielle: l’Autobiographie de Nicolae Ceausescu. Un documentaire marathon de trois heures, fabrique uniquement avec des archives de films souvent inedites. Il faut savoir que Ceausescu a ete filme une heure par jours durant 25 ans sans interruption. Le […]
Romania: Protests against austerity measures grow, general strike planned
Areas of the Romanian capital Bucharest were paralysed today by 50,000 demonstrators protesting against the savage austerity measures currently being pursued by the Romanian government. Meanwhile, unions have threatened a general strike on the 31st of May. The protest was one of the biggest since the fall of the Ceauşescu government in 1989, and follows […]
A Traveller’s Tale: Financial reality bites in Romania
Romania has just slashed civil service salaries and pensions. A sign of things to come, asks Nick Hood? Flying into Timisoara, the day after Romania’s President announced swingeing cuts of 25% in salaries for civil servants and a 16% reduction in pensions for all those unlucky enough to be retired, was a sobering moment, writes […]
Quick on the draw
A hapless would-be gangster shot himself in the foot as he practised quick draws with a James Bond-style pen gun from his jacket pocket. The 37-year-old man – who told police he’d bought the weapon in a pub – blew off two toes as the six-inch-long weapon got caught as he pulled it out. Now […]
