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World News Archive20-Apr-2006
- 'Crawley News team '10th best in the world' after Bank Holiday sports effort (holdthefrontpage.co.uk)
Q: How do you end up ranked 10th in the world in an international competition when you've only scored two points? A: Ask the dedicated hacks at the Crawley News, who somehow found themselves holding a prestigious title after giving up their Good Friday to take part in the town?s 74th annual marble competition.- 'News Corporation's Fox Interactive Media and Foundation Capital Invest $13.5M in Job Search Engine Simply Hired (SYS-CON Media)
Simply Hired (http://www.simplyhired.com/), the world's largest search engine for jobs, today announced a $13.5 million strategic investment by News Corporation's Fox Interactive Media and prestigious venture capital firm Foundation Capital. The financing brings the company's total funding to $17.7 million. Representatives from both Foundation Capital and Fox Interactive Media will join the - 'M'sia's World Cup Hopes Evaporate In Changzhou (Bernama)
CHANGZHOU, April 19 (Bernama) -- On a day when former Malaysian Hockey Federation president Sultan Azlan Shah was bestowing awards in conjunction with his 78th birthday, there was bad news for the Malaysian hockey when they failed to make the World Cup in Germany.- 'BBC World Gears Up to Launch 24-7 News Channel in U.S. (TV Week)
BBC World Limited on Wednesday said it hired ad agency BBDO for the launch of the 24-hour BBC World News Channel in the U.S. BBC World News is expected to be carried by Cablevision in New York on its digital tier starting at the end of the month.- 'Not a perfect world (Tahoe World)
In a perfect world, the news would always be good. There would be no wars. No crime. No political mudslinging. - 'Arena: U.S. team ready to compete in World Cup (Sports Illustrated)
Coach Bruce Arena thinks the U.S. soccer team finally is on equal footing with some of the world's top teams, and he said Wednesday that bodes well for the 2006 World Cup.- 'News Corp invests $18.11m in job website (The Age)
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has made another foray into the world of internet businesses, this time with an investment in the world's largest job search engine.- 'World Congress of Families Symposium at Azuza Street Centennial ? On the Road to Warsaw, 2007 (Christian News Wire)
NEWS ADVISORY, April 19 / Christian Wire Service / -- As one of a series of regional conferences leading up to World Congress of Families IV (Warsaw, 2007), the World Congress of Families will conduct a symposium ? Christians Must Stand Up For The Family ? on April 25 and 26, 2006, during the Azuza Street Centennial, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.- 'Nation/world briefs (The Arizona Republic)
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