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World News Archive22-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.- 'Sanctions threat adds to Iran uncertainty: World Bank (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The threat of sanctions against Iran over its uranium enrichment program is likely to increase private sector uncertainty about the country, a World Bank economist said on Friday.- '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.- 'Weekly world news quiz (BBC News)
At the end of another week, test your knowledge with our world news quiz.- 'England will not win the World Cup, says Platt (Independent)
The former England midfielder David Platt believes Sven Goran Eriksson's side are capable of reaching the last eight of the World Cup. That is the good news; the bad news is that he thinks other countries are better equipped to win it.- 'BBC World selects BBDO New York for launch of news channel in U.S. (BtoBOnline.com)
New York?BBC World has selected BBDO New York as its creative agency to help launch a 24-hour BBC World News channel in the U.S. BBDO will handle strategic and creative campaign development. Advertising is expected to roll out in June. BBC World has also selected Mediaedge:cia for media buying and planning, and Weber Shandwick for PR. Billings were undisclosed.- 'WORLD NEWS (Sunday Mail)
FLASH floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain killed at least 23 people yesterday on the island of Java. Knee-high waters were hampering rescue work in the worst-hit district of Bendungan, in the east of the island, state news agency Antara reported.- 'Newport News Students Continue Lesson Half a World Away (WAVY 10)
Twenty-five Newport News students will spend their spring break learning. While that doesn't sound like much of a break, the students will be embarking on an adventure of a lifetime to Japan.- 'Otis to Design One-Of-A-Kind 100-Passenger Elevators for World's First Interactive Museum of News (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. , was selected to design and install one-of-a-kind glass elevators for Washington D.C.'s Newseum, the world's first interactive museum of news.- 'Hard news (CNN Money)
In his seven months as a correspondent for Yahoo's news division, Kevin Sites has lugged some 20 pounds of computer and photography gear into some of the most dangerous conflict zones in the world, filed dozens of news stories, video dispatches and photo essays from places that don't even have telephones (much less broadband connections) and endured the loneliness of being a "solo journalist" -
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