World News Archive15-Feb-2006
A succession of scandals in the US has revealed widespread government funding of PR agencies to produce "fake news". Actors take the place of journalists and the "news" is broadcast as if it were genuine. The same practice has been adopted in Iraq, where newspapers have been paid to insert copy. NEWS SNAP: P&O Share Hldrs Vote For DP World Bid This story was originally published Monday By Rod Stone Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The main shareholders of Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (PO.LN) Monday voted to accept a takeover bid from Dubai-based port operator DP World (DPW.YY), effectively ending the U.K. transport group's 165 year run as an independent company. When it rains ... ABC?s ?World News Tonight,? already scrambling to fill the gap left by its injured anchor, Bob Woodruff, is facing further instability ? co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas is pregnant. "World News Tonight," scrambling to fill the gap left by its injured anchor, Bob Woodruff, is facing further instability. Vargas and her husband, singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, are expecting their second child in late summer. OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper was to be busy on the telephone today, fielding calls from world leaders, including the head of Hamas. Titan Poker will stage exclusive World Series of Poker freeroll tournaments for Poker News players and at least five players will win seats to the WSOP Main Event. [PRWEB Feb 14, 2006] The British daily News Of The World broadcast a one minute video tape showing British soldiers beating 43 unarmed young Iraqis. The paper described those UK soldiers as "a brutal gang" Talk about a "complicated pregnancy" -- ABC is now facing the question of who will replace Elizabeth Vargas on World News Tonight when she gives bir (PRWEB) February 14, 2006 -- Titan Poker ( http://www.titanpoker.com ), one of the fastest growing online poker rooms, will team up with Poker News ( http://www.pokernews.com ), the Independent Online Poker Authority, to send players to the 2006 World Series of Poker.
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