April 12, 2011, HARRISBURG, Pa., (Coal Geology) – Governor Tom Corbett has helped to launch Pennsylvania’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the four-year struggle between northern and southern states that forever ended slavery in the United States. “The Civil War left an indelible mark on Pennsylvania, and the war could not [...]
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Governor Corbett Helps Launch 150th Anniversary Observation of the Civil War
April 12th, 2011 | by Editor | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
Large majorities, including most African Americans, oppose changing ‘nigger’ to ‘slave’ in “Huckleberry Finn”
April 12th, 2011 | by Editor | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
April 12, 2011, NEW YORK, (Coal Geology)– Banning or censoring books has been debated for years. A new Harris Poll shows, however, that a majority of Americans think no books should be banned completely (56%) while fewer than one in five say there are books which should be banned (18%); a quarter are not at [...]
World’s highest hotel opens over 100 floors up
April 3rd, 2011 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
Hong Kong, March 30 (Coal Geology) The world’s highest hotel was open for business in Hong Kong Wednesday with views over the city’s iconic Victoria Harbor from a height of almost half a kilometre. The Ritz-Carlton, which occupies the top floors 102 to 118 of Hong Kong’s International Commerce Center, had its official opening Tuesday [...]
Vodafone to buy out Essar’s stake in Indian subsidiary for $5 bn
April 3rd, 2011 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
New Delhi, March 31 (Coal Geology) Britain-based Vodafone Group Thursday said it would buy out its Indian joint venture partner Essar Group’s stake in India’s leading telecom company Vodafone Essar Limited for $5 billion. Essar Group holds a 33 percent stake in Vodafone Essar Limited. After this deal, the global telecom giant will have a [...]
Tata Chemicals re-brands global subsidiaries
April 3rd, 2011 | by IANS | published in Global News | Leave A Comment »
Kolkata, April 1 (Coal Geology) Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), part of the $67.4 billion Tata Group, Friday announced a major re-branding initiative, embracing its subsidiaries in Britain, the US and Kenya under the Tata Chemicals Corporate brand. According to a company release here, this move of creating a common global identity was envisaged to strengthen [...]
