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Immediate life insurance website launched, first in world

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 The first website in the world allowing consumers to buy life insurance online instantly has been launched today, targeting specifically New Zealanders. The website, run by life insurance company Pinnacle Life, allows New Zealanders in many countries in the world to buy life insurance online without the need for a medical

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DirecTV tunes out Trio, network in limbo

Saturday, January 1, 2005 The future of the artsy Trio channel became increasingly grim Saturday as satellite TV giant DirecTV dropped the fledgling network from its national channel lineup. When DirectTV programmers threw the off switch at 6 a.m. eastern standard time Jan. 1, Trio, an NBC Universal-owned cable television channel, lost two-thirds of its

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Malaysian government warns citizens about Uncyclopedia

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Satire site Uncyclopedia, a parody of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has been labeled by the Malaysian government as dangerous. The Internal Security Department of Malaysia issued the warning today,

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Forex Brokers List | Finance Brokerage

Read An Opinion On: Forex Support And Resistance Strategies Australia FinanceBrokerage providing an in-depth forex brokers list reviews to help our readers choose reliable Forex, Stocks, CFDs brokers to work with. We have compiled this resource, which looks at all the key factors a trader should consider before selecting a broker to work with, as

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Twitter to allow censorship of posts on a country by country basis

Sunday, January 29, 2012 The microblogging service Twitter has changed its software support for censoring posts. With the new updates, Twitter can now withdraw individual posts and accounts in specific countries, as opposed to a global deletion. Twitter announced these changes in a blog post on Thursday, and released a clarification update on Friday. Twitter

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Forget driving to the Olympics, says Beijing

Friday, September 22, 2006 Anyone planning on attending the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China can forget about renting a car when they get there. Newspapers reported on September 18 that no private cars would be allowed near any of the venues in the host city, in an attempt to combat the gridlock that

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Using Bamboo For Home Decor

Read An Opinion On: Mr Property Services Submitted by: Seraphina Amelia Dornan Bamboo is an interesting feature to add to your interiors. It is often an added feature in Asian d cor and adds a natural and relaxing feel inside the home. Natural materials inside the home such as bamboo give you the feeling of

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Kurdish Linux launched in Turkey

Friday, November 24, 2006 Kurdish Ubuntu, a Linux distribution, was promoted this week with a reception in Diyarbakir. Ubuntu was the first Linux distribution to implement Kurdish localization[1]. Kurdish localization in Linux is an important milestone for Turkey due to ethnic conflicts. Kurdish Ubuntu was prepared by a team of hardworking translators working on the

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4.5-kilometre bridge to link Crimea with Russia

Sunday, June 17, 2007 Last week a presentation of the bridge linking the Crimea with the Krasnodar region of Russia took place in Ukraine. The project cost of the deal is estimated at US$480 million. According to specialists, the bridge can be built within two years given adequate preparation. The bridge project includes building a

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