News briefs:May 14, 2010

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Indian Railway: all-women crew steers Tippu Express ahead of International Women’s Day

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Friday, March 6, 2020 Yesterday, an all-women crew ran the Mysuru–Bengaluru Tippu Express in the Indian state of Karnataka. The state-run Indian Railways launched this event ahead of International Women’s Day, for promoting gender equality at work places. B Shiva Parvathi was running the train as loco pilot (locomotive pilot), and 22-year-old Rangoli Patil was […]

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Budgeting An Irregular Income

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Get More Information Here: Used Cars Warrnambool Budgeting an Irregular Income by Staz Johnson Whether you have a regular income at the end of the month, week or fortnightly, or even if you are paid by commission, you will need budgeting plan for your personal finances. If you have an irregular income such as commission, […]

Former governor of Illinois indicted on corruption charges

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Friday, April 3, 2009 Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of the US state of Illinois, was indicted on Thursday on charges of corruption for allegedly planning to “sell” Barack Obama’s Senate seat when the latter vacated it to become President. Five of his advisers, including Blagojevich’s brother Robert, were also indicted. The others are former […]

Swedish nuclear reactors shut down over safety concerns

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Saturday, August 5, 2006  Correction — August 14, 2006 This article reports that the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant reactor cooling systems failed. This is incorrect. Two of the four emergency diesel generators supplying power to the plant failed to start as expected, during a reactor shut down. The emergency cooling system, which functioned normally was sufficient […]

Navy helping New Orleans pets

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 The Spanish word “tortuga” means “turtle.” But in the wake of the New Orleans disaster, the USS Tortuga is helping other animals. For nearly two weeks now, sailors from Tortuga’s repair division have devoted much of their time during this disaster relief operation to ensure the health and comfort of displaced […]