Scotland to lose 850 Hewlett Packard jobs

May 29, 2009

welcome.hp.com Several hundred jobs will be cut at the Hewlett-Packard computer plant in Renfrewshire, the company has announced. Employees were officially informed of the news on Thursday, confirming that 850 jobs will be lost at the Erskine facility, which has a total workforce of 1,300 staff.

International concern over fate of Globovision

May 28, 2009

www.globovision.com The Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations expressed concern recently about statements issued by the Venezuelan government regarding the fate of an independent TV station in the country that has been openly critical of President Hugo Chavez. In a jointly-released statement, Catalina Botero of the OAS and Frank ...

Foul play ruled out in Lucy Gordon death

May 27, 2009

spiderman3.sonypictures.com Actress Lucy Gordon, probably best known for her role in Spiderman 3, was found dead in her Paris apartment last week, the victim of an apparent suicide. The British actress who was reported to have hanged herself would have been 29 years old last Friday. Paris police are said to have ...

Worldwide concern over North Korea nuclear test

May 26, 2009

www.number10.gov.uk North Korea announced on Monday that it had carried out an underground nuclear test, further escalating international tensions related to its rogue missile and nuclear weapons programmes. The Russian defence ministry was able to confirm that an atomic explosion occurred in the north-eastern part of North Korea, at 9:54am local time ...

Joanna Lumley Gurkha campaign successful

May 25, 2009

www.imdb.com Last week the Gurkha battle cry "Ayo Joanna Lumley" - or "Joanna Lumley is coming" – struck terror not in the hearts of the country’s enemies, but in the heart of the country’s leader, as Gordon Brown sought political salvation by publicly congratulating the actress-activist on the success of her ...

Airline capacity declines for tenth consecutive month

May 22, 2009

www.oag.com In May, airlines around the world scheduled 127,000, or five per cent, fewer flights than during the same month in 2008. The figures represent a drop of 2.7 per cent in passenger seat capacity, or 8.3 million fewer seats, according to the most recent OAG report.

Twitter message about Patrick Swayze death untrue

May 21, 2009

www.patrickswayze.net Reports circulating on Tuesday that “Dirty Dancing” star Patrick Swayze had died were responded to quickly by his publicist, Annett Wolf, who called the claims false and "reckless". Wolf said the movie and television star, who has been battling pancreatic cancer since early last year, was responding to treatment – and ...

Olivia Wilde tops Maxim Hot 100 list

May 20, 2009

www.maxim.com Actress Olivia Wilde is most recognised these days for her television role that keeps her steamy body covered up – but that’s all about to change. Wilde plays Thirteen, or Dr. Hadley, on the popular Fox medical drama “House”. She has been named as number one on the annual Maxim Hot ...

Katie Price nude photos could pose problem in Maldives

May 19, 2009

www.visitmaldives.com Images of Katie Price lying naked on a sunbed could end up with the model in trouble with authorities in the Maldives, where Muslim law forbids nudism. The 30-year-old Price reportedly disregarded the country’s strict Muslim laws and stripped off her clothes to sunbathe, which in the Maldives is a crime ...

Dr Oz leaving Oprah Winfrey Show

May 18, 2009

www.oprah.com Dr Oz, after 55 appearances during the last five years, helping viewers shed pounds and answering embarrassing medical questions, has decided to leave his spot on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and head for New York where he will launch his own series this fall – produced by Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey said ...

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