Madrid, Oct 11 (IANS) Teresa Romero, the 44-year-old Spanish nursing auxiliary infected with the Ebola virus, remains in a critical but stable condition, according to the latest reports Saturday. Romero, the first person to become infected with the virus outside of Africa, is being treated on the sixth floor of the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, […]
Panaji, Oct 11 (IANS) The honeymoon of the Narendra Modi-led government with the country’s voters is on the verge of ending, AAP national secretary Panjak Gupta told the media here adding that it was the shortest ever electoral honeymoon. Gupta was in Goa to take stock of party affairs and rejuvenate the Aam Aadmi Party’s cadre. […]
Cairo, Oct 11 (IANS) Farah Dakhlallah, British foreign office spokesperson, has said that Egypt can play an important role in combating extremism by securing the Libyan borders and banning arms smuggling as well as realising national reconciliation in Libya. Dakhlallah told Egypt’s state-run news agency MENA that Britain was backing the UN efforts aimed at a […]
Bangalore, Oct 11 (IANS) Former India forward Shivender Singh rescued Air India with a three-goal strike to help his team beat Bharat Petroleum 4-2 for their first win in Hockey Karnataka’s inaugural Bengaluru Cup All-India invitational hockey tournament here Saturday. BPCL twice took the lead when Amir Khan scored in the eighth minute and later William […]
Environment Minister Rob Stokes and Parramatta MP Geoff Lee today inspected progress on a range of transformation projects at Parramatta Park, being funded by $20 million in NSW Government capital spending. Mr Stokes said the money is part of a record $35.4 million that the NSW Government will be spent over the next four years – the largest […]
A short film helping teens recognise ‘phishing’ scams and a hand-drawn animation teaching responsible money management were among the winners of this year’s Money Stuff Challenge, NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox said today. Mr Mason-Cox presented the 14th annual Money Stuff Challenge awards at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, with students and schools awarded […]
Parramatta MP Geoff Lee today announced green screening, new park facilities and space activation strategies are helping to reduce graffiti at Eric Primrose Reserve in Rydalmere. Dr Lee said the NSW Government provided Parramatta City Council with $100,000 to upgrade the reserve as part of its Graffiti Hotspot program which targets local areas with high […]
From today, a new high-tech dual camera unit will scan thousands of number plates outside shopping centres, train station car parks and on main streets in a bid to nab Western Australia’s worst fine and infringement defaulters. The mobile licence plate recognition camera, which will be mounted on the top of a Sheriff’s office vehicle, […]
Canadian company to establish new Melbourne office, creating 50 jobs Move strengthens Melbourne’s position as Australia’s financial services hub More than 110,000 people employed in Victoria’s financial services sector Cambridge Mercantile Group, a corporate global payments and risk management solution provider, has established a new office in Melbourne, creating 50 new jobs within three years. Headquartered in […]
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today announced the providers of a new service that will help community preschools better manage their operations. Mr Piccoli said the NSW Government has invested $1 million in the Cluster Management Trial for community preschools, which was a recommendation of the Review of NSW Government Funding for Early Childhood Education […]