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U.S. manufacturer General Motors seeks bankruptcy protection

Monday, June 1, 2009 United States automobile manufacturing firm General Motors filed for bankruptcy and Chapter 11 protection from its creditors at 12:00 UTC Monday, in a Manhattan, New York federal bankruptcy court. This was the largest bankruptcy filing for…

Queensland prisoners put to work manufacturing water tanks

Monday, April 30, 2007 Prisoners in the Australian state of Queensland have been put to work manufacturing rainwater tanks to help meet a shortfall in supply. The southeast corner of Queensland, which is currently undergoing one of its worst droughts…

Latham quits as Australian Labor leader

Tuesday, January 18, 2005 AUSTRALIA —Following hospitalisation for pancreatitis and ongoing speculation about his leadership, Mark Latham has resigned from his roles as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and also the Federal Member for Werriwa. He cited as…

Remains of a child discovered in Jersey care home

Monday, February 25, 2008 Parts of a body belonging to a child have been discovered at the Haut de la Garenne in Saint Martin, Jersey, a United Kingdom Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Victorian building, which…

Rally organizer arrested in Caledonia, Ontario

Saturday, December 16, 2006 Two men were arrested today by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) at a Caledonia rally at about 12:00 p.m. ET after entering the disputed land in Caledonia, Ontario waving Canadian flags. One was Gary McHale, a…