British Airways to add surcharge
For the first time in more than two years, British Airways will raise fuel surcharge by £10 on its long distance flights. The airlines will add the extra £10 from Thursday onwards and depending upon the class of travel and distance, total surcharge will vary between £63 and £108.
Apple Inc. sales took off during the third quarter of this year resulting in a profit of more than $4.3 billion. This was a significant increase over the same period last year, when the company saw a profit of $2.5 billion. During the quarter the Macintosh computers jumped off the shelf at a record pace, which was the primary reason for earnings soaring 70 per cent. Total revenue increased 67 per cent compared with 2009, as 43 per cent of sales originated in the US.
Despite not matching the top technology companies in soaring value, Coca Cola remains the top brand in the world. The order of the next three are as follows – IBM, Microsoft, then Google. These results are part of the top 100 brands in the world presented in Interbrand’s 11th annual edition of the world’s best global brands. Coca Cola now practically owns the top spot, as they have been ranked best of the best 11 years in a row.
The latest figures are out, and six high street lenders are dominating the mortgage lending market in the UK. They are doing this in rather impressive fashion also. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reported the six lenders compiled a market share of just over 92 per cent for last year, which carries with it a notable change from 2008. That year the “super” six only took about 80 per cent market share. This confirms one thing – consumers had few choices during the year of 2009. It was either that or most applicants could only “fit” into the lending criteria of these six banks.
THAI army troops fired live rounds at anti-government Red Shirt protesters in the heart of Thailand’s capital yesterday, injuring more than 70 in a dramatic escalation of the month-long stand-off between demonstrators and security forces. That quote is from the Sydney Morning Herald. Apparently 93 people (22 of which were soldiers) had to be transported [...]
Thailand is being watched by media around the globe again because of turmoil in the country. This weekend saw continued violence in the country after a month long standoff between the Thai government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the many Red Shirt protesters. In fact there are hundreds of thousands of them. Most of [...]
On the afternoon of April 12, US President Roosevelt died. He said, “I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.” And then he slumped forward in his chair, unconscious, and was carried into his bedroom. The president’s attending doctor, Dr. Howard Bruenn, diagnosed a massive stroke. At 3:35 p.m. that day, Roosevelt [...]
Johann Georg Elser, born on January 4 1903, was a German opponent of the Nazis. He will be forever remembered for the unsuccessful attempt to kill Hitler in 1939. He died on this day in 1945. He was killed by gunshot at the Dachau concentration camp only a couple of weeks before the end of [...]
On April 8, 1950 Pakistan and India signed the Liaquat–Nehru Pact. It was signed between Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in New Delhi. At the time of independence, many communal riots broke out in different areas of Pakistan and India. These riots had a great impact on the [...]
On this day in 1917, US President Woodrow Wilson urges the US Congress to declare on Germany during World War I. Gentlemen of the Congress: I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally [...]
These aren’t made. If you want silly April Fools news head to be one of the other sites. These are all political events that happend on the 1st of April though: In 1318 Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scotland from England. In 1789 the United States House of Representatives elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as [...]
On March 27, 1854, The UK declares war on the Russia Empire. The British Empire was joined by the kingdom of Sardinia, the Duchy of Nassau, the French Empire, and the Ottoman Empire among others to taken on the Russians. As the Ottoman Empire began to decline the major powers of Britain and Russia wanted [...]
On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization starts their air bombardment campaign on Yugoslavia, making it the first time in history that NATO has attacked a sovereign country. Yugoslav forces and Albanian militants continue to battle as a large portion of the population of Kosovo is displaced. It’s said that close to 1 [...]
On March 19, 2003, in Washington DC, George W. Bush announced that US war against Iraq. His address went on to talk about the following points: -the campaign will be “broad and concerted” and will also use “decisive force” against the enemies -everything will be done to spare the lives of innocent Iraqis -the freedom [...]
This are some of the historical and political events that happened on March 18th in history: In the year 37 the Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’s will. The senate goes on to proclaim that Caligula is emperor. In 1229 Frederick II will declare himself King of Jerusalem. This takes place during the 6th crusade. In 1438 [...]
On March 17, 1948 the Treaty of Brussels was signed between France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was used as an expansion to the preceding year’s defence pledge, the Dunkirk Treaty signed just between Britain and France. The treaty was signed by the following people: Prince Charles of Belgium Vincent Auriol [...]
