Saturday, May 20, 2006 The People’s Republic of China has announced the completion of an enormous dam across the Yangtze River, an important milestone for the world’s largest hydroelectric project. The official Xinhua News Agency reports the event as a “landmark in the construction of the project.” Launched in 1993, Continue Reading
Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires elected as Pope Francis
Thursday, March 14, 2013 The Roman Catholic Church has elected Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires as the new pope. He is to take the papal name Francis and take over from the recently retired Benedict XVI. White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 7:06pm (Rome time) Continue Reading
Qantas says A380 aircraft are safe to fly after ‘serious’ incident
Saturday, November 27, 2010 Australian airline Qantas has returned the first of its fleet of Airbus A380s to service, after all six of the “superjumbo” aircraft were grounded three weeks ago following one aircraft’s engine sustaining extensive midair damage; it landed safely in Singapore without injury. The airline stated that Continue Reading