Egypt’s newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman said Wednesday evening he would not speak with the opposition until Egyptian protesters stop demonstrations and return to their homes. “The request by President (Hosni) Mubarak to open dialogue with opposition will not continue until protesters stop and leave the Egyptian streets to return to normalcy, which will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vice’
Vice president greets nation on Republic Day
January 25th, 2011 |
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People should remain firm in their commitment towards the founding principles of the Indian republic, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity, Vice President Hamid Ansari said while greeting the nation on Republic Day Wednesday. In his message to the nation, Ansari said: “Since the people of India resolved to constitute India into a republic, we have [...]
“U.S. will stay as long as Afghans want help”
January 12th, 2011 |
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says the United States is prepared to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, if Afghans wanted it. The international military coalition plans to transfer security control of Afghanistan to local forces.
Minnesota Man Hacked Neighbor’s WiFi, Threatened Vice President
December 23rd, 2010 |
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A feud between neighbors has left one man facing prison after he hacked his neighbor’s WiFi connection and sent a threatening e-mail to Vice President Joe Biden. – Animosity between neighbors has a Minnesota
man facing the possibility of decades behind bars after he pleaded guilty to
impersonating his neighbor online, distributing child pornography and
threatening the vice president of the United
States.
Vincent Ardolf of Blaine, Minn.,
stopped his trial…
DS race for vice president “heats up”
November 15th, 2010 |
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Vuk Jeremić and Dragan Äilas will run for their spot in the five-member vice-presidency of the ruling DS, while Gordana ÄŒomić had already entered the race. This is according to Chairman of the Democratic Party Executive Committee Marko ÄuriÅ¡ić, who spoke in Belgrade on Monday.
“Serbia should give up on Kosovo, Bosnia”
October 8th, 2010 |
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Vice president of the Washington-based Institute of Peace Daniel Serwer said that Hillary Clinton should ask Serbia to give up on Kosovo and Bosnia. He added that he hoped the U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton would take the course of solving two major remaining problems in the Balkans, which were Kosovo and Bosnia.
Abkhazian vice president injured in attack
September 23rd, 2010 |
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Abkhazian vice president Alexander Ankvabwas injured when his house came under grenade launcher attack early on Thursday. Abkhazian vice president Alexander Ankvabwas injured when his house came under grenade launcher attack early on Thursday.
Chip Shot: Intel, Vice and The Creators Project in Beijing
September 17th, 2010 |
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The Creators Project, a global celebration of creativity and innovation created by Vice and Intel, arrived in Beijing today after traveling the world. Can’t be there? Go to the website to catch much of the action: www.thecreatorsproject.com. The event will be held in the 798 Art District – the heart of the Beijing’s growing art and culture center. Since launching in May, the project has traveled to New York, London, Sao Paolo and Seoul, showcasing local and international artists to millions of cultural enthusiasts. In the last four months, The Creators Project has attracted 8 million website visits with 32.8 million video views. Thousands of people are expected to attend the final 2010 three-day event in Beijing, which begins today.
China Aviation names Sun Li as chairman, Wang as vice chairman
August 12th, 2010 |
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China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp. appointed Sun Li as its chairman and Wang Kai Yuen as vice chairman, the company said in Singapore today.
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Why Hardware Still Makes IBM Tick
March 30th, 2010 |
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Q A: Rod Adkins, senior vice president of IBM’s Systems and Technology Group, talks with eWEEK about the importance of IT systems at Big Blue.
– Rod Adkins is
senior vice president in charge of IBM’s
Systems and Technology Group, the
company’s $19 billion semiconductor, server, storage and systems software
business. He was named to the job in October 2009. Adkins has held a number of
product development, business operations and genera…
Pakistan is my biggest worry: Biden
February 11th, 2010 |
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US Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his greatest concern was not Afghanistan, not Iraq, nor the Iranian nuclear crisis, but Pakistan. “I think it’s a big country. It has nuclear weapons that are able to be deployed. It has a real significant minority of radicalized population,”
Nigeria’s vice president takes over from ailing president
February 10th, 2010 |
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Nigeria’s Vice President Goodluck Jonathan took office as acting head-of-state on Tuesday after parliament voted to force ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua to hand over until he is well enough to return. Jonathan accepted the post hours after the vote, saying in a speech broadcast nationwide:
Intel Promotes Four to Senior Vice President
January 25th, 2010 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2010 – Intel Corporation today announced its board of directors has promoted Renee J. James, Thomas M. Kilroy, Brian M. Krzanich and Stacy J. Smith to the position of senior vice president.
US Vice President Biden in surprise visit to Iraq
January 23rd, 2010 |
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US Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Iraq Friday to visit with US troops and hold talks with Iraqi government leaders, UN officials and US military commanders.
Biden’s meetings in Baghdad included Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the UN’s special representative for Iraq, Ad Melkert, according to a statement [...]
Iran jails top reformer for six years
November 22nd, 2009 |
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Iran has sentenced a former vice president who protested Iran’s disputed presidential election to six years in jail. Those close to reformist Mohammad Ali Abtahi said Sunday he was was notified about his sentence on Saturday.
Former Vice President of Dallas Fed: Tarp Didn’t Restore Health of Banking System
November 14th, 2009 |
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Newsweek has a one year retrospective on the Tarp bailouts which contains the following important quotes:”It hasn’t done what [Paulson] said it would,” says Jerry O’Driscoll, a former vice president of the Dallas Federal Reserve and a senior fellow at …
Vice President highlights the need of education reform
September 5th, 2009 |
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Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday said that education reform is the need of the hour, as the teachers in the country are facing professional disempowerment.
“We have a situation today in which teachers are politically empowered and professionally disempowered. This is a disservice to the cause of education. The need of the hour is [...]
NIS gets new board of directors chairman
July 31st, 2009 |
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The NIS board of directors on Friday elected board member and Vice-President (Finance) of JSC Gazpromneft Vadim Yakovlev as its chairman. This is an important step towards strengthening the level of representation of Gazpromneft’s top leadership in the management team of NIS, the company said in a statement.
Ratu Josefa Iloilo, Fiji President, Leaving Office This Week; Replaced By A Former Army Commander
July 28th, 2009 |
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ASSOCIATED PRESS:
SUVA, Fiji — Military-led Fiji announced Tuesday that its aged and ailing president will step down later this week and be replaced by a former army commander, a move observers say will consolidate the military’s rule in thi…
Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi Prize in India
July 26th, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development from India’s president, a government statement said.
The prize recognizes his work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is awarded annually to individuals or organizations for creative efforts that promote peace, development and a [...]