Archive for July 11th, 2010

Google licence renewed, China confirms

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China confirmed Sunday it had renewed Google's licence to operate after a months-long standoff through Internet censorship, saying the company had pledged it wouldn't contribute "lawbreaking satisfied." The California-based giant said Friday it had admitted approval to operate in the world's mostly thickly settled country after it agreed to come to a dead lock automatically rerouting users of Google.cn ...

Fisher, Underwood wed on same day as Krasinski, Blunt

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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski got engaged last August. (Matt Sayles/Associated Press)While the entertainment globe was abuzz over the Saturday bridal of Grammy-winning country chanter Carrie Underwood and Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher, any other high-profile couple were also acquisition hitched. Actors John Krasinski (The Office) and Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria, The Devil Wears ...

‘Barefoot Bandit’ caught in Bahamas

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Colton Harris-Moore arrives in Nassau attached Sunday after his arrest. (Felipe Major/Associated Press) Police in the Bahamas say they acquire caught the teenage American fugitive known viewed like the "Barefoot Bandit." A police official says 19-year-old Colton Harris-Moore was arrested Sunday morning on the northerly island of Eleuthera. The magistrate was not authorized to speak ...

Calgary Stampede attendance down

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The annual Calgary Stampede kicked away Friday and runs until July 18, with rodeo action, chuckwagon races, a midway, agricultural exhibits and livestock competitions. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)Fewer people have flocked to the Calgary Stampede to such a degree far this year, with attendance prostrate by about 13,600 people. As of Saturday — age two of ...

Concert raises money for Alberta flood victims

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A farm yard sits in a state of inferiority to take in water behind flooding in Irvine, Alta., in late June. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)A advantage concert for people devastated by flooding in southeastern Alberta is being held in Medicine Hat on Sunday night. The fundraiser — featuring country musician Corb Lund, singer-songwriter Kalan Porter and others ...