The government of Zimbabwe must take action to protect hundreds of thousands of people left to survive in substandard settlements five years after a program of mass forced evictions, Amnesty International Zimbabwe and a coalition of partners said today. Amnesty International and the Coalition Against Forced Evictions are calling on the government to provide adequate alternative accommodation… Read More →
Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Co. Ltd. in China begins local production of the efficient dual clutch transmission (DSG) today (Tuesday), marking a further milestone for Volkswagen Group China on the road to becoming the ecological leader among automakers in China. Dr. Winfried Vahland, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group China, stated: “The start of DSG production in China… Read More →
Nestlé, the world’s biggest food and drinks company, announced today that it will stop using products that come from rainforest destruction. The move follows a two month Greenpeace campaign that exposed Nestlé’s use of palm oil in products like KitKat. The expansion of palm oil and pulp plantations is driving the destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests and peatlands… Read More →
THE CAST OF “GROWN UPS” INCLUDING ADAM SANDLER, KEVIN JAMES, CHRIS ROCK, DAVID SPADE, ROB SCHNEIDER IN ADDITION TO PAUL RUDD, JASON SEGEL, ANNA KENDRICK, CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE AND AUBREY PLAZA SET TO PRESENT – Aziz Ansari To Host LIVE Show on Sunday, June 6 at 9pm/Eastern, 8pm/Central The stage comes alive as Katy Perry is set to… Read More →
BMW offers distinctive settings and unique facilities for events of all kinds. Since BMW Welt, BMW Museum and BMW Classic joined together to form the BMW Event Forum in March 2010, coordinated event planning has been available for all three locations. Through this central channel for all event-related issues, BMW is able to assure a professional event… Read More →
May 6, 2010 – Burbank, CA – Responding to the extraordinary growth of Blu-ray set-top hardware, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has expanded its “DVD2Blu” upgrade program. Starting today, consumers can select from 90 of Warner Home Video’s most popular titles to upgrade that include the action-packed “Under Siege” and “Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut” as… Read More →
adidas and Disney Consumer Products are proud to present the new fall/winter 2010 kids and infant collection from adidas timed to mark the release of Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3 opening on June 18 across U.S. theatres. The creators of the beloved Toy Story films re-open the toy box and bring moviegoers back to the delightful world of… Read More →
Targeting multinationals and local enterprises, the BlackBerry solution will deliver productivity gains, for the first time, to CDMA customers in China Beijing, China and Waterloo, ON – China Telecom Corporation Limited (China Telecom) (HKEx: 00728; NYSE: CHA) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® solution for China Telecom enterprise customers in… Read More →
The third edition of the UniCredit Ladies German Open culminated in a thrilling final day on the green. Laura Davies will embark on her trip home from Golfpark Gut Häusern on the outskirts of Munich in sporty style: for her victory in the tournament which is endowed with 330,000 euros of prize money, she received a red… Read More →
New bus to use greenest hybrid technology and enter service in 2012. Futuristic design to become ‘an emblem of 21st century London’. The final design of the New Bus for London, based on the much-loved Routemaster, was today unveiled by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and London’s Transport Commissioner, Peter Hendy. The bus will use the… Read More →