October 17: 2011 Fast facts: Here’s some of the best snippets from news leaders around the world . . .
News 24: On this day, October 17, 2007
“George W Bush, raising Beijing’s ire, presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal and urged Chinese leaders to welcome the monk to Beijing.” – Editor’s note. “Fat chance.”
Wall Street Journal, Indycar champ killed at Speedway
“It was a chain reaction,” racing legend Mario Andretti, who was on the scene, said by phone. “On this track, cars run three abreast at upwards of 200 miles per hour. The slightest miscue can be a disaster. That’s exactly what happened.”
Wall Street Journal: RIM to offer Free Apps
Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM, RIM.T) said today it will offer a selection of apps worth more than $100 to BlackBerry customers affected by its service problems last week.
RIM’s enterprise customers will also be offered one-month free technical support.
In a brief statement, RIM said the apps will be offered “free of charge to subscribers as an expression of appreciation for their patience during the recent service disruptions”.
Independent Online: Census workers pulled out of gang areas.
Census officials will hold an urgent meeting on Monday to discuss a spate of violent attacks against enumerators.
Stats SA provincial manager and census co-ordinator Marius Cronjé confirmed three attacks and said the safety of enumerators was a major concern.
Bloomberg: Wall Street protests span four continents, arrest rise.
October 17, 2011. British police sealed off routes to the London Stock Exchange and Italian officers conducted nationwide raids following protests against economic inequality on four continents. –
Sky News: Briton becomes oldest marathon runner
A 100-year-old Briton has become the world’s oldest marathon runner after completing a race in Canada. Fauja Singh, finished the Scotiabank Toronto Marathon in Canada in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds.
Singh, who only started running 11 years ago after the deaths of his wife and son, trains every day, running 16km.
He puts his success down to ginger curry, cups of tea and “being happy” – Orange News.
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what a sad day for motorsport… and people sometimes question why they get paid big bucks! They take their lives into their hands every time they go out on track, not just because they love it, but because WE love it too…RIP Dan Wheldon and condolences to his family, friends and the motorsport community.