5 International News Summary
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Publicado: 8 de octubre de 2012
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AMERICA
iPhone 5 and IOS 6 users, asked for an apology of Apple’s CEO Tim COOK, for the company new maps app which belonging to users, it is a mess. This new app, was avoidinginformation such as mentions of public transport routes or even stations which were available in the previous version and could even allow users to see bus and train schedules. The former CEO of thecompany, has already published an open letter to apologize for the eventual problems that this application could cause to users.
EUROPE
Ryanair would have to pay 930 euros to a Spanish family,because they refused the boarding to the youngest member of 6 years old. The child was with his parents when this happened, and as the Spanish regulation establishes, it’s not mandatory to have an ID ifyour age is below 14 years old. The national law also says that, children below the age of 14 years, would not require any identification, being their parents in charge of them and correctlyindentified. In this case, they had both their ID’s and the Family Book.
AFRICA
Google launches SMS version of Gmail in Africa. This service works on any phone, even those ones that can only reply SMSand receive calls. This way, people can reply their emails as if they were SMS. This new idea is only available in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya for the moment.
ASIA
Taj Mahal replica to be built inDubai. The developer Arun Mehra, chairmam of Link Global Group said it the 4 of October. He is thinking about making it much more bigger than the original one and the project’s value is one billiondollards. The complex will turn into a commercial centre, with shops and a 300 room hotel. It would even have structures such as the Eiffel Tower or Pyramids and the Great Wall of China.
AUSTRALIA
Anindependent school’s plea for a lower speed limit has been rejected for a second time in six months. It’s actually allowed to drive trough the school zone at 60 km/h so they asked to turned it into...
AMERICA
iPhone 5 and IOS 6 users, asked for an apology of Apple’s CEO Tim COOK, for the company new maps app which belonging to users, it is a mess. This new app, was avoidinginformation such as mentions of public transport routes or even stations which were available in the previous version and could even allow users to see bus and train schedules. The former CEO of thecompany, has already published an open letter to apologize for the eventual problems that this application could cause to users.
EUROPE
Ryanair would have to pay 930 euros to a Spanish family,because they refused the boarding to the youngest member of 6 years old. The child was with his parents when this happened, and as the Spanish regulation establishes, it’s not mandatory to have an ID ifyour age is below 14 years old. The national law also says that, children below the age of 14 years, would not require any identification, being their parents in charge of them and correctlyindentified. In this case, they had both their ID’s and the Family Book.
AFRICA
Google launches SMS version of Gmail in Africa. This service works on any phone, even those ones that can only reply SMSand receive calls. This way, people can reply their emails as if they were SMS. This new idea is only available in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya for the moment.
ASIA
Taj Mahal replica to be built inDubai. The developer Arun Mehra, chairmam of Link Global Group said it the 4 of October. He is thinking about making it much more bigger than the original one and the project’s value is one billiondollards. The complex will turn into a commercial centre, with shops and a 300 room hotel. It would even have structures such as the Eiffel Tower or Pyramids and the Great Wall of China.
AUSTRALIA
Anindependent school’s plea for a lower speed limit has been rejected for a second time in six months. It’s actually allowed to drive trough the school zone at 60 km/h so they asked to turned it into...
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