Monday, December 26, 2005
In Russia's second largest city, St. Petersburg, four gas attacks left more than 70 people ill. Devices with wires, timers, and glass vials of a gas determined on scene to...
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Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients
Friday, September 14, 2007
The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director ...
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Wales widens smoking ban, includes at hospitals, schools and playgrounds
Monday, March 1, 2021
Today, Wales extended the prohibition on smoking at hospitals, schools, and playgrounds, with violators to face a £100 fine. Wales is the first of the UK nations to introduce ...
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Stock markets worldwide rise on hopes of US economic recovery
Friday, August 21, 2009
Stock indexes worldwide rose on Friday, after US bank chief Ben Bernanke said that the US economy was starting to recover from the recession.
Addressing a conference in Wyomi...
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Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags
Wednesday, March 9, 2005File:Plastic bag stock sized.jpg
They are cheap, useful, and very plentiful, and that is exactly the problem, according to researchers. A report issued on Feb. 23 by a cadre ...
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Will Wikimedia “run on Sun”?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.
An internal Wikimedia co...
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On the campaign trail, March 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The following is the fifth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a ...
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Neanderthals ‘knew what they were doing’: Archæologist Dr Naomi Martisius discusses her findings about Neanderthals’ behaviour with Wikinews
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Last month, a study conducted by archæologist Dr. Naomi Martisius and other researchers concluded Neanderthals living in Europe tens of thousands of years ago were more sophist...
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England: Multi-storey carpark in Liverpool gutted by fire, 1,300 vehicles destroyed
Thursday, January 4, 2018
A fire on Sunday night in the seven-storey carpark for the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England destroyed almost all the vehicles parked inside and led to cancellation of the f...
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Oil for food scandal: UN releases third report
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
The UN-appointed panel investigating the oil for food scandal has released its third report.
The report says that Benon Sevan took nearly US$150,000 in cash bribes. Chef de ...
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