PayPal freezes $20k in hurricane relief donations

Sunday, September 4, 2005 Online money transfer company PayPal is reportedly blocking over $20,000 in donations from the website Something Awful, donations intended for the American Red Cross hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Rich Kyanka, founder of Something Awful, reports that the account he set up for Red Cross donations has been suspended by the eBay-owned […]

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2010 Chile earthquakes: Government confirms 452 dead

Saturday, March 20, 2010 Chilean Government confirmed 452 deaths caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the central and south zones of Chile on February 27 and the Pichilemu earthquake on March 11. The official death toll was released yesterday by the Interior Undersecretary Rodrigo Ubilla. Ubilla explained that “after a rigorous work in […]

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Baseball teams from Taiwan and China were eliminated at 2007 Konami Cup Asia Series

Sunday, November 11, 2007 It just wasn’t their day for the two baseball teams on either side of the Straight, as China Stars and Uni-President Lions were both eliminated in a route at the Konami Cup 2007. The final of Konami Cup will take place between SK Wyverns and Chunichi Dragons. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Baseball_teams_from_Taiwan_and_China_were_eliminated_at_2007_Konami_Cup_Asia_Series&oldid=665638”

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Violence in Uganda over forest clearing proposal

Thursday, April 12, 2007 Four people are reported killed in Kampala, Uganda, amidst protest marches organised against a government proposal to cut down 7,000 hectares of forest land to expand a private company’s sugarcane plantations. Two men of Asian descent were stoned to death by a mob, and the deaths of two others were under […]

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Music, The Art Has A Galore Of Benefits

More Detail Here: Aria In case you find yourself to be engrossed in music and do not mind listening to variety of music genres and are awe struck on hearing classical singer’s alaaps, it shows you are musically inclined. Music is a diverse field featuring variety of nuances and shades. Some people may be gifted […]

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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]

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Most Tokyo power restored after blackout

Sunday, August 13, 2006 A power outage hit large parts of Tokyo, and Chiba, Japan. The electrical blackout occurred due to an industrial accident, in which a crane damaged some power lines accidentally at 7:40 AM local time (2240 UTC), the Kyodo News agency reported, quoting Tokyo Power Electric Co. Power was reported to have […]

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Gene mutation produces autism-like traits in mice

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 By causing the mutation of one specific gene, researchers have produced mice with two frequently encountered behavioral traits of persons diagnosed with autism. Autism commonly affects the ability to interact socially and is associated with repetitive behavior. The finding was reported in the March 20 online edition of Nature. Using mice, […]

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How Should Teachers Prepare For Their Violin Lessons}

More Detail Here: Film Schools In Australia Submitted by: Stacy C. Tan Violin teachers are talented violin players who can offer performances at any given time and give lectures on how the musical instrument functions. This is the common thought of many people. But actually, no matter how good a violin teacher is, he always […]

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