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Mongolia’s ruling party wins elections as rioting subsides

27 December, 2020

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Thursday, July 3, 2008 Mongolia’s ruling People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) has been declared winners of the country’s legislative elections, two days after allegations of vote-rigging leveled against the ruling party sparked violent protests in the capital of Ulaanbaatar. Preliminary results show the MPRP with 47 seats out of 76 in the State Great Khural, General […]

Texans vote online for new license plate

27 December, 2020

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Monday, February 4, 2008 For the first time in Texas’s history, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is conducting an online vote to help decide which license plate design the state will use beginning in early 2009. The week-long vote is being held at dot.state.tx.us. It started Monday at noon and will end on February […]

Arson suspected in Namdaemun gate fire in Seoul

27 December, 2020

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Monday, February 11, 2008 Around 8:50 p.m. Korean Standard Time (11:50 UTC) on Sunday, a fire broke out at Sungnyemun Gate (more commonly referred to as Namdaemun Gate), one of the most iconic South Korean landmarks, located in the center of Seoul. Approximately 30 firetrucks and 90 firefighters were sent to the site and were […]

Same-sex marriage passes third reading in House of Commons

27 December, 2020

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The UK House of Commons voted yesterday to approve the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill at third reading, with 366 MPs supporting and 161 MPs opposing. The Bill proceeds today to the House of Lords. The legislation continues to draw strong criticism from right wing Conservative MPs and has caused political […]

Israeli PM Ariel Sharon briefly opens eyes

27 December, 2020

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Monday, January 16, 2006 Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes for the first time since he suffered a major stroke on January 4, 2006. However, hospital officials said the reports were generated by the Sharon family’s “impression of eyelid movement, whose medical significance is unclear.” “He was listening to […]

Israeli Health minister Ya’akov Litzman resigns in protest after Jews made to work on Jewish rest day

27 December, 2020

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 On Sunday, Israeli health minister Ya’akov Litzman officially resigned, submitting his resignation letter after Jewish workers were made to work on Shabbat — the Jewish holy rest day, from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday — for installation of a signalling system on rail tracks in the Negev on Saturday. […]

Wikinews Shorts: August 11, 2008

27 December, 2020

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A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, August 11, 2008. Contents 1 Ohioville creek bones are not human 2 Etna motorcyclist killed when hit by tree 3 Police dog found in Pasadena, California 4 Somalian police chief dies 5 Cassini probe passes Saturn moon Enceladus Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a […]

Mauritanian refugees begin returning home from Senegal

27 December, 2020

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Mauritanian refugees stuck in Senegal for nearly two decades after fleeing ethnic clashes in their home country have begun returning to Mauritania under a U.N.-sponsored program. But many do not want to return. There were goodbye ceremonies and welcoming ceremonies attended by officials on both sides of the Senegal River as […]

Bathurst, Australia’s new hospital to be almost doubled in size

27 December, 2020

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Thursday, February 2, 2006 Bathurst Regional Council, the local government responsible for the city of Bathurst and its surrounds in Central Western New South Wales, Australia yesterday revealed it had received a development application for the new Bathurst Base Hospital. The new hospital is to be built behind the current hospital on the same site […]

Manitoba’s flood creating hazardous conditions

27 December, 2020

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 The Red River at Winnipeg is almost clear of ice blocks and ice jamming, however there are still dangers from the Red River flood. Ice blocks which were as high as two storey buildings were ripping out trees, fences and railway ties. “You’ll see huge pans of ice standing vertical, up […]