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Ukraine opposition candidate Yushchenko is suffering from a Dioxin intoxication, doctors say

25 December, 2020

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Saturday, December 11, 2004 VIENNA —Doctors from the Rudolfinerhaus clinic in Vienna say “there is no doubt” Ukrainian opposition leader Victor Yushchenko was poisoned with Dioxin. Yushchenko’s body had about 1,000 times more than the normal concentration of the toxin. It is unknown if there were any other poisons in his system. Although it has […]

Category:Featured article

25 December, 2020

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Shortcut:WN:FA Featured articles are selected by the community to represent the best of Wikinews. See the Featured Article Candidates page for nominations and discussions of candidate articles for this page. Or, subscribe to the RSS feed! [edit] Pages in category “Featured article” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Featured_article&oldid=2870736”

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Shona Bracken, Toronto Danforth

25 December, 2020

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Sunday, October 7, 2007 Shona Bracken is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Toronto—Danforth. Wikinews interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Votes_2007:_Interview_with_Communist_Party_candidate_Shona_Bracken,_Toronto_Danforth&oldid=539050”

Clashes in Nigeria kill hundreds, troops on alert

25 December, 2020

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Monday, March 8, 2010 According to witness and media reports, at least two hundred people in Nigeria have been killed after pastoralists and villagers clashed near the city of Jos, which has been the source of repeated tension between Christians and Muslims. Local authorities, however, contradicted witness reports, saying that there were eight casualties, as […]

Pakistan’s military ruler sacks Chief Justice

25 December, 2020

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Friday, March 9, 2007 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has suspended the country’s top judge, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry under section 209 of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for “misuse of authority”, the country’s information minister Mohammed Ali Durrani has announced. Justice Javed Iqbal, the next in line has been sworn in as acting […]

Matt Smith revealed as 11th incarnation of Doctor Who

25 December, 2020

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Thursday, January 8, 2009 Actor Matt Smith will be the next to portray the Doctor on the BBC television program Doctor Who. Smith will be the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, taking over from actor David Tennant who will end his time with the series after filming four editions of the program through 2009. The […]

Uninvited couple passes Secret Service checkpoint, crashes White House state dinner

24 December, 2020

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Thursday, November 26, 2009 A couple entered a White House state dinner when they were univited, passing through several layers of security, and socialized with high-profile guests Tuesday night. Tareq and Michaele Salahi from northern Virginia arrived at the party at approximately 7:15 pm Tuesday night. They were formally dressed as they passed by a […]

Kansas School Board has copyright withheld over teaching Intelligent Design

24 December, 2020

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Monday, October 31, 2005 Kansas has been denied permission to use two key documents commonly used in the writing of science education standards for states, the National Science Education Standards (published by the National Research Council) and Pathways to Science Standards (published by the National Science Teacher Association). The respective organizations argued that they could […]

Dublin gets ready to be rocked once again by U2

24 December, 2020

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Friday, June 24, 2005 240,000 U2] fans are preparing for Ireland’s most successful band ever to return for a hometown gig in Dublin. The supergroup is playing Friday, Saturday and Monday in front of 80,000 people a night at Croke Park. Gardaí have put in place a massive traffic management plan to cope with the […]

Official death toll from Nigerian refugee camp airstrike passes 100

24 December, 2020

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Thursday, January 26, 2017 On Monday Nigerian authorities raised the official death toll from January 17’s airstrike upon a refugee camp to 236, though the BBC on Tuesday reported an official told them this was an error and the actual figure was 115. The military said at the time a jet mistook refugees for rebels. […]