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Market maker Bernard L. Madoff arrested in $50B ‘giant Ponzi scheme’

13 December, 2020

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Correction — January 10, 2009 This article incorrectly states that Mr Madoff attended Hofstra University Law School. His education was actually with Hofstra College, which he graduated from in 1960. Friday, December 12, 2008 Top broker and Wall Street adviser Bernard L. Madoff, aged 70, was arrested and charged by the FBI on Thursday with a […]

Over 250 dead in Haiti cholera outbreak, thousands infected

13 December, 2020

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Now that cholera has established itself with a strong foothold in Haiti, it’s clear to us that this will not go away for several years At least 259 people are dead and over 3000 people have been infected in the Haitian cholera outbreak. Officials from the United Nations have said that […]

Six killed in UK car crash

13 December, 2020

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Saturday, February 14, 2009 A car crash on the A614 road, in Nottinghamshire, England has killed six people, all of whom are believed to have lived near the scene of the crash. All six victims died at the scene of the crash, which involved four young adults in a Peugeot 206 and two elderly people, […]

Oral Roberts University president accused of illegal political donations and financial misappropriation

13 December, 2020

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Friday, October 5, 2007 Richard Roberts, the President of Oral Roberts University, and his wife, Lindsay Roberts, are accused of illegal political contributions, financial wrong-doing, and wrongful firings in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed by three former professors who claim “they were wrongfully dismissed after reporting the school’s involvement in a local […]

News briefs:May 24, 2006

13 December, 2020

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The time is 17:30 (UTC) on May 24th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Major fire breaks out at Istanbul airport 1.2 East Timor descends into further violence: Downer 1.3 Former chaplain at Guantanamo tells about abuse and underage prisoners 1.4 The Australia Institute identifies ideal sites for nuclear […]

Race to save Chilean miners trapped underground from spiralling into depression continues

13 December, 2020

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Thursday, September 2, 2010 It has emerged that the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground after the mine they were working in collapsed could be brought to the surface in a shorter time than was initially feared. While officials publicly announced that the men would not be brought to the surface until Christmas, sources inside technical […]

Hewlett-Packard to cut 9,000 jobs in $1 billion restructuring plan

13 December, 2020

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Hewlett-Packard (HP) expects to lose 9,000 jobs between now and 2013 in a US$1 billion (£686m) restructuring plan. The 9,000 jobs losses will be in the enterprise services division, but the company expects to add about 6,000 employees to its sales and delivery teams. HP commented in a statement, “As a […]

Injunction fails to stop decision on waterfront stadium in New Zealand

13 December, 2020

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Thursday, November 23, 2006 Today an injunction that was filed in the High Court yesterday to stop the Auckland City Council and Auckland Regional Council from telling the Government which stadium they prefer has failed. The decision is over a new stadium located on the waterfront of Auckland, New Zealand or an upgrade of the […]

U.S. TV networks look to past for future programming

13 December, 2020

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Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Los Angeles, California — Four of six national television broadcast networks recently wooed potential advertisers for the 2005-2006 season with programming offerings in the new development phase. These included NBC, Fox, ABC and The WB. Two other networks, CBS and UPN, plan to preview their offerings March 24. After four years […]

Bucharest to be ‘rebranded’ for 800 million euro

13 December, 2020

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Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Bucharest, Romania — The city centre of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is set to get a major facelift due to a real estate project called Esplanada (The Esplanade), which will be constructed by TriGranit Development Corporation. The total investment in the project will be greater than 800 million euro and […]