ETA declares permanent cease-fire

6 December, 2020

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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 The armed Basque separatist organisation “ETA” (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) has announced a permanent cease-fire as of Friday 24th March 2006. A video release by the organization shows three people seated at a table in front the ETA emblem, faces covered with masks and wearing Basque berets. The video was broadcast on […]

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Sulpicio names companies hired for ‘Princess of the Stars’ salvage

6 December, 2020

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Monday, July 14, 2008 Sulpicio Lines has named the companies hired to conduct salvage operations for MV Princess of the Stars, the Philippines ferry that sank on June 21 during Typhoon Fengshen, leaving over 800 passengers dead. The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) had already set a deadline of this Tuesday to name the […]

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FEMA accused of misusing trained disaster workers as public-relations workers

6 December, 2020

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Monday, September 12, 2005 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is being criticized for misallocation of personnel in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA representatives said they requested volunteers from fire departments around the U.S., to handle its community relations campaign. However, a document FEMA sent to local fire departments asked for firefighters with very […]

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Former Scottish Conservatives leader Annabel Goldie to stand down as MSP

6 December, 2020

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Friday, June 26, 2015 Annabel Goldie, Scottish Conservative Party leader from 2005 to 2011, has announced she will stand down as an MSP at the next elections in 2016. Goldie, who has been an MSP for the West Scotland (previously West of Scotland) electoral region since the Scottish Parliament’s formation in 1999, said she intends […]

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Arsenal signs Japanese Takuma; Chelsea signs Batshuayi

6 December, 2020

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 On Sunday, London-based club Arsenal F.C. agreed to sign 21-year-old Japanese forward Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their city rivals Chelsea F.C. has signed 22-year-old Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi from French club Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Arsenal_signs_Japanese_Takuma;_Chelsea_signs_Batshuayi&oldid=4576780”

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National Hockey League news: February 14, 2008

6 December, 2020

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Thursday, February 14, 2008 There were 6 games played in the National Hockey League on February 13, 2008. Contents 1 Game summaries 1.1 Ottawa Senators @ New Jersey Devils 1.2 Washington Capitals @ Atlanta Thrashers 1.3 Chicago Blackhawks @ Columbus Blue Jackets 1.4 Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres 1.5 Boston Bruins @ Pittsburgh Penguins […]

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South Korean police clamp down on protests against US beef

6 December, 2020

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Monday, June 30, 2008 South Korean authorities are refusing to allow more protests against the government’s decision to allow beef imports from the United States, after hundreds of people were injured in clashes with riot police overnight Saturday. Around 300 police buses blocked protesters from entering the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on […]

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HIV-positive man receives 35 years for spitting on Dallas police officer

6 December, 2020

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Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public servant for spitting into the eye and open mouth of a Dallas, Texas police officer in May 2006. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that no […]

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UN Report: Earth ecosystem in peril

6 December, 2020

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Thursday, March 31, 2005A report Tuesday from a United Nations-backed project, consulting more than 1,300 scientists from 95 countries, and written over the last four years, warns that 60 percent of the basics of life on Earth — water, food, timber, clean air — are currently being used in ways which degrade them. Furthermore, fisheries […]

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Sex, mental and physical exercise, fight dementia

6 December, 2020

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Friday, April 8, 2005Professor Perry Bartlett of University of Queensland‘s Brain Institute recommends sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run to stave off dementia. The researcher, interviewed on Australian ABC radio today [1], said that with 52,000 Australians expected to be diagnosed with dementia by the end of the year, people wishing to ward off […]

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