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

6 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 […]

19th century stable in Buffalo, New York officially saved from demolition

6 December, 2020

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Thursday, July 3, 2008 Buffalo, New York —Developer and CEO of Savarino Companies, Sam Savarino, has confirmed to Wikinews that he has bought, and is planning to restore a severely damaged stable and livery on Buffalo’s West Side. The building partially collapsed on June 11, which originally caused 15 homes to be evacuated. Savarino bought […]

Wikinews interviews John Wolfe, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama

6 December, 2020

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Sunday, May 20, 2012 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. So far, he has […]

Blunkett: Brown supported Iraq war to save job

6 December, 2020

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Thursday, October 12, 2006 The Blunkett diaries, being serialised in the Guardian, claim that Gordon Brown opposed the war against Iraq. Only at the last minute did he give in, according to the diaries, when he realised that Blair would sack him otherwise. Gordon Brown, interviewed by the Guardian, said he did not think Blunkett […]

News briefs:May 31, 2010

6 December, 2020

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Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:May_31,_2010&oldid=4550290”

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee dies aged 84

6 December, 2020

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Thursday, September 3, 2020 On Monday, Pranab Mukherjee, a career politician who served as President of India for five years, died. He was aged 84 years. His death was announced by his son Abhijit Mukherjee via Twitter. He died at the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital, in New Delhi. Mukherjee was cremated on Tuesday with […]

Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 26) city council candidates speak

6 December, 2020

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This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 26). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests […]

Home of controversial book publisher set ablaze

6 December, 2020

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Sunday, September 28, 2008 Four people have been arrested on terrorism charges in Islington, London, England, after a suspected petrol bombing on the house of Martin Rynja, owner of book publishing company Gibson Square. HAVE YOUR SAY Should books that could be considered offensive to some religions still be published? Add or view comments His […]

Several injured in Ben Nevis cable car accident

6 December, 2020

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Thursday, July 13, 2006 As many as eight people have been injured after two cable cars collided at the Nevis Range near Fort William in Scotland. Two RAF helicopters, an air ambulance, four ambulance crews, police, fire brigade and a mountain rescue team are among those present. Police have confirmed that three people have been […]

European Court of Justice rules ISPs not obliged to reveal identity of people suspected of illegal sharing

6 December, 2020

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Friday, July 20, 2007 It is compatible with the EU legislation that Member States exclude the personal data communication related to the internet traffic when this is requested in order to allow the prosecution of violations of the royalties in civil cases. According the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the supreme court of European Union, […]