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Bush speaks of goals for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, decries calls for timetable

22 November, 2020

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Thursday, December 1, 2005 U.S. President Bush re-stated his commitment to withdraw troops from Iraq and outlined goals for training Iraqi security forces that will guide such withdrawal. The presidential speech followed from a newly released White House document titled the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. White House Press Secretary Scott McCellen claimed that […]

Dog flu spreads across the US

22 November, 2020

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Saturday, October 15, 2005 Dogs are normally resistant to most flu strains. Since about 2000, a new strain of dog flu has been spreading in America, and there’s no vaccine to prevent it. To limit exposure to the flu, some dog owners are avoiding public places like dog shows and parks. Since the flu can […]

Che Guevara’s ”Motorcycle Diaries” companion dies

22 November, 2020

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Alberto Granado Jiménez, the Argentinian biochemist who was Che Guevara’s companion on his transformative motorcycle trip through South America, died in Havana on Saturday, reported Cuban state television. He was 88 and died of natural causes. The politically active Jiménez met Ernesto “Che” Guevara, then a medical student, in Hernando, Argentina […]

Darling announces UK budget for 2009

22 November, 2020

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Thursday, April 23, 2009 The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, yesterday announced the 2009 budget. The budget is an annual audit of the nation’s finances, and decides what should be done with taxpayers’ money. The chancellor fell under scorn for his GDP growth forecasts, which are considered to be too optimistic in […]

Google launches Google Spreadsheets

22 November, 2020

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006 Google has launched an online spreadsheet site, in a private beta. The site will allow spreadsheets to be shared between up to 10 users, which is aimed to be useful to teams and small businesses. “Many people already organise information into spreadsheets. Where they are struggling is to share it” said […]

Nebraska senators may not support stimulus plan

22 November, 2020

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Friday, January 30, 2009 The two federal senators of Nebraska are not sure if they will be backing President Barack Obama’s $819 billion dollar stimulus plan, in spite of approval of the bill given by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill will support Nebraska with around $378 million to help the state budget […]

Israel announces 10 month halt to settlement construction in West Bank

22 November, 2020

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 The prime minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, told a news conference earlier today that there will be a ten-month stop in the construction of new settlement housing in the West Bank. The Israeli cabinet approved the move by a margin of eleven to one. “We have been told by our friends […]

On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

22 November, 2020

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Monday, November 2, 2020 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Free and Equal Elections Foundation holds two […]

MTV debuts ‘Logo’ cable channel targeting gay market

22 November, 2020

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Saturday, July 2, 2005 MTV Networks launched a new cable channel to 10 million homes Thursday featuring movies, documentaries and original programming targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audience becoming the first 24-hour digital cable network offered in the United States on several cable providers and satellite systems. Logo will present original series, documentaries […]

KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

22 November, 2020

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also […]