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Quality, innovation and competitiveness centre-stage at Taipei Int’l Hardware & DIY Show

1 November, 2020

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Friday, October 19, 2007 The 7th Taipei International Hardware & DIY Show, organized by Kaigo Taiwan (The representative of Koelnmesse in Taiwan) and Koelnmesse GmbH, started on October 18-20 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 3. This show has 183 participants using 300 booths to exhibit accessories and tools on esoteric fabricating, home-living applications, […]

Soft drink foes cheer victory, lament remaining junk foods in schools

1 November, 2020

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Monday, May 8, 2006 Last week’s announcement that most soda manufacturers will stop selling their sugary products in U.S. schools did not mention that avoiding lawsuits was part of the motivation for the self-imposed ban. Some of those who threatened legal action to stop the soda sales are patting themselves on the back over the […]

Category:January 18, 2007

1 November, 2020

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? January 17, 2007 January 19, 2007 ? January 18 Pages in category “January 18, 2007” Media in category “January 18, 2007” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:January_18,_2007&oldid=1102259”

Giant tuna sold for $177,000 at Japanese fish market

1 November, 2020

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010 File:Tuna.jpg This Tuesday, at a wholesale auction at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, a 512-pound bluefin tuna was sold for over sixteen-million yen ($177,000 USD). The great fish was bought and then shared by the owners of a local sushi restaurant and a Hong Kong-based dining establishment. This tuna is […]

No evidence of dead terrorists in US bombed Pakistan village

1 November, 2020

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Monday, January 23, 2006 In an interview with CNN, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said”There is no evidence, as of half an hour ago, that there were any other people there”. United States officials have previously stated that as many as eight al-Qaeda operatives were dining in Damadola when struck by United States missiles. As […]

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

1 November, 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 […]

Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us, dies at 94

1 November, 2020

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Saturday, March 24, 2018 On Thursday, Charles Lazarus, the founder of United States toy retailer Toys “R” Us, died in Manhattan, New York, New York of respiratory failure. He was 94. His death came a week after Toys “R” Us announced that all of the stores were closing. Toys “R” Us issued a statement in […]

Charles Lazarus, founder of US-based toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us, dies at 94

1 November, 2020

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Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund gains 2.4% in first quarter

1 November, 2020

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Friday, April 22, 2005 Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) has posted a 2.4% return for the first quarter (9.6% annualized). On March 31, the funds value stood at €12.3bn, a rise of €290m (excluding state contributions) since December 31. Donal Geaney, the fund’s chairman, told the press that growth in the past quarter had […]

Kiribati acquires international funding for solar power

1 November, 2020

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Last Tuesday, AusAID Australia and the World Bank’s Global Environment Fund (GEF) reached an agreement to give the government of Kiribati US$5 million (AU$4,779,000, NZ$5,985,000, €3,885,000) to install solar panels around the country capital, located on the Tarawa atoll. According to Business Desk of the Brunei Times, AusAID promised AU$3.2 million […]