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SARS-CoV-2 surpasses 100,000 confirmed deaths in the United States

19 February, 2021

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Friday, May 29, 2020 On Wednesday, the total number of confirmed deaths linked to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections surpassed 100,000 in the United States, Johns Hopkins University data indicated. The coronavirus causes COVID-19, a sometimes-fatal disease. The milestone came just under a month after the total number of confirmed infections in the United States surpassed one […]

Lycos Europe ends its anti-spam campaign

19 February, 2021

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Tuesday, December 7, 2004 EUROPE — Lycos Europe has ended its anti-spam operation: “Make Love Not Spam.” A company spokesperson said the objective of the time-limited campaign was to raise people’s awareness. The reasons why it ended the campaign was variously reported and speculated in media. The operation, while fairly popular, suffered unexpected troubles and […]

Oil spill hits Australia’s Sunshine coastline

19 February, 2021

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Sunday, March 15, 2009 200,000 litres of oil leaked into waters off the coast of Brisbane from the Pacific Adventurer when their fuel tanks were damaged in rough seas on Wednesday. The figure is about ten times higher than the original estimate of twenty thousand litres of oil. The devastating diesel oil spill has spread […]

Oil leaking container ship might cause environmental catastrophe

19 February, 2021

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Sunday, January 21, 2007 In the United Kingdom, an anti-pollution operation is under way after the stricken ship MSC Napoli started to leak dangerous heavy fuel oil. The heavy fuel oil that is leaking from the beached Italian ship is extremely dangerous for the environment. Fear of pollution increased after the ship was further damaged […]

Category:May 26, 2006

19 February, 2021

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? May 25, 2006 May 27, 2006 ? May 26 Pages in category “May 26, 2006” Media in category “May 26, 2006” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:May_26,_2006&oldid=968499”

Sulpicio Lines pay PHP6.2 million for death of man in 1998 ferry disaster

19 February, 2021

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Thursday, July 3, 2008 Sulpicio Lines, a ferry company in the Philippines, have been ordered to pay PH?6.24 million over the death of a man on board MV Princess of the Orient, which sank in stormy weather off Batangas in 1998. Ernesto Unabia was one of seventy confirmed fatalities in the disaster, which left eighty […]

Baby dies after being found abandoned behind shop in Gwent, Wales

19 February, 2021

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Saturday, March 20, 2010 According to an announcement from Gwent Police, a baby boy has died after being found abandoned behind a convenience store in Gwent, Wales. The boy, who has not yet been identified, was found behind a Spar convenience store in the town of Cwmcarn at 1815 GMT on Tuesday. The baby was […]

NYC Transit on strike

19 February, 2021

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Calling it a “fight for dignity on the job, a concept foreign to the MTA,” Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) President Roger Toussaint officially declared that its union members are now on strike, extending the job action, and bringing the subways and buses of New York City to a halt. […]

9/11 health care bill passed in US House of Representatives

19 February, 2021

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Thursday, September 30, 2010 The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday approved US$7.4 billion to pay for the medical bills of workers sickened or injured by the September 11, 2001 attacks (9/11 attacks) on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. The bill was passed by a vote of 268–160. Thirteen […]

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

19 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]