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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Gordon Kubanek, Nepean Carleton

28 September, 2020

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Gordon Kubanek is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Nepean-Carleton riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

At least nine missing after Russian military plane crashes into Pacific

28 September, 2020

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Saturday, November 7, 2009 A Russian military plane crashed today in the Pacific Ocean. At least nine are missing after the turboprop went down in the Strait of Tartary, which is located in the far east of the country. The Tupolev Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine aircraft, which is based on the Tu-95 strategic bomber, was reported […]

Lula: Venezuela “does not lack democracy”

28 September, 2020

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Sunday, November 18, 2007 In statements to the press on November 14, the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, defended the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, and minimized the incident between him and the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I during the 17th Ibero-American Summit in Chile. According to Brazil Agency, Lula said […]

Caloundra defeat Wynnum in fourth round of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season

28 September, 2020

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Caloundra defeated Wynnum 45 points to 24 in their Round 4 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union match at Wynnum’s Grenada Street ground on Saturday. “It’s a better performance than what we put on last week”, Wynnum coach Matt Myers said. “We’re a forty or fifty minute team at the moment, not an […]

Woman killed on amusement park ride in New York

28 September, 2020

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Sunday, July 1, 2007 A young woman was killed Friday night after an accident occurred on a gyrating ride at the Playland amusement park in Rye, New York in the United States. The woman, Gabriela Garin, was a worker at the amusement park, and had worked there for the past seven years. The accident occurred […]

Cisco sues Apple for iPhone trademark

28 September, 2020

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Friday, January 12, 2007 The iPhone only made its appearance as a prototype and there have been controversies aroused. The dispute has come up between the manufacturer of the iPhone (which was resented on Wednesday for the first time) – Apple Inc. – and a leader in network and communication systems, based in San Jose […]

Cisco sues Apple for iPhone trademark

28 September, 2020

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ACLU President Strossen on religion, drugs, guns and impeaching George Bush

28 September, 2020

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007File:Nadine Strossen 5 by David Shankbone.jpg There are few organizations in the United States that elicit a stronger emotional response than the American Civil Liberties Union, whose stated goal is “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of […]

India discontinues ?500, ?1000 denominations; releases ?2000 and new ?500 bills

28 September, 2020

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Monday, November 14, 2016 On Wednesday, India demonetised ?500 (about US$7.50) and ?1000 notes, announced as a measure to fight corruption, fake notes, and black money. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian citizens late Tuesday, and said 500 and 1000 rupee notes would cease to be legal tender at midnight. To minimise possible difficulties […]

Freighter hits fishing boat in Gulf of Suez; thirteen dead

28 September, 2020

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014 A freighter hit a fishing boat around midnight on Sunday morning in the Gulf of Suez in the Red Sea. Of the 40 Egyptian fisherman on board, thirteen are dead and thirteen more missing. Survivor Al Sayyed Mohamed Arafat told local media he jumped from the fishing boat, named Badr al-Islam, […]