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Mass delivery of anti-Islamic DVDs in swing voting states

26 September, 2020

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Voters in swing states across the United States began receiving a one-hour DVD of Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West over the weekend. The video was produced and distributed by Clarion Fund, a non-profit organization connected with Zionist and pro-Israeli organizations. The DVDs were delivered with leading newspapers mostly in […]

Wikinews interviews Ethan Zuckerman

26 September, 2020

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 On Friday, April 28, Wikinews interviewed Ethan Zuckerman, the founder of Geekcorps, a non-profit organization that sending people with technical skills to developing countries for development projects. Ethan has also founded Global Voices Online and helped found Tripod.com, the free web-hosting company now owned by Lycos. He serves a fellow at […]

AllOfMP3.com to reopen soon

26 September, 2020

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 The controversial Russian music site, AllOfMP3.com, is expected to reopen after a Moscow court ruled that Denis Kvasov, owner of the site, did not break Russian copyright laws and that the site was fully legal. Mr Kvasov argued that although no royalties had been paid to the music industry, the site […]

Death toll from tsunami in Southeast Asia increases

26 September, 2020

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Correction — May 8, 2018 This headline incorrectly locates the tsunami in Southeast Asia; it was in the South Pacific, as stated in the lede. Thursday, October 1, 2009 A tsunami that was generated in the South Pacific by a powerful undersea earthquake has killed at least 110 people, according to authorities. The majority of the […]

Airbus launches world’s largest passenger plane

26 September, 2020

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Toulouse, FRANCE — In a ceremony attended by several European political leaders and 5,000 VIP guests, Airbus unveiled plans for the A380, a twin-deck aircraft that can carry up to 840 people in all-economy class (550 for a Boeing 747), or 555 people in typical three mixed classes layout. The new […]

Egypt protests: Army say they will not use force on demonstrators as Mubarak announces cabinet

26 September, 2020

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 The president of Egypt has suffered a “devastating blow” after the country’s army announced they would not use force against their own people, who continue to protest against the government tonight. The news came hours after six journalists who reported on the protests were released from custody. Hosni Mubarak yesterday announced […]

Chinese government to safeguard old Beijing

26 September, 2020

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Saturday, March 26, 2005 Beijing’s city legislature has approved a bill, one year in the making, to safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of old Beijing. The new 41-article set of regulations will come into effect May 1, requiring the city to protect listed heritage sites and unlisted sites deemed of historical or cultural value. […]

NASA announces daily video feed for new Discovery mission

26 September, 2020

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Monday, April 11, 2005 NASA has announced a special daily video feed of its two upcoming missions. One of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The coverage, which began earlier on Monday on the program, “The STS-114 Return to Flight Gallery,” will air daily at 1 to 3 p.m. EDT featuring video related to the launch of […]

ABC News yanks 20/20 investigation of Tom Cruise and Scientology

26 September, 2020

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Monday, September 10, 2012 An investigation into Scientology and Tom Cruise which was set to air this past Friday on the American television program 20/20 was removed from broadcast by ABC News. This is not the first time that ABC News has pulled an investigation into Scientology from airing on 20/20. A press release published […]

The Club steering lock inventor James Winner dies in car accident

26 September, 2020

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 The inventor of The Club steering lock James E. Winner, Jr. has died in a head-on car accident in Clarion County, Pennsylvania aged 81 today. Two others died in the accident. Authorities say the accident occurred when Winner drove his SUV into oncoming traffic. The others who died were in Winner’s […]