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Wikinews interviews Spanish Paralympic track and field athlete Alberto Suárez Laso

17 February, 2021

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 With the IPC Athletics World Championships scheduled to start this Friday, Wikinews interviewed Spanish T12 classified long distance runner Alberto Suárez Laso at Madrid–Barajas Airport Monday before he departed for Lyon, France. Suárez is scheduled to compete in two events, the T12 5,000 meters and marathon events. ((Wikinews)) Hi this is […]

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

17 February, 2021

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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 […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Shona Bracken, Toronto Danforth

17 February, 2021

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Sunday, October 7, 2007 Shona Bracken is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Toronto—Danforth. Wikinews interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Votes_2007:_Interview_with_Communist_Party_candidate_Shona_Bracken,_Toronto_Danforth&oldid=539050”

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Shona Bracken, Toronto Danforth

17 February, 2021

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Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101

17 February, 2021

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Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the […]

Fire brings down two domes of historical Russian cathedral

17 February, 2021

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Friday, August 25, 2006 A fire broke out at the Trinity Cathedral in St. Petersburg, causing the main dome and another dome to collapse, early in the evening of August 25. Firefighters fought the blaze, and a helicopter was pressed into service. Staff, emergency service workers and passers by rescued treasured items from the cathedral. […]

Researchers create rat kidneys in a laboratory

17 February, 2021

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Monday, April 15, 2013 Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have created laboratory-grown rat kidneys that function when transplanted into rats according to a study published online yesterday in the medical journal Nature Medicine. The kidneys were capable of urine production and excretion without blood clots in both the laboratory and inside living rats. The […]

Category:Copenhagen

17 February, 2021

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This is the category for Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 3 January 2018: Scaffolding collapses in Copenhagen 15 February 2015: Netanyahu calls for European Jews to move to Israel 15 February 2015: Police shoot dead suspect in Copenhagen attacks 12 September 2010: Copenhagen hotel explosion may have […]

Kentucky faith-based agency under fire for religious coercion

17 February, 2021

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Saturday, May 5, 2007 A lawsuit filed by a former employee of Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children (now Sunrise Children’s Services) and four other tax-payers, has shed light on the possibility of religious coercion by the organization. The lawsuit challenges the faith-based agency’s eligibility for state funds. Specifically, interviews of children conducted by the state […]

Payment pending; Canadian recording industry set for six billion penalties?

17 February, 2021

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 A report published last week in the Toronto Star by Professor Michael Geist of Canada’s University of Ottawa claims a copyright case under the Class Proceedings Act of 1992 may see the country’s largest players in the music industry facing upwards of C$6 billion in penalties. The case is being led […]