International Anti-Smoking Treaty to Take Effect Soon

14 February, 2021

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18 December 2004 The global war on smoking passed a major milestone on 30 November 2004. On that date, Peru became the 40th country to ratify an international treaty to reduce smoking, thus triggering activation of the treaty in 90 days. According to the World Health Organization‘s World Health Report 2003, tobacco consumption is the […]

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Changing position, President Trump says FBI Director Comey was fired over Russia investigation, showboating

14 February, 2021

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Saturday, May 13, 2017 Despite the White House’s initial assertion that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey was dismissed Tuesday over mishandling the Hillary Clinton email case, United States President Donald Trump on Thursday told NBC that “this Russia thing” was among his reasons, mentioning Comey’s repeated claims that he, Trump, was not […]

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CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Steven Elgersma running in Haldimand—Norfolk

14 February, 2021

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Friday, September 19, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian Heritage Party candidate Steven Elgersma is standing for election in the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. Wikinews contacted Steven Elgersma, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address […]

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans graduate students

14 February, 2021

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See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list.Tuesday, September 13, 2005 NAICU has created a list of colleges and universities accepting and/or offering assistance to displace faculty members. [1]Wednesday, September 7, 2005 This list is taken from Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students, and is intended to make searching […]

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Satanism: An interview with Church of Satan High Priest Peter Gilmore

14 February, 2021

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Monday, November 5, 2007 In the 1980’s and the 1990’s there were multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children or non-consenting adults in the context of Satanic rituals that has come to be known as The Satanic Panic. In the United States, the Kern County child abuse cases, McMartin preschool trial and the West Memphis […]

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Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews

14 February, 2021

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Recently, Finnish open-source video game developer Perttu Ahola discussed Minetest, his “longest ever project”, with Wikinews. Started in October 2010, Minetest was an attempt by Ahola to create a sandbox game similar to Minecraft. Minecraft is a multi-platform commercial game, which was in alpha version when Ahola challenged himself to create […]

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Sun donates Solaris operating system, 1,600 patents to community

14 February, 2021

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Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA — Computer vendor Sun Microsystems released on Tuesday the first offerings of its OpenSolaris operating system code for free, under a license which allows anyone to use or work on the code and distribute the changes they make.. The full operating system is expected to be released for […]

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At least 71 deaths in Mexico ‘likely linked’ to swine flu outbreak

13 February, 2021

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Sunday, April 26, 2009 Officials in Mexico are asking citizens to take actions in order to minimize the spread of the swine flu outbreak. Citizens are urged to stay away from large crowds, avoid kissing people and stay at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) away from one another. Additionally, all schools and universities in Mexico […]

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Conservative groups hold rally in Washington D.C. claiming U.S. elections were stolen from President Trump

13 February, 2021

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Several conservative groups claiming the 2020 U.S. presidential election was stolen from incumbent President Donald Trump gathered on Saturday in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C., for a rally organized by Women for America First. Reportedly several thousand supporters turned out, with Trump flags and hats, in D.C. to protest, some in […]

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Treasury reveals cost of carbon tax on Australian families

13 February, 2021

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Friday, April 1, 2011 Treasury documents released today under the Freedom of Information (FOI) act reveal that Australians could face up to an A$863 rise in household costs per annum if the government proceeds with its plans to put a tax on carbon emissions. The documents reveal an a annual price rise of $218.40 for […]

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