SEPTA buys rail cars from NJ Transit to deal with crowding

12 February, 2021

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 As gas prices have risen in the United States, the regional transport authority for southeastern Pennsylvania, SEPTA, has seen a sharp increase in ridership, which has caused overcrowding on the trains. “As fuel prices have continued to rise, SEPTA ridership has steadily increased and is the highest in 18 years,” said […]

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Wikinews Shorts: March 7, 2007

12 February, 2021

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A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The European Union has banned the 35 planes in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 45 aircraft fleet from flying in EU airspace. The reason provided by EU was that these plans do not fulfill the safety requirement for international planes and thus were banned. PIA […]

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OCTranspo’s “new year” of efficiencies?

12 February, 2021

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Monday, January 2, 2006 Anyone riding the OC Transpo Ottawa municipal bus service’s express bus routes this morning and this afternoon, in the Ottawa area, was probably greeted with an empty bus, and inherently, a “fast and efficient” ride. This is in part because most government workers where off from work still celebrating their Christmas […]

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Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic skiers Jessica Gallagher and Eric Bickerton

12 February, 2021

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Sunday, Wikinews sat down with Australian blind Paralympic skier Jessica Gallagher and her guide Eric Bickerton who are participating in a national team training camp in Vail, Colorado. ((Wikinews)) This is Jessica Gallagher. She’s competing at the IPC NorAm cup this coming week. Jessica Gallagher: I’m not competing at Copper Mountain. […]

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Category:May 18, 2006

12 February, 2021

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? May 17, 2006 May 19, 2006 ? May 18 Pages in category “May 18, 2006” Media in category “May 18, 2006” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:May_18,_2006&oldid=968472”

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Denunciations of Scandals Threaten UN

12 February, 2021

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Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Denunciations of corruption, bribe, collection of bribes from refugees [1] and of sexual scandal involving the peacekeepers [2], [3] threaten the Organization of the United Nations (UN). The gravest denunciations involve the aid project to Iraq, called Oil-for-Food. Grave denunciations of bribe exist, superfluous accounting and collaboration with the ex-dictator Saddam […]

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Category:April 27, 2010

12 February, 2021

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? April 26, 2010 April 28, 2010 ? April 27 Pages in category “April 27, 2010” Media in category “April 27, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:April_27,_2010&oldid=3106854”

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Locally designed, low emissions car launched in Qatar

12 February, 2021

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Friday, November 30, 2012 Qatari non-profit organization Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD) launched a low emissions car at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 18) in Doha. The car was designed and developed in Qatar. Revealed during a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Centre, the car in addition to […]

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