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Kiribati acquires international funding for solar power

9 February, 2021

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Last Tuesday, AusAID Australia and the World Bank’s Global Environment Fund (GEF) reached an agreement to give the government of Kiribati US$5 million (AU$4,779,000, NZ$5,985,000, €3,885,000) to install solar panels around the country capital, located on the Tarawa atoll. According to Business Desk of the Brunei Times, AusAID promised AU$3.2 million […]

Solar-powered plane completes 26-hour flight

9 February, 2021

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Thursday, July 8, 2010 The Solar Impulse, an experimental solar-powered airplane, landed in Switzerland on Thursday after completing a successful 26-hour test flight. The flight was a proof-of-concept displaying that a solar-powered aircraft can accumulate enough power from the sun during the day to power it through the night. The team that designed and built […]

Category:July 27, 2010

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? July 26, 2010 July 28, 2010 ? July 27 Pages in category “July 27, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:July_27,_2010&oldid=1972164”

New Jersey officials: Stimulus bill hurting Atlantic City casinos

9 February, 2021

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Sunday, March 29, 2009 A New Jersey congressman says restrictions on federal stimulus money are hurting gaming destinations like Atlantic City, and he is seeking to repeal a provision banning the use of funds for casinos or other gaming establishments. HAVE YOUR SAY Is Ken Calemmo right to suggest that the gaming industry is as […]

Cindy Sheehan arrested inside Rayburn Building in Washington DC

9 February, 2021

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Cindy Sheehan, an Iraq War protester, was arrested inside the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. in United States along with 45 to 50 other protesters for disorderly conduct on Monday. “The Democrats will not hold this administration accountable, so we have to hold the Democrats accountable. And I for one am […]

News briefs:May 10, 2010

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Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. [edit] [edit] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:May_10,_2010&oldid=4499142”

One of Canada’s last WWI veterans dies at age 107

9 February, 2021

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Thursday, February 22, 2007 Victor “Lloyd” Clemett, one of Canada’s last surviving veterans from World War I (WWI) died last night at age 107. Clemett died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in his home-city of Toronto, Ontario. Clemett lived at his home until two years ago when he moved to a Sunnybrook residence. When interviewed […]

Wikinews 2020: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review

9 February, 2021

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Friday, January 1, 2021 After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from our contributors during 2020. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_2020:_An_%27Original_reporting%27_year_in_review&oldid=4604990”

United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Newark Airport

9 February, 2021

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Monday, January 11, 2010 United Airlines Flight 634 made an emergency landing yesterday morning when only two of the three landing wheels on the Airbus A319 deployed as the plane was making its final approach into Newark, New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport. After multiple attempts to fix the problem failed, the pilot decided that […]

Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend

9 February, 2021

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Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral. Over 1,200 guests, including many rulers, politicians, royals and other dignitaries from across the world, attended the wedding, which […]