UN reports 222,570 dead in Haiti earthquake

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, March 18, 2010 As reported the United Nations, January 12 Haiti earthquake left exactly 222,570 deaths, 1,300,000 refugees in harbours, 766,000 displaced people, 310,000 injured and 869 disappeared. The report also mentioned economic loss suffered by the country, that reached 7.754 billion dollars, leaving 71 percent of the Haitians in extreme poverty. The document […]

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New Zealand medical student funding to be reviewed

8 February, 2021

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Monday, February 20, 2006 The New Zealand government has announced that it will be reviewing funding for medical and dentistry students at Otago and Auckland Universities to certify the institutions’ standards and help staff retention. The dean of Auckland University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Professor Iain Martin says the review “can’t come soon […]

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City of Calgary, Canada removes fluoride from drinking water

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, February 10, 2011 Calgary city council voted 10 to 3 on Wednesday to stop fluoridating their water supply. This overturns a previous plebiscite from 1989 to add the fluoride in an attempt to reduce tooth decay. Opponents of water fluoridation claim that there could be unknown health effects of fluoride, and question its effectiveness […]

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Australia/2005

8 February, 2021

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Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December [edit] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Australia/2005&oldid=804653”

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Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, November 7, 2019 On Monday, Hungarian daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet revealed a deal whereby, on October 29, Hungarian state-owned enterprise HDT Védelmi Ipari Kft. (HDT Limited) acquired Austrian mortar and shell manufacturer Hirtenberger Defence Group. Hirtenberger Defence Group also acknowledged the deal. In the deal, Austrian, United Kingdom and New Zealand production sites are […]

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Obama to suspend Arctic oil drilling

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, May 27, 2010 According to Democratic Senator Mark Begich from Alaska, the U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to halt all new Arctic exploratory oil drilling applications until 2011. The response is believed to be caused in part by the two current oil spill disasters (that of the Deepwater Horizon Incident and more […]

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Virus carried on fifth generation iPods

8 February, 2021

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. has recently discovered a Windows computer virus on more of their fifth generation iPod ‘Video’ products. “We recently discovered that a small number – less than 1% – of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus… […]

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Vestas protesters sacked with immediate effect

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, July 30, 2009 Eleven of the 25 workers at the Vestas factory in Newport, Isle of Wight, England who have been carrying out a sit-in since Monday July 20 have been sacked with immediate effect. According to one of the protesters known as “Mike”, the occupiers were given their dismissal notices concealed under slices […]

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Former head of Royal Bank of Scotland Fred Goodwin to reduce pension

8 February, 2021

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 Sir Fred Goodwin, the former head of Royal Bank of Scotland has said he will reduce his pension by up to £200,000 a year, leaving him with approximately £350,000 a year. He has been heavily criticised for receiving a large pension, while being blamed for contributing to RBS’ recent issues, which […]

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Gas explosion in Russian shopping center kills 24

8 February, 2021

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Monday, July 11, 2005 An explosion at a shopping center in the northern Russian city of Ukhta has resulted in several fatalities, a fire and dozens of injuries. Rescuers raised the death toll to 24 on Tuesday. At least 30 people have been injured. The explosion occurred in a shop called “Passazh” at 1:58pm local […]

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