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ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

6 February, 2021

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Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]

South Korea: Fire in hospital housing elderly people kills at least 37

6 February, 2021

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Friday, January 26, 2018 Fire broke out on Friday morning and destroyed the bottom two floors of a six-story hospital in Miryang, South Korea, killing at least 37 people, most of them elderly. More than a hundred injuries were reported, with eighteen people in critical condition. This is the highest death toll from fire in […]

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

6 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 […]

Wikinews interviews meteorological experts on Cyclone Phalin

6 February, 2021

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Monday, October 14, 2013 Half-a-million people have fled their homes in and around the Indian state of Orissa after Cyclone Phailin made landfall. Wikinews interviewed specialists in meteorology about the devastation the cyclone has caused. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_interviews_meteorological_experts_on_Cyclone_Phalin&oldid=4567510”

Construction accident in New York City, one reported dead

6 February, 2021

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Monday, January 14, 2008 A construction worker died after falling thirty feet from a New York hotel yesterday, police say. The accident occurred at the Trump SoHo construction site in SoHo, New York. Witnesses at the scene reported that a load being lifted by a crane collided with the building, possibly causing scaffolding to collapse. […]

Haunted attractions in Texas prepare for 2013 Halloween season

6 February, 2021

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Thursday, September 12, 2013 With Halloween approaching, numerous haunted attractions all over Texas are preparing for the big “haunt” season. Directors and staff of such attractions must invest significant time preparing their buildings; such efforts gear up significantly during September. Wikinews caught up with some owners of these attractions to learn more about the hard […]

China-EU financial relations are growing

6 February, 2021

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Friday, December 4, 2009 Chinese President Hu Jintao met with the European Union’s leaders Jose Manuel Barroso and Fredrik Reinfeldt in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The EU leaders were in China to attend Monday’s twelfth China-European Union (EU) summit. Barroso said China-EU relations are “more mature, deeper” then before. China-EU trading relations have grown over […]

Wikinews at Toronto film fest party, with Diddy

6 February, 2021

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Monday, September 8, 2008 Toronto residents are abuzz as the stars walk among them, during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The capital of and largest city in Ontario, Canada has been playing host to the premieres of major motion pictures, up-and-coming indy films, and international films alike. Over the last few years, the festival […]

Russian tour boat sinks, killing over 100

6 February, 2021

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 The Russian tour boat Bulgaria, carrying 208 people despite being certified to carry only 120, sank Sunday on Russia’s Volga river. Yesterday, prosecutors opened a wide ranging investigation into Russia’s transportation industry, including an examination of the failure of governmental regulation and safety inspections of the tour boat industry. Around 80 […]

One dead after bus and bicycle crash in Hampshire, England

6 February, 2021

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Monday, July 19, 2010 A person has died after being involved in a collision between a bus and a bicycle in Hampshire in the south of England, United Kingdom. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was cycling in the seaside resort of Southsea when a number 700 Stagecoach single-decker bus, which was travelling […]