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Iranian air politician blames pilot error for yesterday’s jet crash

25 January, 2021

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Monday, January 25, 2010 Reza Nakhjavani, head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, has publicly stated that he blames yesterday’s jet crash on pilot error. Nobody was killed when the Tupolev Tu-154 crash-landed and caught fire on the runway. Media reports at the time said the aircraft was performing an emergency landing in Mashad owing to […]

Buffalo, N.Y. restaurant to end nearly 30-year tradition

25 January, 2021

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Monday, August 21, 2006 Buffalo, New York — After nearly thirty years, Pano’s Restaurant at 1081 Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo, New York will end a tradition of being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week by ending its overnight food service. The tradition for Buffalonians, who are able to enjoy drinks at the […]

Devon prison rooftop protest ends peacefully

25 January, 2021

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Monday, July 3, 2006 A rooftop protest at a Devon (UK) jail has ended peacefully after almost 28 hours. The protest, involving 10 inmates, at HMP Channings Wood started after prisoners complained their meals were being prepared by sex offenders. The category C training prison in Newton Abbot, Devon presently holds 663 inmates, with units […]

SpaceX launches fifth resupply rocket to International Space Station

25 January, 2021

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Sunday, January 11, 2015 Space transport services company SpaceX launched their fifth Dragon resupply vehicle to the International Space Station yesterday. The spacecraft — containing more than 2,200kg (5,000 pounds) of food, experiments, and spare parts — successfully decoupled from the launch rocket and should reach the station early tomorrow. The launch was postponed from […]

FIFA World Cup 2018 Last 16: France, Uruguay send Argentina, Portugal home

25 January, 2021

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 On Saturday, France defeated Argentina 4–3 and Uruguay defeated Portugal 2–1 in the FIFA football World Cup in the Last 16 knockout phase. France is scheduled to play against Uruguay for the quarter-finals. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup_2018_Last_16:_France,_Uruguay_send_Argentina,_Portugal_home&oldid=4581375”

East Timor, Kuwait start negotiations for investment in public works

25 January, 2021

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Friday, August 4, 2006 Kuwait might finance a great number of public works in East Timor, in an investment worth 500 million to 600 million dollars, the East Timorese Prime Minister said today. José Ramos Horta leaves today for an official visit to Kuwait. “I want to start right now the negotiations process with the […]

New Zealand recalls squid boats

25 January, 2021

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Sunday, May 8, 2005 In order to save the lives of seabirds, the government of New Zealand has ordered the recall from sub-Antarctic waters of the entire fleet of New Zealand’s 35 squid fishing boats. Once at port, the boats are to take on independent observers to ensure that they follow codes of practice. Violators […]

Bush authorizes oil release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

25 January, 2021

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Thursday, September 1, 2005 Yesterday, President George W. Bush authorized the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve due to Hurricane Katrina’s effects on oil refineries in the Gulf Coast. The decision was made late Tuesday and announcement was made Wednesday. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve consists of 700 million barrels of oil located in […]

Prices at the pump spike overnight in U.S.

25 January, 2021

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Friday, August 12, 2005 All this week, prices at the pump have been reaching record levels across the United States. Since yesterday, the price for a gallon of gasoline increased by as much as fifteen cents in some places. Large cities in California, such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, have reported gas prices that […]

US Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing for Katrina refugees

25 January, 2021

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Friday, September 2, 2005 The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will make many of their marketable housing properties in the southeastern United States and elsewhere available to hurricane refugees. HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson said that an “overwhelming” response from government and private officials would make housing available as soon as the […]