News briefs:July 21, 2010

5 January, 2021

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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] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:July_21,_2010&oldid=1065188”

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Category:July 27, 2010

5 January, 2021

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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”

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Community Television consortium urges Australian government to increase funding for channels

5 January, 2021

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) has urged the Australian government to increase funding for community broadcasters. CBAA is asking for an extra $AU14 million for “vital community broadcasting services.” According to CBAA President Deborah Welch, community television is the training ground for the Australian media industry. “It is the […]

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Report finds teen substance abuse is top public health problem in US

5 January, 2021

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Thursday, June 30, 2011 A report issued Wednesday by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University finds the top public health problem in the United States is teen drug abuse, including the use of alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs, marijuana and other controlled substances. According to the study’s authors, “The study looks […]

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Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire

5 January, 2021

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Friday, March 20, 2009 Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh. Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI). […]

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Soft drink foes cheer victory, lament remaining junk foods in schools

5 January, 2021

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Monday, May 8, 2006 Last week’s announcement that most soda manufacturers will stop selling their sugary products in U.S. schools did not mention that avoiding lawsuits was part of the motivation for the self-imposed ban. Some of those who threatened legal action to stop the soda sales are patting themselves on the back over the […]

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US Midwest floods raise concerns about water quality

5 January, 2021

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 In the Midwestern United States, floodwaters contaminated with a toxic brew containing such ingredients as sewage, farm runoff, and petroleum are raising concerns over the availability of clean drinking water. Flooding has been reported in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas and Indiana, with three deaths reported each […]

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Free Software Foundation releases first draft of GPLv3

5 January, 2021

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Monday, January 16, 2006 The Free Software Foundation released the first draft for the next version of the GNU General Public License at the International Public Conference for GPLv3 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, today. The revisions mark the first changes to the GPL since the second version was released in 1991. According to Richard M. […]

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