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Scores feared dead in Indonesian landslides after heavy rain
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Heavy rains in western Indonesia have triggered landslides across the region that have killed dozens of people. Meanwhile, other areas were devastated by major flooding, with water reaching two metres high in some locations. Search and rescue chief Eko Prayitno in Java told reporters that police, soldiers and volounteers were working […]
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Controversial development training cited in religious discrimination lawsuits
Friday, May 23, 2008 A controversial development training course called “Landmark Forum” is cited in religious discrimination lawsuits in United States federal courts in New York and Washington, D.C. The seminars are run by a San Francisco, California-based for-profit training company called Landmark Education. The company evolved from Erhard Seminars Training “est”, and has faced […]
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Rescue attempts continue for Tasmanian miners
Thursday, May 4, 2006 Rescuers are continuing their efforts to reach the trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine in northern Tasmania. A five tonne borer drilling machine has been secured in place to drill a one metre hole through the remaining 12-16 metres of rock that fell into the main shaft. Since drilling began at […]
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Category:Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia
This category mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. This is the category for conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 12 October 2015: Wikinews interviews painter Pricasso on his art and freedom of expression 29 […]
Purchasing Kids Toys That Are Personalized
Read An Opinion On: Globber Scooters Sydney Australia Purchasing Kids Toys That are Personalized by Kevin Germain Spring seems to be the season for birthday parties. We have five close birthdays within the months of May, June and July. I went to the store to find some presents and realized that nothing really stood out. […]
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Former Wikileaks employee destroys unpublished leaked documents
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 A former Wikileaks employee has destroyed 3,500 unpublished leaks to Julian Assange’s site, and taken the site’s encrypted system to create a spinoff project. Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Assange’s former right-hand man, left Wikileaks last year after a disagreement between the pair; and, has now demolished files sent to the Wikileaks site such […]
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NSW Parliament passes alcohol-fuelled violence bill hours after drafting
Saturday, February 1, 2014 Thursday morning, members of the Parliament of New South Wales, Australia, discussed drafts of two bills relating to liquor intoxication assault crimes starting at 10 o’clock in the morning (AEDT; 2100 UTC), and approved them later during the day: the Lower House approved at midday and the Upper House at 7pm. […]
How To Start Your Own Forex Trading Online
Read An Opinion On: Forex Day Trading Strategy Submitted by: Mark Aucamp This information is created for anyone who has an interest in forex trading online to generate income part-time or full-time. New traders will need to learn the basic principles of the foreign exchange market before starting. Whilst experienced traders can cosider this a […]
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On the campaign trail, June 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012 The following is the eighth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail, a Green Party presidential candidate who announced his […]
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US Federal Reserve raises interest rate from 5% to 5.25%
Thursday, June 29, 2006 The United States Federal Reserve has announced an increase of 25 basis points (0.25%) in the federal funds rate bringing it to 5.25 percent. It also announced its approval of a 25 basis point increase in the discount rate to 6.25 percent. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at […]