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News briefs:April 24, 2005

News briefs:April 24, 2005

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Sunday, April 24, 2005 Contents 1 NYSE to merge with Archipelago; NASDAQ to buy Instinet 2 Bush nomination to UN post faces bi-partisan problems 3 Romanian reporters call for release of hostages in Iraq 4 5-year-old girl arrested and handcuffed by Florida police 5 British government considering new nuclear power stations

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Sep

17

Wikinews interviews Duncan Campbell, co-founder of wheelchair rugby

Wikinews interviews Duncan Campbell, co-founder of wheelchair rugby

Posted by . Published on 17 September 2018, No Comments Received

Friday, September 7, 2012 London, England — On Wednesday, Wikinews interviewed Duncan Campbell, one of the creators of wheelchair rugby. ((Laura Hale)) You’re Duncan Campbell, and you’re the founder of… Duncan Campbell: One of the founders of wheelchair rugby. ((Laura Hale)) And you’re from Canada, eh? Duncan Campbell: Yes, I’m from Canada, eh! (laughter) ((Laura […]

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Sep

17

University study finds U.S. defense contract information in ‘electronic waste’ in Africa

University study finds U.S. defense contract information in ‘electronic waste’ in Africa

Posted by . Published on 17 September 2018, No Comments Received

Friday, June 26, 2009 According to a documentary about journalism students at the University of British Columbia tracking electronic waste (e-waste), details of United States defense contracts and confidential military data were left on a donated hard drive which was purchased for US$35 in Ghana. The purchased hard drive was a donation by Northrop Grumman […]

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Sep

14

G20 protests: Inside a labour march

G20 protests: Inside a labour march

Posted by . Published on 14 September 2018, No Comments Received

Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London – “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London. […]

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Sep

14

Republican leaders in US want more tax relief in economic stimulus

Republican leaders in US want more tax relief in economic stimulus

Posted by . Published on 14 September 2018, No Comments Received

Monday, January 26, 2009 As the newly inaugurated Barack Obama administration continues to push for a US$825 billion stimulus package to aid the struggling United States economy, some Republican legislators say they will not vote for such a plan without the inclusion of more tax cuts and less “unnecessary” spending. Arizona Senator John McCain, Obama’s […]

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Sep

14

Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds

Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds

Posted by . Published on 14 September 2018, No Comments Received

Friday, May 16, 2008 Controversy has arisen over the reported presence of blue asbestos on the MV Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology. According to the Saint Martin newspaper The Daily Herald and the shipping news journal Lloyd’s List, the Freewinds was sealed in April and local public health officials on […]

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Sep

10

Study raises health concerns about shower curtains

Study raises health concerns about shower curtains

Posted by . Published on 10 September 2018, No Comments Received

Monday, June 16, 2008 The Canadian Environmental Law Assocation and the Canadian organization Environmental Defence jointly conducted a study that was released to the public on Thursday, saying that chemicals released by new vinyl curtains may pose a significant health risk. The study noted that many shower curtains contain more than 100 volatile organic compounds […]

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Sep

5

Outage leaves tens of thousands of New Zealanders without Internet

Outage leaves tens of thousands of New Zealanders without Internet

Posted by . Published on 05 September 2018, No Comments Received

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 An Internet outage in New Zealand has left tens of thousands of people without Internet access for over five hours after a planned upgrade crashed Telecom’s servers. Telecom, New Zealand’s telecommunications monopolistic company, had planned for an upgrade to its network overnight but it didn’t quite go to plan as their […]

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Sep

5

News briefs:June 9, 2010

News briefs:June 9, 2010

Posted by . Published on 05 September 2018, No Comments Received

Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. [edit]

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Sep

5

Utah police investigate polygamist family from reality show ‘Sister Wives’

Utah police investigate polygamist family from reality show ‘Sister Wives’

Posted by . Published on 05 September 2018, No Comments Received

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 The polygamist family at the center of the new TLC reality television series Sister Wives are now the subject of a criminal investigation. Yesterday, following Sunday’s debut of Sister Wives, police in Lehi, Utah, where the show is set, announced they are investigating Kody Brown and his four wives for possible […]

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