May 8th

Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds

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Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds

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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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May 7th

Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2008, what would the question be? The year that markets collapsed, or perhaps […]

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May 6th

Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

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Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer as the “Beatles Extension Act”, the proposed measure would extend copyright from 50 to 95 years after recording. A vast number of classical tracks are at stake; the copyright on recordings from […]

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May 5th

Canadian folk singer attacked and killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia

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Canadian folk singer attacked and killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia

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Friday, October 30, 2009 Taylor Mitchell, a Canadian folk singer, was attacked by two coyotes while hiking alone in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia on Wednesday, officials said. Another hiker nearby heard screams and contacted park rangers, where they found two coyotes attacking Mitchell. Rangers shot and injured one of the animals […]

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May 2nd

New Icelandic government to take office today

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New Icelandic government to take office today

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Sunday, February 1, 2009 The newly formed Icelandic coalition interim government will take office today, according to a coalition leader. The new government will also include a new prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the country’s and the world’s first openly gay prime minister. “If everything goes as planned now a new government will take over [this] […]

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May 1st

British MP David Cairns dies aged 44

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British MP David Cairns dies aged 44

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 British MP David Cairns has died at the age of 44. Cairns died at the University College London Hospital where he was admitted to intensive care in March suffering from acute pancreatitis. He had represented the constituency of Greenock and Inverclyde in Scotland since 2001 as a member of the Labour […]

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May 1st

Stanford physicists print smallest-ever letters ‘SU’ at subatomic level of 1.5 nanometres tall

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Stanford physicists print smallest-ever letters ‘SU’ at subatomic level of 1.5 nanometres tall

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 A new historic physics record has been set by scientists for exceedingly small writing, opening a new door to computing‘s future. Stanford University physicists have claimed to have written the letters “SU” at sub-atomic size. Graduate students Christopher Moon, Laila Mattos, Brian Foster and Gabriel Zeltzer, under the direction of assistant […]

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Stanford physicists print smallest-ever letters ‘SU’ at subatomic level of 1.5 nanometres tall

May 1st

Insanity With Shaun T New Intense Beachbody Workout From Shaun T

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May 1st

Navy helping New Orleans pets

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Navy helping New Orleans pets

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Saturday, September 17, 2005 The Spanish word “tortuga” means “turtle.” But in the wake of the New Orleans disaster, the USS Tortuga is helping other animals. For nearly two weeks now, sailors from Tortuga’s repair division have devoted much of their time during this disaster relief operation to ensure the health and comfort of displaced […]

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Navy helping New Orleans pets

April 30th

New Zealand policeman caught speeding discharged

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New Zealand policeman caught speeding discharged

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 New Zealand policeman, Sergeant Gregory Arthur Smith was captured on a speed camera over the limit by 65 kilometres per hour (km/h). He has now been discharged without conviction in Invercargill District Court today (UTC+13). Sergeant Smith, 42-years-old, was initially charged with dangerous driving. After being found not guilty of dangerous […]

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