February 16th
Friday, November 9, 2007 Meat Loaf in concert in New York, 2004. Image: Mr.Mushnik. American musician Meat Loaf has canceled the remaining dates of his 2007 European tour on Tuesday. This decision was announced less than a week after the performer prematurely ended a concert in Newcastle upon Tyne. Earlier reports attributed Meat Loaf’s medical […]
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Iran Eyewitnesses told the Fars News Agency (FNA) that a radiant UFO had crashed in the Barez Mounts of Kerman on Wednesday morning. Abulghassem Nasrollahi, the Deputy General of the Kerman province in Iran told the news agency that all the aircraft in the area had been accounted for, but did […]
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Sunday, July 4, 2010 Jason Henderson lost both hands and an eye after building home-made fireworks in 2007. Image: US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Public firework display at the Washington Monument, in 1986. Image: Staff Sergeant Lono Kollars. Last week, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a press conference on the […]
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Brazil has located an isolated group of indigenous, uncontacted people in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian National Foundation of Indians (FUNAI) announced today. FUNAI, a state agency, uses aerial expeditions to avoid impacting uncontacted people and invading their land. The agency’s policy is to avoid maintaining any human contact with […]
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Sunday, May 18, 2008 An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday, one day after being convicted of harassment of a public servant for spitting into the eye and open mouth of a Dallas, Texas police officer in May 2006. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that no […]
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Saturday, September 7, 2019 Adam Kokesh, an Iraq War veteran, activist, radio show host, and currently a candidate for the US Libertarian Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, spoke with Wikinews to discuss his background, political positions, and campaign for President of the United States. Adam Kokesh Image: The Adam Kokesh American Referendum Project. Kokesh, who hails […]
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Friday, April 3, 2009 The G20 Summit held in London, England concluded Thursday with an injection into the economy of US$5 trillion by the end of 2010. Global trade would be supported by $250 billion (169.5 billion pounds). “We are going to act decisively to kickstart international trade. We will ensure availability of at least […]
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February 7th
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 If you are in the market for new bedding, and not too concerned with the new United States guidelines for mattress fire resistance, now might be a good time to buy. Mattresses sold in the U.S. must meet new federal guidelines for flammability starting on July 1. The peak heat release […]
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Leitu Viliamu, at the Paralympic Village in 2012. Viliamu is one of two Samoans who competed at this year’s event in London.Image: Laura Hale. An interview with the Samoa Chef de Mission Julie Tuala in London Image: Laura Hale. London, England — In an interview with Samoa’s Chef de Mission at […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2007 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a comprehensive report on the current state of the global environment. Climate change, food and water shortage and a decline in biodiversity threaten humanity’s survival, so urgent action is necessary, the report warns. UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4) report involved […]
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