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Bronis?aw Geremek, former Polish Foreign Affairs Minister, dies at age 76

February 7, 2019 0

Sunday, July 13, 2008File:Bronislaw Geremek.jpg Professor Bronis?aw Geremek, a former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, a member of European Parliament and chairman of the Freedom Union, has died today at the age of 76 in a car crash near Nowy Tomy?l, Poland. The accident occurred about 13:15 Polish time (12:15 UTC) along the way 92 […]

Haitian earthquake: in pictures

February 6, 2019 0

Friday, January 15, 2010 Haiti was hit by a heavy earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on Tuesday, killing an unknown number of people, and destroying up to ten percent of buildings in the capital, Port-au-Prince. No official death toll has been released as of yet, although the United Nations says that up to fifty […]

Steps For Foster Adoption In Phoenix Az

February 6, 2019 Construction 0

More Detail Here: Excavator Parts For Sale Buy Used Excavators byAlma Abell Many individuals become foster parents with the intent to eventually adopt a child. This scenario has a specific process and can vary from state to state. Thankfully, for the most part individuals will find that this process, although time consuming, can be quite […]

Rachel Weisz wants Botox ban for actors

February 6, 2019 0

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors. The 39-year-old actress, best known for her roles in the Mummy movie franchise and for her Academy Award-winning portrayal in The Constant Gardener, feels facial Botox injections leave actors less able to convey emotion and that it […]

US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid criticized over “Negro” comments

February 6, 2019 0

Monday, January 11, 2010 Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat who is US Senate Majority leader, is under a lot of criticism over comments he made during the 2008 United States presidential election, toward US President Barack Obama. The highlighted comment made by Reid was calling Obama a “light-skinned” black man “with no Negro dialect unless […]

Canadian university students would prefer MP3 players over car radios

February 5, 2019 0

Friday, March 30, 2007 At Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, students are finding that popular MP3 players, such as Apple’s iPod, are very convenient devices for listening to music at the gym, while traveling on foot, and in the car. In a recent ad-hoc survey conducted by Wikinews contributor Darren Mar, 150 students […]

Barack Obama presents rescue plan after GM declaration of bankruptcy

February 5, 2019 0

Monday, June 1, 2009 In a televised speech from the White House at 16:00 UTC today, President of the United States Barack Obama presented a reorganization plan following the 12:00 UTC announcement by General Motors that it had filed for bankruptcy and Chapter 11 protection from its creditors, the largest bankruptcy of a U.S. manufacturing […]

Citizenship of Australian terrorists overseas under question

February 5, 2019 0

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Yesterday, Australia’s Prime Minister proposed his government might strip individuals of their Australian citizenship if authorities consider them involved in terrorist activity. Prime Minister Tony Abbott stated, “As flagged by me in my national security statement in February, we will be legislating within a few weeks to strip dual citizens involved […]

Explosions in Hyderabad, India

February 4, 2019 0

Saturday, August 25, 2007 Two explosions have been reported in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing some 40 people. It was reported the two blasts rocked a park and a popular eat-out in Hyderabad on Saturday evening within a gap of 15 minutes. The injured, a total of 350, have been taken to nearby […]