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Pakistan: Suspected US drone strikes kill seven rebels

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Sunday, October 10, 2010 Security officials in Pakistan have stated that “[a]t least seven militants” have been killed by suspected US drone strikes. According to reports, US aircraft fired four missiles in North Waziristan, which killed seven or eight rebels and destroyed two cars parked outside a building. An intelligence official informed AFP that at […]

Liberal minority government elected in Quebec

December 1, 2016 0

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 According to preliminary official results, Jean Charest‘s Parti libéral du Québec have won a minority government in today’s Quebec general election with 48 seats in total. The Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) are currently in second with 41 seats, the Parti Québécois (PQ) are in third place with 36 seats. About […]

Church of Sweden open to homosexual weddings

December 1, 2016 0

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 The Lutheran Church of Sweden will perform gay wedding ceremonies if the government legalizes same-sex marriage, according to Claes-Bertil Ytterberg, Bishop for the Swedish Church Assembly that is the decision-making body for the Church of Sweden. Sweden recognized same-sex civil unions in 1995, but full marriage between persons of the same […]

Controversy raised about 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 A controversy has arisen regarding this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Two fellow scientists contest whether Canadian George E. Smith and American Willard Boyle deserved the prize. It was awarded for the invention of the charge-coupled device, which is essential in modern digital photography. The main dispute was raised during an […]

News briefs:June 29, 2005

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Wednesday, June 29, 2005

How To Choose A Couples Vacation Destination

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By Adrianna Notton Whether you have a household full of kids or it’s just the two of you, getting away for a couples vacation is always nice. Just as with any other vacation packages, you can usually find vacation deals and cheap vacations that cater specifically to couples. And choosing a couples vacation destination doesn’t […]

Wikinews obtains new details on UK prisoner’s murder

November 30, 2016 0

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Wikinews has obtained new details from police investigating the murder of a convicted sex offender in his prison cell. 44-year-old Robert Coello was, apparently, kicked to death in his cell at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Grendon, Buckinghamshire, England. Prison staff found Coello lying in a pool of blood on the first […]

British ISPs restrict access to Wikipedia amid child pornography allegations

November 30, 2016 0

Sunday, December 7, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikinews has learned at least six of the United Kingdom’s main Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have implemented monitoring and filtering mechanisms that are causing major problems for UK […]

King of Swaziland seeks thirteenth bride, continues to cause ire

November 30, 2016 0

Friday, September 2, 2005 HM King Mswati III of Swaziland has held a massive ceremony to find his 13th wife. More than 50,000 showed up to the unofficial call for brides. All potential brides who attended the two-day Reed Dance, held annually since 1999, were bare-breasted, wearing short, beaded skirts and were supposedly virgins. As […]

US Treasury Department unveils new ten-dollar bill

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Thursday, September 29, 2005 A new redesigned US $10 bill was introduced at a ceremony yesterday on Ellis Island. The new bill adds three new background colors; red, yellow and orange. It continues to feature Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury Secretary. The $10 bill is the third US bill to switch from the traditional green. […]