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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Afghan capital city center

October 16, 2018 0

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 In what Afghan president Ashraf Ghani called “a crime against humanity,” earlier this morning, local time, a septic tanker truck filled with explosives detonated not far from the German embassy in Kabul’s Wazir Akbar Khan area, during the city’s morning commute. According to the country’s health ministry, at least 83 bodies […]

New York Times reporter rescued in Afghanistan

October 16, 2018 0

Saturday, September 12, 2009 This past week, British Commandos saved a British journalist, Stephen Farrell from what could have been a very dangerous situation as he had been abducted by Taliban insurgents in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan last weekend. During the raid, one of the rescuers and the journalist’s translator were killed in addition to about […]

Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural ‘insurance policy’

October 16, 2018 0

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a vault containing millions of seeds from all over the world, saw its first deposits on Tuesday. Located 800 kilometers from the North Pole on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the vault has been referred to by European Commission president José Manuel Barroso as a “frozen […]

News briefs:August 17, 2006

October 15, 2018 0

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on August 17th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Indonesian health officials investigating possible human to human transmission of H5N1 Bird Flu virus 1.2 Overnight battle for Sri Lanka’s Jaffna peninsula 1.3 House fire in Buffalo, N.Y. leaves two families homeless 1.4 Federal judge […]

Explosion in San Francisco injures one, cause unknown

October 15, 2018 0

Friday, August 19, 2005 An explosion from an underground utility chamber in downtown San Francisco severely injured a woman and shattered a window at a Ralph Lauren clothing store shortly after 10:00 a.m. Pacific time Friday. According to a caller to KCBS radio, a woman was engulfed in flames after the explosion triggered a fire […]

Ten April Fool’s pranks of 2009

October 14, 2018 0

Friday, April 3, 2009 April Fools’ Day pranks harmlessly pervaded worldwide again this year. Media outlets and internet sites have joined family, office workers, and friends to provide a wide variety of practical jokes. Ireland, France, and the United States celebrate April Fools all day, whereas a few countries celebrate jokes only until noon such […]

UK Wikinews Shorts: July 8, 2013

October 13, 2018 0

A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013.

Taiwan’s “Doritos Coolpedia” website announces top “Internet Quote”

October 12, 2018 0

Friday, November 2, 2007 “Among men, La-La; among horses, Red Hare” (In Chinese: ?????????) was recently elected as the “Best Internet Cool Quote”. Laa-Laa refers to the yellow character from the Teletubbies television series, and Red Hare refers to military general Lü Bu’s horse during China’s Three Kingdoms period. The quote was given its title […]

Why Companies Should Go Public Without A Public Shell Or Reverse Merger

October 12, 2018 Financial Planners 0

More Detail Here: Independent Financial Adviser Financial Planning Services By Jason Wilson Many small companies often wonder how to take a company public. They may have heard in past years about doing a reverse merger with a public shell, which is a very risky transaction. It’s a really bad idea to do a reverse merger […]

Hezbollah strengthening, according to Israeli Defense Minister

October 12, 2018 0

Wednesday, August 13, 2008File:Flag of Hezbollah.svg On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told troops training in the Golan Heights that Hezbollah and Syria are strengthening and that the delicate balance that Israel has had with the Lebanese militant group since the end of the Second Lebanon War is threatened. “The other side is getting […]