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Portuguese Air Force Merlin helicopters enter service

October 4, 2018 0

Saturday, February 4, 2006 On Friday the 3rd, the Portuguese Air Force started to operate eight EH101 Merlin helicopters, replacing the old French made Puma helicopters; which have had more than 30 years of service, first used during the Portuguese Colonial War. After the war, the Puma were used in missions of search and rescue,transport […]

Airbus announces job cuts of 10,000

October 4, 2018 0

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Airbus, Europe‘s biggest aircraft manufacturer, has announced 10,000 job cuts over the next four years. The news comes as its parent company, EADS starts a major restructuring programme because the company is not efficient enough. Louis Gallois, the Airbus chief executive, said the company expects to cut approximately 4,300 jobs in […]

On the campaign trail, March 2012

October 3, 2018 0

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 The following is the fifth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail, a politician from outside the fifty states receives […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Shona Bracken, Toronto Danforth

October 3, 2018 0

Sunday, October 7, 2007 Shona Bracken is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Toronto—Danforth. Wikinews interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign.

Data for 3 million UK driving candidates lost

October 2, 2018 0

Monday, December 17, 2007 Some personal details of 3 million British learner drivers who had applied for the ‘theory test’ component of their Driving licence have been lost in Iowa, in the USA. The data was lost on a hard drive that was owned by Pearson Driving Assessments Ltd, a private contractor to the UK […]

Biggest Advantages Of Leasing A Heating And Cooling System

October 1, 2018 Management Software 0

More Detail Here: Trust Accounting Applications Australia Property Management Software byAlma Abell These days there seems to be a debate going on about which is the best way to get a heating system. Some homeowners feel that it’s best to buy their heating and cooling system, others want to lease it with a rent-to-own option. […]

Australian PM faces inquiry into Iraqi kickbacks

October 1, 2018 0

Friday, April 14, 2006 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Cole Inquiry Australian Prime Minister, John Howard appeared before the Cole inquiry on Thursday, the first time an Australian Prime Minister has appeared before an inquiry with royal commission powers since 1983. Unlike his foreign minister Alexander Downer who gave evidence before the […]

Preliminary report sheds light on SAS landing gear incident

October 1, 2018 0

Friday, September 14, 2007 A preliminary report by the Danish civil aviation authority, SLV, has shed light on the events leading up to a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) airliner experiencing a landing gear failure upon landing in Denmark, one of two similar crashes that have resulted in the grounding of more than 60 of the […]

Controversial evangelist leader Tony Alamo arrested in child sex investigation

September 30, 2018 0

Friday, September 26, 2008 Controversial evangelist leader Tony Alamo was arrested in Flagstaff, Arizona Thursday and faces charges related to child sex abuse allegations at the Tony Alamo Christian Ministry organization. Alamo has previously been convicted on charges of tax evasion. United States federal agents raided Alamo’s compound in Arkansas on Saturday and six girls […]

Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

September 29, 2018 0

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]