Three arrested in al-Qaeda bomb plot
Thursday, July 8, 2010 Three alleged al-Qaeda members have been arrested in Norway and Germany for suspected involvement in a bomb plot. Norway’s Police Security service said that they were […]
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Third explosion at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Monday, March 14, 2011 An explosion was reported at 0610 local time Tuesday morning at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s second reactor. The blast is feared to have breached […]
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Indonesian passenger plane crashes in mountains
Friday, January 5, 2007 On the 2nd of January, relatives waiting for news about the Adam Air jetliner broke down in tears after learning that senior Indonesian officials erroneously reported […]
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Winter storm fells US President George Washington’s tree at Mount Vernon estate, Virginia
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Friday’s major winter storm over the northeastern United States claimed a 227-year-old tree on the estate of the first US President George Washington, Mount Vernon, in […]
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Building partially collapses in New York City’s Upper West Side
Thursday, July 14, 2005 A building being prepared for demolition collapsed this morning in New York‘s Upper West Side around 9 a.m. EDT. Five people are known to be injured […]
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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Bill Bernhardt, Kitchener Centre
Thursday, October 4, 2007 Bill Bernhardt is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Kitchener Centre riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his […]
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US Nationwide Pollution Permit Restrictions Upheld
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 The US Army Corps of Engineers decision to place restrictions on issuance of nationwide pollution permits has been upheld by a federal court. In National Association […]
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European football: Santa Cruz to Rovers
Saturday, July 28, 2007 Paraguayan footballer Roque Santa Cruz has left Bayern Munich for Blackburn Rovers. Roque Santa Cruz signed a four year deal. Roque Santa Cruz became expendable after […]
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Firefighters rescue nearly a dozen animals in Buffalo, New York house fire
Friday, June 22, 2007 Buffalo, New York —A three alarm fire at a house owned by John and Evelyn Bencinich, two of the initiators of a lawsuit filed against the […]
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News briefs:April 23, 2010
Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming […]
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