Wednesday, September 24, 2008 In a recent study released by the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), economic opportunities for…
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Monday, December 29, 2008 At least nine people have been killed in a two-story house in Covina, California, after a man dressed in a full…
View More Former Washington D.C. police officer sues district for racial discrimination and harassment
Friday, June 22, 2007 According to court documents obtained by Wikinews, Randy Squires, an African American male and a former police officer of the Metropolitan…
View More In the land of the open source elves: Interview with “Battle for Wesnoth” creator David White
Thursday, June 1, 2006 If you’ve always wanted to live in a world populated by elves, dwarves and wizards, you don’t need to pay for…
View More 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…
View More TECA celebrates 60-year anniversary with Taipei Audio Video Fair
Saturday, November 10, 2007 The 28th Taipei Audio Video Fair (TAVF), organized by the Taipei Electrical Commercial Association (TECA), featured not only some innovative domestic…
View More Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage…
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View More United Kingdom Home Secretary proposes paedophile law
Monday, June 19, 2006 British Home Secretary John Reid has met criticism from several quarters for his suggestion that the UK should adopt a law…
View More Nuclear plant sealed off after traces of explosives found on bag
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 At least two men in Sweden were arrested after security officials at the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant discovered traces of an…
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