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Parents arrested after putting baby on Craigslist
Sunday, June 1, 2008 A couple from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has been arrested on charges of public mischief after listing their seven day old baby girl on the popular Internet classified ads website Craigslist. The listing claimed that the baby was unexpected, “healthy and very cute”. It asked CAN 10 000 for the baby. […]
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‘Apple’s data is dirtiest,’ says Greenpeace
Sunday, April 24, 2011 In a report on cloud computing issued this week, the environmental group Greenpeace rated ten top Internet companies, including Apple, Google, Twitter and Amazon, on several factors such as each company’s willingness to be transparent by providing information on its energy sources and the energy efficiency of its data centers. In […]
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Woman finds human finger in bowl of chili at Wendy’s restaurant
Thursday, March 24, 2005 San Jose, California — A woman eating a bowl of chili at a Wendy’s restaurant bit into a chewy bit that turned out to be a human finger. She immediately spat it out, warned other patrons to stop eating, and upon recognizing the object as a finger, vomited. “I’m more of […]
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Five biggest US banks told to raise $74.6 billion; fail “stress tests”
Saturday, May 9, 2009 The five largest United States banks need a total of US$74.6 billion in extra funds to increase their cash reserves, according to so-called “stress tests” conducted by regulators to determine whether the banks have enough capital to survive the ongoing recession. “Our hope with today’s actions is that banks are going […]
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Molten steel kills 32 workers in Liaoning,China
Thursday, April 19, 2007 Molten steel spilled out and killed 32 workers at the Qinghe Special Steel Corporation mill in the city of Tieling in Liaoning province, China. The ladle containing 1,500-degree-Celsius liquid steel poured into an open room, where employees take breaks in-between shift changes, at 7:45 a.m. local time. At least 6 others […]
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City Planning Board postpones decision on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, […]
How Easy Is It To Work With Property Development New Milton Service Providers?}
Read An Opinion On: Land Survey Services Hatch And Hatch Site How easy is it to work with property development New Milton Service providers? by Brian MillerIt takes most people time to earn enough money to own property. Most of those who own property via a mortgage loan take several years to pay off their […]
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UN summit results in pledge to mitigate food crisis
Friday, June 6, 2008 A three-day United Nations (UN) summit, bringing together leaders from 181 countries, has wrapped up with a pledge by all attending countries to address the global food shortage crisis. Key actions cited include doubling the world’s food production by 2030, providing resources for farmers in poor countries and increasing humanitarian aid […]
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UN releases first-ever human rights report on Kashmir
Sunday, June 17, 2018 On Thursday, the United Nations (UN) released its first-ever report for Kashmir, highlighting several incidents of alleged human rights violations in the last two years in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Pakistani-administered areas of Kashmir, namely Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs […]
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Neville Chamberlain’s War Diaries go on display
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 File:Arthur-Neville-Chamberlain.jpg The personal diaries of British wartime Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain are to go on display at the Imperial War Museum in London. Beginning on August 20, 2009, a free exhibition, marking the 70th anniversary of the declaration of WWII, will allow visitors to have an unprecedented insight into the mind […]