Íngrid Betancourt returns to France

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Friday, July 4, 2008 Freed hostage Íngrid Betancourt arrived in France today, two days after being rescued from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who had kept her captive in the Colombian jungle for more than six years. Standing alongside President Nicolas Sarkozy at a military air base southwest of Paris, Betancourt said, “I […]

Wikinews Shorts: September 25, 2007

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A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Canadian workers with the Canadian Auto Workers Union have gone on strike due to 70,000 American employees of United Auto Workers Union (UAW) forced to strike against General Motors (GM), just one day ago. GM Canada’s Windsor, Ontario plant, which employs 1,400 people shut down […]

Bank of America attempts takeover of Merrill Lynch

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Monday, September 15, 2008 Bank of America (BoA) is attempting a takeover of Merrill Lynch, which, if successful, would combine two of the largest banks in the world. BoA would buy Merrill Lynch for around $44 billion in stock. BoA, the largest bank in the United States, has been looking for a major acquisition for […]

Special Halloween Dog Pijamas

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Read An Opinion On: Cavoodle Puppy For Sale Sydney Cavoodle Puppies For Sale Special Halloween Dog Pijamas by Deangelo Mancha Halloween dog costume is the subject on the net that is mainly visited by people in comparison to other topics regarding dog clothing. Indeed, Halloween dog costumes are on leading of a pet owner\’s list […]

Ford Taurus to be revived

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Friday, February 9, 2007 Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally has reported that Ford will rename the Ford Five Hundred to the Taurus for the 2008 model year, when a facelifted model is expected to be launched to improve the lackluster sales of the outgoing model. Mulally says that Ford’s decision to name all their […]

Interview: Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 January’s second Interview of the Month was with Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on 23 January in IRC. The EFF is coming off a series of high-profile successes in their campaigns to educate the public, press, and policy makers regarding online rights in a digital world, and defending […]

Tour de France: One day until ‘Le Grand Départ’

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Friday, July 6, 2007 London is preparing for Le Grand Départ of the 2007 Tour de France. The route, which will run through the Greenwich Millennium Village, is being prepared for the Départ. The Tour de France will be in London and the South East for the two days of the 7th and 8th of […]

Wikinews Shorts: August 30, 2008

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A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, August 30, 2008. Contents 1 Gambian Central Bank predicts economic growth of 6.5% 2 Teenager killed in Liverpool, UK 3 iPhone ad labeled ‘misleading’ by UK’s Advertising Standards Authority  Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. The Central Bank of The Gambia has […]

Lineup coming together for Manchester United charity match

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Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Manchester United will be taking on eleven of the top players in Europe in a celebration match next Tuesday at Old Trafford, and the lineup for the European XI is coming together nicely. The game is a UEFA-Manchester United collaboration created to commemorate not only the 50th anniversary of the signing […]

Feud between CNBC and The Daily Show continues to escalate

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Jim Cramer, CNBC’s host of Mad Money, plans to appear on The Daily Show Thursday, in the midst of an escalating feud between Cramer and the Comedy Central show’s host, Jon Stewart. Jim Cramer has been the only CNBC employee to publicly respond to Daily Show segments strongly criticizing the television […]