Wikinews interviews author and filmmaker Peter John Ross

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Wikinews held an exclusive interview with American author and filmmaker Peter John Ross. The head of Sonnyboo Productions, an independent film studio based in Columbus, Ohio, he has made numerous short films as well as co-directed a feature, the World War II B-movie Horrors of War. He has also written a […]

Polish mine explosion kills 8

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Methane gas was blamed for the explosion deaths of 8 miners in southern Polish‘s Halemba coal mine Tuesday, November 21. Officials say at least 15 are missing. Rescue efforts were halted because dangerously high levels of methane gas returned, according to Zbigniew Madej, spokesman for state-owned Coal Co., which operates the […]

How To Choose Office Chairs For Overweight People

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Read An Opinion On: Designer Bar Furniture Bar Furniture How to Choose Office Chairs for Overweight People by Genesis D. If you have ever had an office chair splinter beneath you just a few weeks after you bought it, you aren t alone. Office chairs for overweight people do exist, but most of us have […]

Canadian Conservatives vow to defend Arctic sovereignty

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Friday, December 23, 2005 The Conservative Party of Canada leader Stephen Harper today made bold claims about the Canadian Arctic region at a campaign stop in Winnipeg, “The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty.” . The prime minister-hopeful stated, “There are new and disturbing reports […]

Blue Coat and AT&T take parts of FOSI for Internet Security

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Recently in Sunnyvale, CA, Blue Coat Systems and AT&T are confirmed to join the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), an international non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and promoting best practices, tools and methods for online safety. A safety online experience should be established. Kids often spend most time on Internet surfing, […]

India seeks web crackdown after failed talks with industry

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Indian authorities today declared an intent to force web companies to screen content for “offensive” and “blasphemous material”. The move follows failed talks yesterday with Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft. Communications Minister Kapil Sibal says “My aim is that insulting material never gets uploaded”, and that web firms “will have to […]

Fashionable Homes With Voile Curtains

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Read An Opinion On: Bean Bag Beans Bean Bag Beans Australia Fashionable Homes with Voile Curtains by curtains-voiles-uk Providing finishing touch to our bedrooms with the most magnificent interior decor is part of our life. We classify on things that are aesthetically pleasing. One pattern is not even sufficient for entirely one bedroom. Consider a […]

WWE wrestler John Cena undergoes neck surgery after injury

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Thursday, August 28, 2008 The Stamford, Connecticut-based company World Wrestling Entertainment issued a press release last night, stating that wrestling performer John Cena is expected to recover from his injuries, after a surgery. WWE Medical Program head, described in a press release as a “renowned neurosurgeon” Dr. Joseph Maroon performed the operation on Cena, after […]

20 confirmed dead after Kintampo freak tree accident

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 A freak accident caused twenty deaths and some injuries, according to officials, at the well-known Kintampo waterfall, in Ghana, on Sunday afternoon local time. Those affected were reportedly school students from Wenchi Senior High School on a supervised trip, and several tourists, who were swimming at the time of a rainstorm […]

Chinese Foreign Ministry confirms arrest of bookseller Gui Minhai

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Thursday, February 8, 2018 On Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed they had detained Hong Kong-based bookseller Gui Minhai. Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said, “Gui Minhai broke Chinese law and has already been subjected to criminal coercive measures in accordance with the law by relevant Chinese authorities”. According to Minhai’s daughter, Chinese police arrested Gui […]