Wikinews Shorts: September 6, 2010

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Monday, September 6, 2010 President Alvaro Colom says torrential downpours causing flooding and landslides have undone the country’s reconstruction from Tropical Storm Agatha in May. Up to eighteen people are reported killed in rain-related incidents across the country as weather systems in both the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific batter the region, and forecasters …

Rocket hits US consulate in Afghanistan

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Friday, January 8, 2010 Afghan police have said that a rocket hit a building housing the new US consulate office in western Afghanistan earlier today. Three rockets were reportedly fired at the building in the city of Herat, but only one struck it. There were no immediate reports of any casualties, and the Associated Press …

Top 3 Benefits Of Cosmetic Dentistry

May 27, 2019 0 Comments

Click Here To Know More About: Dentist Newtown Dental Clinic Marrickville byadmin In the past, if you were unhappy with your smile, there wasn’t a whole lot that you could do about it. That, however, was before the modern age of cosmetic dentistry in Chicago. Today, if you are unhappy with the smile you have, …

Test Performed By Oncology Doctors In Newton Ks

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Click Here To Know More About: Elite Spine And Pain Institute Regenerative Medicine Beverly Hills byAlma Abell If a person suspects that they might have cancer they are more than likely experiencing one of the most terrifying and trying times of their life. Although there are not many things that can be done to make …

Birks to create 2010 Olympic, Paralympic jewelery; wines on menu

May 23, 2019 0 Comments

Thursday, February 8, 2007 Birks was recently announced as the “Official Supplier of Jewelery” for the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. The company will create licensed products with the logos of the 2010 Olympic Games, 2010 Paralympic Games, and the Canadian Olympic team emblem, including necklaces, earrings, pendants and rings. The partnership was announced at an employee …

Armed gunmen attack cruise ship off Somali coast

May 23, 2019 0 Comments

Saturday, November 5, 2005 The Seabourn Spirit, a cruise ship sailing off the coast of Somalia, narrowly escaped an attack by gunmen believed to be pirates. The pirate attack occurred on Saturday, when two boats approached the ship and began firing automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades, injuring one crew member. The crew took evasive …

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

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Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 …

Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to …

Wikinews interviews John Wolfe, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama

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Sunday, May 20, 2012 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. So far, he has …

Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco. The iPhone is claimed to be “a revolutionary mobile phone” as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile version of the Apple operating system Mac OSX. It is approximately the …