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Oil leaking container ship might cause environmental catastrophe

Oil leaking container ship might cause environmental catastrophe

Posted by . Published on 31 December 2022, No Comments Received

Sunday, January 21, 2007 In the United Kingdom, an anti-pollution operation is under way after the stricken ship MSC Napoli started to leak dangerous heavy fuel oil. The heavy fuel oil that is leaking from the beached Italian ship is extremely dangerous for the environment. Fear of pollution increased after the ship was further damaged […]

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Dec

29

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Torbjorn Zetterlund, Willowdale

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Torbjorn Zetterlund, Willowdale

Posted by . Published on 29 December 2022, No Comments Received

Saturday, October 6, 2007 Torbjorn Zetterlund is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Willowdale riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

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Dec

27

Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky

Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky

Posted by . Published on 27 December 2022, No Comments Received

Saturday, April 4, 2009 Noam Chomsky is a professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Linguistics and Philosophy. At the age of 40 he was credited with revolutionizing the field of modern linguistics. He was one of the first opponents of the Vietnam War, and is a self described Libertarian Socialist. At age 80 […]

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Dec

26

Wikinews interviews William Pomerantz, Senior Director of Space Prizes at the X PRIZE Foundation

Wikinews interviews William Pomerantz, Senior Director of Space Prizes at the X PRIZE Foundation

Posted by . Published on 26 December 2022, No Comments Received

Regardless of who wins the prize, people all around the world will be able to experience the mission through high-def video-streams. Saturday, August 28, 2010 Andreas Hornig, Wikinews contributor and team member of Synergy Moon, competitor in the Google Lunar X Prize, managed to interview Senior Director of Space Prizes William Pomerantz of the X […]

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Dec

20

Alleged tax-haven scheme linked to Canada’s largest brokerage firm

Alleged tax-haven scheme linked to Canada’s largest brokerage firm

Posted by . Published on 20 December 2022, No Comments Received

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 In a continuing crackdown on tax evasion, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has alleged that brokers with a branch of RBC Dominion Securities, Canada’s largest brokerage company, helped clients set up accounts in the small European principality of Liechtenstein in order to avoid taxation on their wealth. In affadavits submitted by […]

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Dec

19

Sefton, UK ex-mayor jailed

Sefton, UK ex-mayor jailed

Posted by . Published on 19 December 2022, No Comments Received

Monday, December 3, 2007 The former Mayor of Sefton in the United Kingdom has been jailed for fraudulantly obtaining state benefits. John Walker and his wife Catie, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud at Liverpool Crown Court and of exaggerating ill health to obtain disability living allowance. The Judge Brian Lewis described the fraud […]

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Dec

19

Search for child abductor continues in Australia

Search for child abductor continues in Australia

Posted by . Published on 19 December 2022, No Comments Received

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 New South Wales Police are continuing the search for the man who abducted a six year old girl for a short period of time from the front yard of her Mount Austin home in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia on Sunday morning. The girl was playing in her front yard, […]

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Dec

15

Czech pub food eating experiment resulted in lost weight, lower cholesterol

Czech pub food eating experiment resulted in lost weight, lower cholesterol

Posted by . Published on 15 December 2022, No Comments Received

Friday, March 10, 2006 On February 8, the same day Super Size Me opened in Prague, a Czech film company’s volunteer known as Karel Gustav Bozan began a 1 month diet of Czech pub food and beer in a Czech version called “Super Spek Me”; which translates loosely as “Super Flab Me”. Zuzana Pudilova of […]

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Dec

13

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Russell Korus, Vaughan

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Russell Korus, Vaughan

Posted by . Published on 13 December 2022, No Comments Received

Sunday, October 7, 2007 Russell Korus is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Vaughan riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

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Dec

11

44 worshippers shot dead at Nigerian mosque

44 worshippers shot dead at Nigerian mosque

Posted by . Published on 11 December 2022, No Comments Received

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 News emerged yesterday that Boko Haram Islamists are suspected to have killed 44 worshippers during dawn prayers early Sunday morning in the small town of Konduga in Nigeria. The attacks were believed to be a revenge on citizen vigilante groups forming to help the government battle Islamist extremists and occurred 35km […]

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