Monday, March 12, 2007 A report from a United Nations Human Rights Council mission “concludes that the government of the Sudan has manifestly failed to protect the population of Darfur from large-scale international crimes, and has itself orchestrated and participated in these crimes.” The mission urges the U.N. to take “urgent further action”, for example […]
Month: February 2018
Friday, March 18, 2011 The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network … The New York Times announced on Thursday that it will start charging for full access to NYTimes.com, its online version. Beginning March 28, U.S. visitors who do not subscribe to the
New York Times to start charging for access to web news
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009 In the United Kingdom, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) began a work stoppage at 19:00 BST (18:00 GMT) today after last-minute talks over pay, jobs and disciplinary issues broke down. The stoppage is expected to last 48 hours and could leave millions of travelers without transportation.
World Cup qualifier may be affected by London Underground strike
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005 A lorry spilt thirteen tonnes of raw fish on a road in the small British town of Shaftesbury, Dorset, earlier today. Crates of iced fish, worth £80,000, apparently burst out the rear doors of the lorry as it climbed a hill. The BBC reports Dorset Police as saying “It appears as
Lorry drops thirteen tonnes of fish in British town
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Sunday, July 19, 2009 Corus steelworkers in Redcar, Cleveland, England marched yesterday for a campaign to save their jobs, after the closure of Redcar’s steelworks was announced in May 2009. Approximately 5,000 people, including employees of Redcar’s steelworks, other Corus steelworks, Teesport and the local chemical industry, partook in the march, and the Australian Workers’
Redcar, UK steelworkers march to save their jobs
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Monday, July 16, 2007 In two separate incidents, men posing as members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), have invaded homes in the New York City area. In both cases, they robbed the residents, but in the most recent, they sexually assaulted a woman. On Saturday, July 14, at 1:09 a.m. EDT (UTC-4), four
Home-invaders pose as NYC police
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Friday, June 5, 2009 Data from the United States Labor Department says that the unemployment rate in the U.S. has reached its highest level in over 25 years, namely 9.4%. The job loss rate, however, was only 345,000, which is the lowest monthly job loss rate since September of last year. Analysts had predicted that
US unemployment rate reaches 9.4 percent
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 Besides becoming a political stomping ground for the Pan-Green and Pan-Blue coalitions, there are other changes from past years of Taipei Audio Video Fair (TAVF). With those changes in mind, Wikinews reporter Rico Shen interviewed You-peng Wang, chairman of the Taipei Electrical Commercial Association (TECA), the main organizer of TAVF, about
Wikinews interviews You-peng Wang of Taipei Electrical Commercial Association
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Saturday, January 15, 2005 Jeff Tweiten, a 27-year-old graphic artist, is encamped in front of the Cinerama Theatre, on a blue sofa, in the northwest city of Seattle, Washington. Tweiten plans to wait 139 days for the premiere of “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” which opens May 19, 2005. He has
Man is waiting for 139 days in front of theater for “Star Wars” movie
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