News briefs:August 02, 2010
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Wikinews Shorts: September 6, 2010
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 …
Hezbollah-Israel war continues for a third day
Friday, July 14, 2006 The fighting continues as Israel launches a fresh wave of attacks on Lebanese targets Friday, striking Beirut’s International airport, the road from Lebanon to Damascus and a power plant. Since Wednesday, Hezbollah have fired over 300 rockets into towns in northern Israel, killing four civilians and …
Safely Settle The Divorce Benefits}
Here’s An Opinion On: Lifestyle Homes For Sale Mr Property Services Safely Settle The Divorce Benefits by hanklosy Qualified Domestic Relations Order or QDRO is an order that is found in the divorce settlement, where the ex-spouse is permitted to get some benefits from the retirement plan. Here, the court …
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Russ Aegard, Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Monday, September 24, 2007 Russ Aegard is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan 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 …
‘Poetry lost’: rude rhyme rediscovered, attributed to John Milton
Friday, September 24, 2010 A researcher at the University of Oxford has found a saucy poem attributed to John Milton, the 17th-century poet who wrote Paradise Lost and other religious verse. “An Extempore Upon a Faggot”, discovered in an 18th-century anthology of poetry, is not thought by modern scholars to …
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Submitted by: Aarushilr Sharma Todays women have so many things to do but they have so little time. So she cannot afford to lose even a minute without utilising it. Facing traffic jams while going to the shopping malls and also standing in the long queues of the billing counters …
Whitney Houston has ‘wardrobe malfunction’ during UK debut on TV show ‘X Factor’
Monday, October 19, 2009 American singer Whitney Houston‘s debut performance in the United Kingdom didn’t go exactly to plan on Sunday night, causing a bit of controversy. I sang right out of my dress. During her performance of her new single Million dollar Bill on the UK television show The …
Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates
Friday, April 29, 2011 Prince William of Wales, the second in line to the British throne, and Kate Middleton will today be married at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the city as the couple travel through the capital to the Abbey, …