Wikinews Shorts: October 21, 2006

18 May, 2021

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A compilation of brief news reports forSunday, October 22, 2006 Contents 1 Annan Wants Quicker Hezbollah Disarmament 2 Explosion in Paracin, Serbia 3 President Bush signs 2006 Military Commissions Act into law 4 Iran reportedly bans high-speed Internet access 5 Two subway trains collide in Rome 6 Sources 7 External links October 20, 2006 The […]

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Bird defecates on Bush in front of reporters

17 May, 2021

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Friday, May 25, 2007 United States President George W. Bush received an unwelcome gift from an overhead-flying sparrow, which deposited a fresh batch of its feces on the left sleeve of Bush’s suit. Bush was addressing the American press on Thursday in a nationally televised broadcast outside the White House in the Rose Garden. The […]

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Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

17 May, 2021

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress. Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects.” Others have, of […]

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Forex Knights Hector De Ville Mentoring Program Review

17 May, 2021

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Find Out More About: Double Candlesticks Forex Trading Strategies By Ron T Daulton In order to provide you with 1) a solid and extremely successful trading system, 2) the right tool to trade profitably and 3) guidance from a professional trader, I have created the revolutionary Hector DeVille’s Mentoring Program. Here you will find absolutely […]

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Glasgow cannabis enthusiasts celebrate ‘green’ on city green

16 May, 2021

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Coinciding with Easter Sunday, Glasgow Cannabis Social Club’s annual 420 event was held on Glasgow Green, under sunny blue skies, and overlooking the river Clyde. Despite the city’s council attempting to revoke permission for the gathering at the last minute, police were happy for it to go-ahead with approximately a dozen […]

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U.S. classifies record number of documents in 2004

15 May, 2021

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Monday, September 5, 2005 OpenTheGovernment.Org, a coalition of conservative and liberal nonprofit groups, released a 2005 report (PDF, 12 pages) saying that all branches of the U.S. Federal Government are being significantly more secretive, and spending significantly more money on document secrecy. In 2004, federal officials classified 15.6 million new documents, which is 81 percent […]

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China-EU financial relations are growing

12 May, 2021

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Friday, December 4, 2009 Chinese President Hu Jintao met with the European Union’s leaders Jose Manuel Barroso and Fredrik Reinfeldt in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The EU leaders were in China to attend Monday’s twelfth China-European Union (EU) summit. Barroso said China-EU relations are “more mature, deeper” then before. China-EU trading relations have grown over […]

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Wikinews Shorts: December 20, 2008

11 May, 2021

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A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, December 20, 2008. The United States government has announced that it will give US$17.4 billion in loans to help three of the nation’s automobile makers – Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford – avoid bankruptcy. The money will be taken from the $700 billion bailout package originally intended to […]

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