News briefs:January 04, 2008

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News briefs:January 04, 2008

Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief January 04, 2008 23:35 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Israeli troops kill 9 in Gaza 1.3 Georgian President faces election challenge 1.4 US unemployment hits two-year high 1.5 Israel plans crackdown on West Bank settlement outposts 1.6 Transaven Airlines plane carrying 14 people crashes off Venezuelan coast 1.7 Sportswriter Milt Dunnell […]

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Sri Lanka bombs LTTE, aid workers seek access

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Sri Lanka bombs LTTE, aid workers seek access

Saturday, August 19, 2006 Sri Lanka government jets bombed the LTTE on front lines in the battle for the Jaffna peninsula as fighting continued in the ethnic strife. The last week of fighting has claimed the lives of hundreds. Government air strikes continued on targets in the northern rebel-held territory of Kilinochchi and near the […]

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Plastic Soup Containers To Serve Your Take Out Soups

See More About: Restaurants Menu United Kingdom Hungry Human Plastic Soup Containers to Serve Your Take-Out Soups by Thomas L Young When it comes to packing and serving take-out soups, restaurants always love to use plastic soup containers. These containers can be used for serving yogurts, stew, Chinese soups or ready-to-eat hot liquids. Many dealers […]

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Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009

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Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009

February 20th, 2020 by

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, August 13, 2009. Contents 1 Paris suffers second night of violence 2 No concrete progress but North American leaders express solidarity 3 Mexican federal police foil plot to assassinate President Calderón 4 Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to another three years of house arrest 5 Four Rio Tinto […]

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Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics

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Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics

February 20th, 2020 by

Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s […]

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Stanford physicists print smallest-ever letters ‘SU’ at subatomic level of 1.5 nanometres tall

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Stanford physicists print smallest-ever letters ‘SU’ at subatomic level of 1.5 nanometres tall

February 20th, 2020 by

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 A new historic physics record has been set by scientists for exceedingly small writing, opening a new door to computing‘s future. Stanford University physicists have claimed to have written the letters “SU” at sub-atomic size. Graduate students Christopher Moon, Laila Mattos, Brian Foster and Gabriel Zeltzer, under the direction of assistant […]

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Top 10 Attractions In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

February 18th, 2020 by

See More About: Sydney Cbd Hoteles Accomodation In Sydney Submitted by: Taina Went Rio de Janeiro is perhaps the most visited city in Brazil. It is well-known with its wonderful beaches, never ending events and of course by far the most beautiful hotels in Brazi. If you have the chance to stay for several days […]

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President Trump says he ‘can’ and ‘may’ put US into state of emergency to build border wall

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President Trump says he ‘can’ and ‘may’ put US into state of emergency to build border wall

February 18th, 2020 by

Monday, January 7, 2019 United States President Donald Trump said on Friday he can and may declare a national state of emergency, which he said would allow him to act without approval from Congress and allocate funding for the construction of a wall along the country’s border with Mexico. The US government is currently partially […]

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Cloned cattle’s milk and meat seem safe, according to new study

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Cloned cattle’s milk and meat seem safe, according to new study

February 18th, 2020 by

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 A National Academy of Sciences report (.pdf) last year said that while the milk and meat from cloned animals would not likely make anyone sick, more research should be performed. Now, a new US-Japan study published in the April 11 online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]

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George Mason University upsets UConn, advances to Final Four

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George Mason University upsets UConn, advances to Final Four

February 17th, 2020 by

Monday, March 27, 2006 The George Mason University Patriots of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) defeated the University of Connecticut Huskies today in overtime, 86-84. GMU becomes the first team from the CAA to reach the Final Four in a NCAA Division I basketball championship, and only the second 11th seed (LSU was the other […]

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