China’s consumer prices rise to a three-year high in June as food prices soar 14.4 percent

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China’s consumer prices rise to a three-year high in June as food prices soar 14.4 percent

Monday, July 11, 2011 China’s National Bureau of Statistics released data Saturday showing that the consumer price index (CPI) for June climbed 6.4% from a year ago. That compares with a 5.5% rise in May, which was the largest since a 6.3% increase in July 2008. The major factor contributing to this figure was the […]

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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh concedes electoral defeat

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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh concedes electoral defeat

Saturday, December 3, 2016 Gambian President Yahya Jammeh yesterday conceded defeat to now-President Elect Adama Barrow. Jammeh, 51, took power 22 years ago in a bloodless coup. He had claimed a billion-year mandate. Barrow, 51, is a property developer without political experience. According to the electoral commission yesterday, he won 263,515 votes, equating to 45.5%, […]

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News briefs:May 17, 2010

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News briefs:May 17, 2010

May 21st, 2019 by

Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. [edit]

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News briefs:July 14, 2010

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News briefs:July 14, 2010

May 19th, 2019 by

Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. [edit]

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Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates

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Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates

May 19th, 2019 by

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, and then back to Buckingham […]

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Supporters of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi mark detained leader’s 62nd birthday

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Supporters of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi mark detained leader’s 62nd birthday

May 16th, 2019 by

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar marked her 62nd birthday today, still under house arrest, where she has spent most of the past 17 years. About 250 supporters met at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon, not far from […]

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Wikinews interviews You-peng Wang of Taipei Electrical Commercial Association

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Wikinews interviews You-peng Wang of Taipei Electrical Commercial Association

May 16th, 2019 by

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 […]

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Get Your Very Own United States Address And Start Shopping!}

May 11th, 2019 by

See More About: Buggy Spare Parts Chinese Generator Parts For Sale Get your very own United States address and start shopping! by David Yuri Many American brands deliver online orders only to those who have a United Stares Address. If youre among the millions of people who live outside the United States and want to […]

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Romanian government to strengthen laws against tax evasion

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Romanian government to strengthen laws against tax evasion

May 11th, 2019 by

Monday, April 11, 2005 The Romanian government has drafted legislation pertaining to tax evasion that makes it a criminal offence on the same level as crimes against individuals. Developed with the aid of Romania’s business community, the new law is expected to reduce corruption and tax evasion. According to the new law, the maximum jail […]

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Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes

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Illinois high schools now required to buy insurance for athletes

May 11th, 2019 by

Tuesday, August 6, 2013 This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes. […]

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