News briefs:June 16, 2010
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Australian Minister ‘leaks’ draft of anti-terror bill
Saturday, October 15, 2005Jon Stanhope, the Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister, has posted a confidential draft of the proposed Australian anti-terror bill to his website. Mr Stanhope says he hopes posting draft counter-terrorism laws on …
Sydney experiences hottest March day in 35 years
Thursday, March 22, 2018 On this Sunday, Sydney, Australia experienced its hottest March day in 35 years. Temperatures reached 40.5°C at Sydney Airport. This followed the two hottest March months in 1983 and 1965 whose …
G20 protests: Inside a labour march
Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London – “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is …
E Decorating Is A New Affordable Way To Get A Professional Interior Design Scheme For Your Home
Read An Opinion On: Renovating A Kitchen Best Kitchen Design We are all better educated about design than ever before, we know how we want to dress, where we want to eat and holiday, also …
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Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam
Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for …
Annual Japanese whaling campaign kills 30 minke whales
Sunday, June 15, 2014 Japanese officials announced on Friday the country’s annual whaling expedition to the north-west Pacific Ocean has captured and killed 30 minke whales. This comes after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) …
UN releases first-ever human rights report on Kashmir
Sunday, June 17, 2018 On Thursday, the United Nations (UN) released its first-ever report for Kashmir, highlighting several incidents of alleged human rights violations in the last two years in the Indian state of Jammu …
Opposition leader takes early lead in Sierra Leone presidential run-off elections
Wednesday, September 12, 2007 The results of Saturday’s presidential run-off elections in Sierra Leone are being tallied, and early data indicated that opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma of All People’s Congress (APC) was out front …