Opposing a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory

Sunday, October 30, 2005 A protest against a proposed nuclear waste dump is continuing this week in Australia’s Northern Territory. The traditional owners of the site in the Arrernte Nation say they will continue to protest against the facility near the Stuart Highway about 20 kilometres north of Alice Springs. The Federal Government wants an […]

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Vancouver will run out of office space in 5 years

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 In Vancouver, a 20-year urban success story may yet have a sad ending. The city’s downtown population has doubled to 80,000 in the last 20 years thanks to Vancouver’s “Living First” policy – a planning strategy that favors residential development over commercial. And planners are expecting the population to reach more […]

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Bush addresses nation on economic crisis; Congress debates bailout

Thursday, September 25, 2008 United States President George W. Bush addressed the nation on the economic financial crisis from inside the White House saying the economic situation is “serious” and is “in danger” of becoming “a long and painful recession.” “We are in the midst of a serious financial crisis and the federal government is […]

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Wikinews interviews Fred Karger, U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate

Saturday, April 28, 2012 United States political consultant and gay rights (LGBT) activist Fred Karger of California took some time to discuss his Republican Party presidential campaign with Wikinews reporter William Saturn. Karger holds the distinction as the first openly gay person to seek the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party. Before entering […]

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Mexico authorities find over four dozen corpses

Monday, May 14, 2012 Authorities in Mexico have discovered 49 headless and dismembered dead bodies abandoned on the side of a road at the entryway to San Juan, a town located within Cadereyta Jiménez municipality. The bodies, six female and the other 43 male, were discovered by police at approximately 0400 CDT (0900 UTC) yesterday. […]

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Kicking The Habit With Electronic Cigarettes

Read More About: Hungry Human Site Kicking The Habit With Electronic Cigarettes by Hugh Tyson It goes without saying that smoking cigarettes is extremely harmful not only to the smoker but also to all of the people around them who are breathing in second hand smoke. With a toxic mix of carbon monoxide and a […]

Race to save Chilean miners trapped underground from spiralling into depression continues

Thursday, September 2, 2010 It has emerged that the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground after the mine they were working in collapsed could be brought to the surface in a shorter time than was initially feared. While officials publicly announced that the men would not be brought to the surface until Christmas, sources inside technical […]

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