Death sentences in 2008 Chinese tainted milk scandal

Monday, January 26, 2009 On Thursday, the municipal intermediate people’s court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China pronounced sentences for 21 defendants implicated in the 2008 Chinese milk scandal which killed at least six infants and sickened nearly 300,000 others. In the local court’s decision, 17 accused were indicted for the crimes of “producing, adding melamine-laced […]

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We’ll always have .paris: ICANN votes for top level domain registration in 2009

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit organisation based in California, United States to regulate internet domain names, will vote on Thursday for a proposal to allow the open registration of top-level domains (TLDs) for Internet addresses. If the proposal succeeds, then as soon as next year […]

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Home of controversial book publisher set ablaze

Sunday, September 28, 2008 Four people have been arrested on terrorism charges in Islington, London, England, after a suspected petrol bombing on the house of Martin Rynja, owner of book publishing company Gibson Square. HAVE YOUR SAY Should books that could be considered offensive to some religions still be published? Add or view comments His […]

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More US recalls: Fish pool toy rips fingernail off child, numerous toys with excessive lead

Saturday, November 10, 2007 The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more products over the last few days, though not all because of excessive lead. While American toy companies have been rocked in the last few months by numerous unsafe Chinese-made products, mostly due to excessive amounts of lead in paint, a few of […]

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Soul musician Luther Vandross dies at age 54

Saturday, July 2, 2005 Musician Luther Vandross died at 1:47 pm Eastern time Friday, at a hospital in Edison, New Jersey, likely from complications related to a 2003 stroke. He was the winner of numerous Grammy Awards. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Soul_musician_Luther_Vandross_dies_at_age_54&oldid=439470”

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Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 According to NATO, one of its service members has died from a bomb attack at an army base in southern Afghanistan. In addition, an Afghan soldier reportedly died and the blast left three others injured. The International Security Assistance Force released a statement yesterday, saying that “[the soldier] died today following […]

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