Chinese submarine enters Japanese waters

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Thursday, November 18, 2004 Tenuous relations between Japan and the People’s Republic of China were strained last week when a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine entered Japanese territorial waters southwest of Okinawa. The intrusion occurred on 10 November, Japanese time (UTC+9). The submarine was quickly spotted by Japan’s Self-Defence Forces and was tracked by helicopter as it …

Gas leak causes panic in Santa Cruz, Chile

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Saturday, August 21, 2010 A gas leak in a Homecenter Sodimac hardware store in Santa Cruz, Chile led authorities to evacuate the building and the nearest supermarket, La Fama. The Santa Cruz Fire Bureau and the police officials quickly arrived at the store, where at least two people were reported unconscious by Carabineros of Santa …

Category:June 8, 2010

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Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, chairman of the U.S. Modern Whig Party

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Friday, July 17, 2009 According to the Pew Research Center, a non-advocacy organization that evaluates issues, attitudes and trends shaping the political landscape of the United States, centrism is on the rise in America. According to Pew, the number of Americans identifying themselves as independents has reached the highest level in 70 years. Recently 36% …

Category:June 27, 2006

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British supermarket chain Tesco to sell its Polish branch to Salling Group A/S

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Sunday, June 21, 2020 On Thursday, UK-based retailer Tesco and Denmark-based retailer Salling Group announced their agreement over selling a large portion of Tesco’s Polish operation to Salling Group. Tesco stated its intention to leave the Polish market altogether, Salling its intention to strengthen its Netto chain in Poland. A Tesco store in Kraków, Poland …

John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice at the Bowery Ballroom.photo: David Shankbone John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in …

2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target

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Monday, June 23, 2008 Taiwan Design Gallery, designed to promote excellent “Made In Taiwan” products.Image: Rico Shen. 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer …

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

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Thursday, September 2, 2010 Rescue efforts to save the 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 meters from the surface continue. After seeing video images filmed by one of the miners Ruth Contreras, the mother of Carlos Bravo, who is trapped in the mine, said the “he’s skinny, bearded and it was painful to see him with …

Australian researchers confirm stress makes you sick

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Wednesday, December 7, 2005 Australian researchers say they have scientifically proven that stress causes sickness. The Garvan Institute in Sydney has discovered that a hormone, known as neuropeptide Y (NPY) is released into the body during times of stress. Their findings show the hormone can stop the immune system from functioning properly. “Neuropeptide Y is …