Category:June 27, 2006

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

March 1, 2023 0 Comments

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

February 28, 2023 0 Comments

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

February 28, 2023 0 Comments

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

February 26, 2023 0 Comments

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 …

Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

February 26, 2023 0 Comments

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is …

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh concedes electoral defeat

February 26, 2023 0 Comments

Saturday, December 3, 2016 Yayha JammehImage: IISD/Earth Negotiations Bulletin. 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 …

‘Guantanamo’-style detention facility under construction on Australian Island

February 26, 2023 0 Comments

Monday, November 28, 2005 The Australian Government is currently building a “Guantanamo-style detention facility” – a $210 million, 800-bed Immigration Reception and Processing Centre – on Christmas Island, 1400km off Australia’s northwest coast. The project has residents concerned about the prospect of having imprisoned detainees and possible terrorism suspects as neighbours. Christmas Islanders fear the …

UK drivers urged not to panic buy during delivery strikes

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Friday, June 13, 2008 A Shell tanker truck Image: Nachoman-au. British drivers have been urged not to panic buy fuel because of the 4-day walkout by delivery drivers working for companies delivering to Shell petrol stations. The 600 workers have walked out over pay disagreements, wanting an increase to their current pay of £36,500, however …