Car bombing kills Yemen government official; ISIS claims responsibility
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Car bombing kills Yemen government official; ISIS claims responsibility

Monday, December 7, 2015 File photo of Aden. Image: Brian Harrington Spier. Yesterday, at least seven people including Aden, Yemen governor Jaafar Mohammed Saad died in a car bomb attack on their convoy in the city of Aden, according to local officials. An online claim of responsibility on behalf of militant group ISIS called Saad […]

World AIDS Day events held around the globe
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World AIDS Day events held around the globe

Sunday, December 2, 2007 World AIDS Day ribbon hangs from the White House on December 1, 2007. Image: dbking. The 20th annual World AIDS Day was December 1, 2007. The theme selected by the World AIDS Campaign is “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise” as it will be through 2010. The day was marked by thousands […]

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More On This Topic: Sheep Loading Ramps There Was A Time, When……..There was a time when “Explode” meant to destroy, not to build.There was a time when “Guru” meant a religious teacher in India.There was a time when the “Internet” was the UseNet.There was a time when “Free Ezine Ads” was productive promotion.There was a […]

Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags
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Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags

Wednesday, March 9, 2005File:Plastic bag stock sized.jpg The ubiquitous plastic bag(Image missing from Commons: image; log) They are cheap, useful, and very plentiful, and that is exactly the problem, according to researchers. A report issued on Feb. 23 by a cadre of environment and economics researchers suggested that Kenya should ban the common plastic bag […]

Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before ‘externals’
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Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before ‘externals’

This article’s primary contributor, Patrick Gillett, is an alumnus of Sunshine Coast Grammar School. Monday, August 30, 2010 Sunshine Coast Grammar School will make 21 staff redundant at the beginning of 2011. Some may get other positions within the school.Image: Patrick Gillett. A deal between Sunshine Coast Grammar School headmaster Nigel Fairbairn and the Independent […]

Wikinews interviews organiser of New Zealand’s Rock2Wgtn festival Phil Sprey
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Wikinews interviews organiser of New Zealand’s Rock2Wgtn festival Phil Sprey

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 File photo of KISS, who headlined night one. Image: Wok. Across Easter weekend Wellington, New Zealand was host to Rock2Wgtn, an international two-day hard rock festival. Large crowds showed up at Westpac Stadium to see the various acts. The world has never seen an event of this kind before. Day one […]

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