Friday, April 23, 2010 Ben Shephard has announced his departure from GMTV, the current television breakfast programme on ITV in the United Kingdom, having been a presenter on the programme for ten years. His current contract ends in April 2010, but he is expected to leave by the end of the Summer of 2010, according […]
Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account for one in four spam messages. BACKGROUND Spamming remains one of the biggest problems facing
Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam
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Friday, March 20, 2009 Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh. Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI).
Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire
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Friday, September 2, 2005 Gas prices have shot up to over $3.50 per gallon, late Thursday morning in the Northeast US. People are rushing to fill their tanks as some stations are reporting shortages of gasoline, and many oil wells were forced to shut down after Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, gas prices dropped elsewhere and rose
Gas prices surge in Northeast US
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Saturday, September 17, 2005 The Spanish word “tortuga” means “turtle.” But in the wake of the New Orleans disaster, the USS Tortuga is helping other animals. For nearly two weeks now, sailors from Tortuga’s repair division have devoted much of their time during this disaster relief operation to ensure the health and comfort of displaced
Navy helping New Orleans pets
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Saturday, March 14, 2015 This weekend saw the opening of two new exhibitions at Edinburgh’s National Gallery of Modern Art. Wikinews attended Thursday’s press preview for the event where a full contingent of the capital’s press turned out to see the striking collection of paintings, photographs, and other works. Presented below are a selection of
Reflections, Lichtenstein, two new exhibitions at Edinburgh’s Modern One
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Wednesday, February 1, 2006 United States President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union Address on Tuesday. Contents 1 Bush’s speech 2 Democratic Rebuttals 3 T-shirts prohibited 4 Sources
Sunday, July 22, 2007 The Macedonian government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Thursday in face of a heatwave that is predicted to get worse. As forest fires rage across the country, temperatures of over 44°C (111°F) are predicted for the weekend. The emergency plan, which has been implemented for at least two weeks,
Macedonia declares state of emergency due to heat wave
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Correction — August 24, 2015 This article incorrectly describes BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything. Monday, February 28, 2005 Bucharest, Romania — The construction of the oil pipeline linking Constan?a,
Construction for Romania-Italy pipeline to start in 2007
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Monday, January 26, 2009 As the newly inaugurated Barack Obama administration continues to push for a US$825 billion stimulus package to aid the struggling United States economy, some Republican legislators say they will not vote for such a plan without the inclusion of more tax cuts and less “unnecessary” spending. Arizona Senator John McCain, Obama’s
Republican leaders in US want more tax relief in economic stimulus
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