A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Contents 1 Strike on UN school in Gaza kills 40 2 US Government calls for(more…)
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Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book
Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was(more…)
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Florida man charged with stealing Wi-Fi
Update since publication This article mentions that Wi-Fi stands for “Wireless Fidelity”, although this is disputed. Thursday, July 7, 2005 A Florida man is being(more…)
Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were(more…)
Egyptian doctor sentenced to fifteen years jail, 1,500 lashes in Saudi Arabia
Friday, November 14, 2008 Raouf Amin el-Araby, a 52-year-old Egyptian doctor who has been serving the Saudi Royal family for 20 years, was convicted of(more…)
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Burris sworn in as US Senator for Illinois
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Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak
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Under-reporting of human Bird Flu infections poses worldwide threat
Monday, November 21, 2005 Possible under reporting of bird flu infections in China and other Southeast Asian countries may be promoting an illusory sense that(more…)