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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

Admin January 31, 2023 February 1, 2023Uncategorized

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 largest …

Ten confirmed dead, scores missing as overcrowded boat capsizes in India

Admin January 30, 2023 January 31, 2023Uncategorized

Saturday, January 30, 2010 Ten pilgrims, four of them women were drowned in the Godavari river in India today. This incident occurred when an overcrowded boat capsized in the Andhra Pradesh river, which is the second largest in the country. A police officer said ten bodies had been discovered as …

Malaysian government warns citizens about Uncyclopedia

Admin January 29, 2023 January 30, 2023Uncategorized

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Satire site Uncyclopedia, a parody of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has been labeled by the Malaysian government as dangerous. The Internal Security Department of …

London court jails man after Dark Web ricin sting

Admin January 17, 2023 January 18, 2023Uncategorized

Friday, September 18, 2015 Mr Justice Saunders today imprisoned a man for eight years at the Old Bailey in London after an FBI sting in which he tried to buy ricin on the Dark Web. Everyone needs to know that the possession of a chemical weapon is extremely serious and …

Former “crossover” Canadian MP to leave politics

Admin January 16, 2023 January 17, 2023Uncategorized

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Canadian MP Belinda Stronach has officially announced she will not run for re-election in her riding of Newmarket—Aurora in the next federal election. She will re-join her father Frank Stronach‘s company Magna International Inc., a large auto parts company, as the executive vice-chairwoman. “My father is …

Bolivian President-Elect takes 50% pay cut to aid social programs

Admin January 15, 2023 January 16, 2023Uncategorized

Monday, January 2, 2006 So more staff can be hired for Bolivia’s education, health and social programs, President Elect Evo Morales announced that he and his cabinet will take a 50% pay cut. The 46-year-old leader slashed his future salary of about $3600 a month to $1800. Raising Bolivia from …

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Admin January 15, 2023 January 16, 2023Uncategorized

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of …

Craigslist sued for hosting discriminatory housing ads

Admin January 13, 2023 January 14, 2023Uncategorized

Saturday, February 11, 2006 Craigslist.com, a popular free online classifieds site, has been sued for hosting discriminatory housing ads by the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc., a fair housing group. The housing ads cited as objectionable included such statements as “NO MINORITIES,” “Requirements: Clean Godly Christian …

World’s first double arm transplant undertaken in Munich

Admin January 12, 2023 January 13, 2023Uncategorized

Saturday, August 2, 2008 A 54-year-old German farmer who lost both arms in a farming accident six years ago has become the first patient to receive a complete double arm transplant. The patient, whose name has not been released, underwent the operation at the Klinikum rechts der Isar, part of …

Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development

Admin January 8, 2023 January 9, 2023Uncategorized

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, …

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