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Wikinews interviews Juana Bustamante, Chilean earthquake survivor from Paniahue

Juana Bustamante. Image: Diego Grez. Saturday, April 3, 2010 Paniahue, Santa Cruz, Chile – Wikinews’ Diego Grez interviewed Juana Bustamante, a Chilean earthquake survivor from Santa Cruz, who lost her home. Juana told us her story of what she faced when the earthquake took place. The building where she was living fell down while she  Wikinews interviews Juana Bustamante, Chilean earthquake survivor from Paniahue

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Colombian military spy plane crashes

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Map of La Dorada within Caldas department. Image: F3rn4nd0. According to media reports, a Colombian air force AC-47 (registration FAC1670) spy plane carrying five people has crashed near the Colombian city of La Dorada, in the department of Caldas. All on board the plane are believed to have been killed, according  Colombian military spy plane crashes

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Queensland state Green party to run environmental lawyer in treasurer’s electorate

Thursday, February 5, 2009 The Queensland Greens will run an environmental lawyer against incumbent treasurer Andrew Fraser at this years Queensland state election in Australia. Larissa Waters will be the party’s candidate for the seat of Mt Coot-tha. Ms Waters says she is hoping that the premier does not call the election in May, as  Queensland state Green party to run environmental lawyer in treasurer’s electorate

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Wales widens smoking ban, includes at hospitals, schools and playgrounds

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Monday, March 1, 2021 Today, Wales extended the prohibition on smoking at hospitals, schools, and playgrounds, with violators to face a £100 fine. Wales is the first of the UK nations to introduce this ban. File photo of Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing, and the Welsh Language Eluned Morgan.Image: Llywelyn2000. This is in addition to  Wales widens smoking ban, includes at hospitals, schools and playgrounds

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Phil Mickelson wins Masters

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Monday, April 10, 2006 Phil Mickelson at the TPC at Sawgrass Yesterday in Augusta, Georgia at Augusta National Golf Club, American Phil Mickelson won the 70th Masters with a final round score of 69 and a four round total score of 281, seven under par and two strokes better than South African Tim Clark, the  Phil Mickelson wins Masters

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Euro reaches new lows

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Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar and Japanese yen; all considered by investors to be safe currencies during times of economic turmoil. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that recent comments from the  Euro reaches new lows

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016

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Sunday, November 6, 2016 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the Free & Equal Foundation holds a presidential  On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016

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Teen hacker admits to attack on scientology.org

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Monday, October 20, 2008 Members of Anonymous protesting against Scientology Image: David Shankbone. A teenager, belonging to the anti-scientology group Anonymous, has admitted that he launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the official website of the Church of Scientology, scientology.org. Dmitriy Guzner, aged 18, will admit to the charges related to carrying  Teen hacker admits to attack on scientology.org

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Nearly 25% of Iceland’s voters petition for veto of Icesave bill

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Sunday, January 3, 2010 Nearly a quarter of Iceland’s voters have signed a petition calling for President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson to veto the bill passed last week to pay €3.8 billion to the United Kingdom and The Netherlands to compensate depositors impacted when the Icesave online bank collapsed in 2008. President Ólafur Ragnar GrímssonImage: Ragimiri.  Nearly 25% of Iceland’s voters petition for veto of Icesave bill

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In depth: Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal controversy

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Friday, May 26, 2006 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, October  In depth: Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal controversy

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