Tuesday, June 27, 2006 The New Zealand government officials have announced that it will give NZ$160,000 in aid to help farmers who were affected by the huge amounts of snow in Canterbury, New Zealand two weeks ago. The aid package will provide four regional offices for co-ordination, food supplies and ongoing support. The Federated Farmers Canterbury farmers to get aid because of snow
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 The company logo. This morning, United States-based toy retail giant Toys “R” Us filed for liquidation with United States bankruptcy court. The company had about 735 stores in the country which may be closed as a result of the liquidation. The motion came after the US holidays, after which the company US toy retail giant Toys ‘R’ Us files for liquidation in United States
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 More than 400 senior managers within the United Kingdom’s BBC, which employs around 28,500 people, have been told that they face a real-terms pay cut as bonuses and pay rises are scrapped this financial year. The BBC’s building at White City Image: Redvers. Tuesday’s announcement said that bonuses will not now BBC announces pay freeze and no bonuses for managers
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Friday, July 29, 2011 Grant Stott, and Bryony Hare opening the museum. Image: Brian McNeil. Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs
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Friday, November 20, 2009 FIFA – For the good of the game The Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Irish Minister for Sport, Taoiseach and Facebook social network groups are requesting a replay of the controversial FIFA World Cup play-off between Ireland and France in the interests of Fair Play. The FAI lodged an appeal with Ireland requests replay of FIFA World Cup play-off with France
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Sunday, June 29, 2008 While nearly all coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third-party candidates. These prospects represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. Wikinews has reached out to Wikinews interviews Kent Mesplay, Green Party presidential candidate
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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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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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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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