Chinese mine blast kills over 200

Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Fuxin city (???; pinyin: Fùx?n shì) – An underground explosion in a mine in China’s northeastern Liaoning Province has left over 200 miners dead. Current figures say 203 miners were killed, and another 22 were injured with 13 miners still missing. The blast occurred at 3:49pm…

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Recalled pet food found to contain rat poison

Friday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples…

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

Monday, November 2, 2020 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Free and…

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News briefs:July 15, 2008

Audio Wikinews News Brief for July 15, 2008 Recorded by: DavumayaProblems listening to the file? See media help. RSS Contents 1 Media reports: Israeli warplanes training in Iraq 2 Three hostages return home to Florida 3 IndyMac Bank placed into conservatorship by US Government 4 Sixteen killed in Pakistan during…

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West Ham rocked by stoppage time goal

Sunday, March 4, 2007 West Ham United 3 4 Tottenham Hotspur Match Stats Attendance 34966 Goalscorers for West Ham United Noble (16′), Tevez (41′), Zamora (85′) Goalscorers for Tottenham Hotspur Defoe (51 (pen)), Tainio (63′), Berbatov (89′), Stalteri (96′) Bookings (West Ham United) Nobel, Tevez, Bowyer, Neill, Konchesky, Quashie (Yellow…

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