Bush addresses nation on economic crisis; Congress debates bailout

Thursday, September 25, 2008 United States President George W. Bush addressed the nation on the economic financial crisis from inside the White House saying the economic situation is “serious” and is “in danger” of becoming “a long and painful recession.” “We are in the midst of a serious financial crisis and the federal government is…
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September 26, 2017 0

Religious Tapestries: Merging Faith With The Arts

Read An Opinion On: Victoria House Needlecraft Site Religious Tapestries: Merging Faith with the Arts by anne dickens dickens Tapestries embracing religious themes have always held a special place in art history, in light of the sheer passion for issues of faith that many find compelling as an inspirational subject matter. For eons, people have…
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September 26, 2017 0

Gay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life

Saturday, October 27, 2007 Gay Talese wants to go to Iraq. “It so happens there is someone that’s working on such a thing right now for me,” the 75-year-old legendary journalist and author told David Shankbone. “Even if I was on Al-Jazeera with a gun to my head, I wouldn’t be pleading with those bastards!…
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UK shopping centre Afflecks Palace secures its future

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Afflecks Palace, the “iconic, alternative shopping centre” in the Northern Quarter of Manchester in England, United Kingdom, was saved from closure this week after long-running rumours that the market may have to “kick out its traders” due to a dispute between the management of the Afflecks Palace brand and the leaseowner…
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September 26, 2017 0

Bill restricting Post Office closures defeated in UK Parliament; MP tells Wikinews why she supported the bill

Thursday, March 20, 2008 Yesterday, the U.K. Labour Party successfully prevented a bill restricting the closure of post offices from being passed, although the governing Labour party only had a majority of 20 due to 19 of its MPs’ voting against the party line. One of these was Diane Abbott, who told Wikinews why she…
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September 26, 2017 0

India set to install panic buttons on buses to combat sexual assault

Friday, May 27, 2016 The Indian Government announced on Wednesday they will issue a notification to ensure all buses are fitted with panic buttons to prevent sex-related violence occurring on buses in India. The motion was introduced by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. Installation of the buttons is set to become mandatory on…
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September 26, 2017 0

Rapid Growth Of Rubber Industry

Submitted by: Sun Exim Boom comes in the automobile industry is one of the biggest factor of this big growth. If we took a glace in the production of tyre production than manufacturing has increased from 3.48 lakh tones (last year) to 3.75 lakh tones (this year). Natural rubber production is increase 7.6%. This is…
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September 25, 2017 0

News briefs:June 24, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Audio Wikinews News Brief for June 24, 2009 Recorded by: James_PainProblems listening to the file? See media help. RSS Contents 1 About 2 News Brief Transcript for June 24, 2009 2.1 Intro 2.2 Iran and Britain expel diplomats after Iranian presidential election 2.3 Bagram abuse exposed by ex-detainees 2.4 Authorites arrest…
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September 25, 2017 0

Wikinews holds a follow-up interview with Max Riekse, Constitution Party candidate for the 2008 U.S. presidential election

Friday, April 25, 2008 In March, Wikinews held an exclusive interview with Max Riekse, one of the candidates for the Constitution Party nomination for the 2008 United States presidential election. With the Constitution Party’s national convention underway this weekend, we spoke with him one last time before he either becomes his party’s candidate or loses.…
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September 25, 2017 0

Football: Paris Saint-Germain pays world record €222m to sign Neymar

Friday, August 4, 2017 Yesterday, French capital football club Paris Saint-Germain triggered a €222 million (about US$263m, £198m) buyout clause of Brazilian winger Neymar to sign him from FC Barcelona, making him the most expensive footballer of all time by breaking the previous fee record of Paul Pogba’s transfer from Juventus FC to Manchester United.…
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