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American film director John Hughes dies at age 59

February 8, 2021 By Admin

Thursday, August 6, 2009 American film director John Hughes, noted for such movies as Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club, died Thursday due to a heart attack. A statement, released by his representative, said that he experienced the heart attack while on a morning stroll in Manhattan, New York. Hughes was born […]

Triple limb-reattachment fails – boy loses foot

February 8, 2021 By Admin

Tuesday, April 5, 2005Terry Vo, the 10-year old Australian boy who had two hands and a foot reattached by surgeons after losing them in an accident, has had to have the foot re-amputated. He will be given a prosthetic foot in its place. The operation to re-attach three limbs was thought to have been a […]

The Opportunities In Construction Jobs Abroad

February 7, 2021 By Admin

More On This Topic: Mcg Qs By Duncan Freer The Construction Industry operates on a global scale with many opportunities to work abroad. The developed world maintains many types of project, including continuation, decommissioning and environmental work, much of which is implemented by some of the industry’s leading companies, who are diversifying into new markets. […]

Jury acquits three in Politkovskaya murder trial

February 6, 2021 By Admin

Friday, February 20, 2009File:Anna Politkovskaya byZelenskaya.jpg On Thursday three individuals accused of involvement in the October 2006 killing of journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya were acquitted by a 12-person Russian jury. Not present for the trial nor among the defendants was Rustam Makhmudov, the accused trigger man, suspected to be hiding out abroad. […]

Body of missing teenager Amber Dubois found

February 4, 2021 By Admin

Monday, March 8, 2010 The skeletal remains of 14-year-old Escondido, California teenager Amber Dubois were found north of the Pala Indian Reservation Saturday morning, police said. Dubois disappeared February 13, 2009 while walking to Escondido High School. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office made a positive identification through dental records. According to Escondido Police […]

News briefs:July 4, 2006

February 3, 2021 By Admin

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on July 4th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Heavy rains lash Mumbai, many parts of the city flooded 1.2 Bird Flu kills 40th Indonesian 1.3 Chinese media face fines for disaster reporting 1.4 NASA to launch Discovery despite crack in insulation foam 1.5 […]

On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

January 31, 2021 By Admin

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 Equal Elections Foundation holds two […]

Participant claims drug trial gave him cancer

January 31, 2021 By Admin

Sunday, August 6, 2006 A man who fell ill after participating in a drug trial at Northwick Park Hospital in north-west London earlier this year has revealed he has the early signs of an “aggressive” form of cancer. David Oakley was one of six men who volunteered to take part in a trial of a […]

Fire breaks out in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia

January 21, 2021 By Admin

Sunday, January 21, 2007 Fire broke out in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, at approximately 5pm on Sunday 21st January 2007. The site of the fire is inaccessible terrain in the Bobbin Head/Apple Tree Bay area. For a time properties were threatened in Mount Ku-ring-gai, but this danger has […]

News briefs: May 6, 2012

January 13, 2021 By Admin

Sunday, May 6, 2012 Wikinews Audio Briefs Dateline Sunday, May 6, 2012 Listen to this brief Problems? See our media guide. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:_May_6,_2012&oldid=1497751”