Austrian police find dozens dead inside lorry
Thursday, August 27, 2015 Austrian police today found an estimated 20–50 decomposing corpses in an apparently abandoned lorry. Roadworkers who spotted the vehicle, which had been there since yesterday at least, alerted police. Responding officers found it full of corpses. The lorry is on the so-called “Eastern Motorway”, the A4,Continue Reading
British white paper on public health
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 ENGLAND – UK Health Secretary John Reid has proposed widespread legislative and health care changes in a new white paper on public health released Tuesday. Titled “Choosing Health”, the paper details government plans to restrict smoking in public places, limit ‘junk food‘ advertisements to children, makeContinue Reading
Head of US Minerals Management Service resigns following BP oil spill response
Thursday, May 27, 2010 After reports that US President Barack Obama has fired the director of the Minerals Management Service, Elizabeth “Liz” Birnbaum, the Interior Department revealed that she instead resigned “on her own volition”. The resignation occurred amidst growing criticism of the federal government’s response to the Deepwater HorizonContinue Reading
News briefs: April 28, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012 Wikinews Audio Briefs Dateline Saturday, April 21, 2012 Listen to this brief Problems? See our media guide.
Polish drug company Jelfa ordered to shut-down over mislabelled drugs
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Polish Prime Minister Jaros?aw Kaczy?ski has ordered the pharmaceutical company Jelfa to halt production following revelations that Jelfa had placed mislabelled medication on the market, whose use could be potentially fatal. Jelfa distributed vials labelled as Corhydron, a hydrocortisone used to treat allergies and inflammation, butContinue Reading
France, Italy, UK sending military advisers to Libya; photojournalists killed in Misrata
Thursday, April 21, 2011 France and Italy have announced along with the United Kingdom that they will be sending military advisers to help Libyan rebels in their fight against the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Italian Minister for Defence Ignazio La Russa said Wednesday that his country will sendContinue Reading
Questions To Ask Before Buying Real Estate In Pune
Click Here To Know More About: Hatch And Hatch Site Land Survey Company Questions to Ask Before Buying Real Estate in Pune by Rajesh Chopade Often, the very reason property investors get a raw deal is because they fail to ask the right questions before making an investment decision. OfContinue Reading
Wikinews interviews Chinese-American martial artist Alfred Hsing
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Alfred Hsing, a US martial artist with Chinese origins, besides having a long history of martial arts training in various styles, such asContinue Reading
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Australian refugee contractor accused of breaching its duty of care
Friday, December 30, 2005 Contents 1 Richard Niyonsaba 2 Denial of food 3 Background and Criticisms 4 Sources The Australian Centre for Languages, a company which has a multi-million dollar contract with the Australian government to provide refugee services, has been accused of breaching its duty of care following theContinue Reading