Tuesday, May 31, 2005 One thousand residents of the Defense Department-managed Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. filed a class-action lawsuit on May 24, […]
Read MoreBelgium stops telegram services
Saturday, December 30, 2017 After 171 years of existence, telegram services were permanently stopped in Belgium as of yesterday. The service was launched in 1846, […]
Read MoreForeign investment rises in Romania by 19 percent
Thursday, August 4, 2005 Romania’s level of foreign direct investment rose by 19% in the first six months (January-July) of 2005 when compared to the […]
Read MoreUS Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing for Katrina refugees
Friday, September 2, 2005 The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will make many of their marketable housing properties in the southeastern […]
Read MoreGround broken on Northpoint development in Cambridge, Massachusetts
A view of the Leonard Zakim bridge from the construction site. The warehouses at right will be replaced by a five-acre park within two years. […]
Read MoreOntario Votes 2007: Interview with Liberal candidate Kate Holloway, Trinity-Spadina
Monday, October 1, 2007 Kate Holloway is running for the Ontario Liberal Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Trinity-Spadina riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau […]
Read MoreDisposal of fracking wastewater poses potential environmental problems
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 A recent study by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that the oil and gas industry are creating earthquakes. New […]
Read MoreNew Zealand recalls squid boats
Sunday, May 8, 2005 In order to save the lives of seabirds, the government of New Zealand has ordered the recall from sub-Antarctic waters of […]
Read MoreWestchester County, NY to build affordable housing for non-whites
Thursday, August 13, 2009 In a settlement, hailed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a “historic civil rights settlement,” […]
Read MoreHurricane Dean forecasted to become “catastrophic” Category 5 storm
Saturday, August 18, 2007 The National Hurricane Center in Miami is calling Hurricane Dean “extremely dangerous,” saying that the storm is gaining strength and will […]
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