Flash floods kill over a hundred in India, 500 missing

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Five hundred people are missing and as many as 150 are reported to have been killed by flash floods in India, caused by a sudden cloudburst that hit Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday. The downpour struck the town of Leh and several surrounding villages, and reportedly caused a mud slide that hit … Read more

Flash floods kill over a hundred in India, 500 missing

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News briefs: February 12, 2014

Thursday, February 13, 2014 Wikinews Audio Briefs Dateline Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Listen to this brief Problems? See our media guide. This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Australians may choose to change head of state beyond Queen Elizabeth II: Howard

Thursday, March 16, 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard has given his strongest indication yet that Australians may choose to change their head of state beyond Queen Elizabeth II‘s reign. The comments are the first from Mr Howard, a proud monarchist, casting doubt over the future of the monarchy in Australia. In an interview with … Read more

Australians may choose to change head of state beyond Queen Elizabeth II: Howard

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One in five Americans finds socialism superior, poll says

Saturday, April 11, 2009 Twenty percent of the American public believes that socialism is superior to capitalism, says a poll by Rasmussen Reports released on Thursday, April 9. Asked the question “Which is a better system – capitalism or socialism?”, 53% of those polled found capitalism the better system, 20% preferred socialism, and 27% were … Read more

One in five Americans finds socialism superior, poll says

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Kraft Canada recalls cookies after reports of ‘sharp metal objects’ baked into the cookies

Sunday, March 4, 2007 On March 2, 2007, Kraft Canada Inc. (Kraft) issued an alert to news media requesting the recall of a brand of cookies manufactured in their Toronto, Ontario plant. The news release indicates that certain packages of Christie Chewy Chunks Ahoy! cookies may have been tampered with. Kraft had received 2 complaints … Read more

Kraft Canada recalls cookies after reports of ‘sharp metal objects’ baked into the cookies

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Eight dead and two missing after cargo ship fire in Kaliningrad, Russia

Sunday, June 8, 2008 Eight people are dead and two more are missing and presumed dead after an explosion and fire on a cargo ship undergoing repairs at a naval dockyard in Kaliningrad, Russia. The container ship MV Yenisey was the scene of an explosion while in drydock at about 3:00 p.m. Moscow time (11:00 … Read more

Eight dead and two missing after cargo ship fire in Kaliningrad, Russia

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US stock markets tumble on ‘Black Monday’ anniversary

Saturday, October 20, 2007 This article features in a News Brief from Audio Wikinews: Some say history tends to repeat itself. Today marked a day in history, when 20 years ago, the United States Dow Jones Industrial Average market crashed, on what is known as ‘Black Monday‘. The crash sent the market tumbling down 508 … Read more

US stock markets tumble on ‘Black Monday’ anniversary

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