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Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds
Friday, May 16, 2008 Controversy has arisen over the reported presence of blue asbestos on the MV Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology. According to the Saint Martin newspaper The Daily Herald and the shipping news journal Lloyd’s List, the Freewinds was sealed in April and local public health officials on […]
EU, Canada impose duties on some US goods in retaliation for Byrd Amendment
Friday, April 1, 2005 The European Union (EU) and Canada announced they will impose a 15% tariff on some United States (U.S.) imports. Permission for the sanctions was granted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to the U.S. maintaining a law known as the Byrd Amendment, which gives its companies billions of dollars collected […]
Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)/Aviation
Aviation articles by Wikinewsie Iain Macdonald. Power firm helicopter strikes cables, crashes near Fairfield, California Germany bans Mahan Air of Iran, citing ‘security’ Lion Air disaster: Crashed jet’s voice recorder recovered from Java Sea Iranian cargo plane crashes into Karaj houses Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK’s Gatwick Airport […]
The Inside Scoop On Ultra Cheap Auto Insurance
Here’s An Opinion On: Compare Green Slips Nsw Quotes Submitted by: Anthony Peck You love to save money, right? Everybody does. Even when we’re NOT in the middle of a recession there’s something extremely satisfying about hanging on to your paycheck and watching your savings account grow and grow and grow. But if you’re going […]
Category:Cannabis
This is the category for cannabis, a drug with recreational and medicinal uses. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 16 February 2018: United States: Berkeley, California declares itself a sanctuary city for recreational cannabis 16 April 2017: Canada to legalise marijuana to ‘make it more difficult for kids to access’ 20 January 2017: […]
Category:Health
This is the category for Health. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 30 April 2021: Arizona bans abortion for genetic abnormalities 18 April 2021: India records 14 millionth case of COVID-19 amid new surge in infections 13 April 2021: French Prime Minister announces suspension of all flights to, from Brazil over coronavirus variant […]
Best Freight Forwarding Services
Here’s An Opinion On: 20 Foot Shipping Containers Freight forwarding isn’t an easy task and you have to keep it in your mind always when you are hiring a freight forwarding company. When you shop around on Internet, there are many international freight forwarding companies that offer high end line of freight forwarding solutions. However, […]
Pakistan: car rams into police truck killing at least seven, injuring 22 in Quetta
Friday, October 20, 2017 On Wednesday, at least seven people were killed and 22 were injured in [[Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, after a car rammed into a truck carrying policemen. Abdur Razzaq Cheema, a police chief, said five police officials died in the incident and eight were critically injured. Speaking to Al Jazeera, police official […]
Philadelphia breaks 80 year old building lease; moves to evict Scouts
Friday, June 1, 2007 In an unannounced vote yesterday, the Philadelphia City Council in the United States voted 16-1 to endorse the eviction of, and end their lease held in perpetuity with, the local council of the Boy Scouts in Philadelphia. The Scouts must pay market rent or leave the building. The Cradle of Liberty […]
Explosives found in Malegaon, Nashik, India
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Police in the town of Malegaon have recovered explosives from a yellow container placed in the Mohammadiya Madrassa shopping complex on Kidwai Road. A bomb disposal squad has been rushed to the site, and the surrounding area has been cordoned off. Officers from the Anti-Terrorist Squad, along with IG P.K Jain […]