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Surveillance cameras in New South Wales schools cause alarm

Sunday, July 8, 2007 Installations of closed-circuit television (CCTV) security cameras into schools in the Australian state of New South Wales has alarmed teachers. CCTV cameras Credit:Quevaal Over 50 schools in New South Wales already have surveillance cameras in playgrounds […]

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Ex-head of Qantas freight operations in US jailed for price fixing

Saturday, May 10, 2008 A Qantas Airbus A330 in Singapore Bruce McCaffrey, who was formerly the vice-president in charge of freight operations in the United States for Australian flag carrier Qantas, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment and fined […]

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Fall ’08 styles at New York Fashion Week: rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay

Monday, February 4, 2008 The third day of New York Fashion Week debuted styles infused in ’70s couture, punk and hard rock roots. Labels Herve Leger, DKNY and Rock & Republic unveiled their Fall 2008 lines, and continued the retro […]

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Toronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplay

Friday, March 29, 2019Toronto Comicon 2019 returned to its titular city from March 15 to 17, as one of the largest pop culture events in Canada. The popular event featured celebrity guests like actors Dan Fogler, Ron Perlman, John De […]

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China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter

Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed […]

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Daimler acquires stake in winning team Brawn GP, changes its name to Mercedes Grand Prix

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Jenson Button driving at 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Image: Yuriy Lapitskiy. On Monday Daimler AG announced a deal to buy a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP. As a result, the team who won both the […]

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Russian jets carry out strikes in Syria

Thursday, October 1, 2015 A Su-34 of the type stationed in Latakia.Image: Oleg V. Belyakov – AirTeamImages. Russian jets stationed reportedly in the Syrian city of Latakia have been carrying out air strikes since yesterday, in support of Syrian President […]

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Wikinews at Toronto film fest party, with Diddy

Monday, September 8, 2008 Diddy was the featured performer at the eTalk Festival Party. Toronto residents are abuzz as the stars walk among them, during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The capital of and largest city in Ontario, Canada […]

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Police arrest two over Exeter bomb explosion

Saturday, May 24, 2008 Police have arrested two men in connection to Thursday’s bomb explosion in a cafe in Exeter, United Kingdom. The man suspected of being the bomber remains in hospital in a stable condition and is yet to […]

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Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.

Saturday, May 21, 2005 Socks In an effort to ease complaints by the U.S. and Europe about a heavy influx of low priced Chinese goods, China will raise export tariffs on 74 categories of textile products in June. This follows […]

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