Salvador Sobral wins Eurovision for Portugal

Monday, May 15, 2017 On Saturday, Portugal won its first victory at the Eurovision song competition, held this year at Kiev’s International Exhibition Centre in Ukraine. Salvador Sobral’s song Amar Pelos Dois won 758 points from public and professional judges. Bulgaria and Moldova came second and third respectively. Sobral called it “a victory for music”.…
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Two people die in bus crash in North Yorkshire

Sunday, September 21, 2008 A British couple have died after their car collided with a bus carrying a group of children. The crash took part on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday morning. The bus continued on through a hedge line and hit an unoccupied camper van. Six passengers on the…
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Five tourists die in car crash in South African park

Saturday, December 1, 2007 Five tourists including a child, have been killed in a car accident in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Four of the tourists were from Austria and one was from Germany. The driver survived the crash with minor injuries. On Thursday November 29, the tourists were traveling in a Mercedes-Benz 4×4,…
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May 3, 2018 0

US: Final respects paid to former First Lady Barbara Bush at Houston funeral

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NTSB says pilot error caused crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407

Friday, February 5, 2010 The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the captain of Colgan Air Flight 3407, which crashed nearly a year ago outside Buffalo, New York during its approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, “inappropriately responded to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from…
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May 3, 2018 0

Finding The Right Glass Top Humidor

Read An Opinion On: Pop Rock Music Australia Pop Rock Music Chart byAlma Abell Every day, there are many people who finally take the first step towards investing in cigars. Perhaps they want to celebrate a big achievement, such as a graduation or a new job, or maybe they even wait until retirement. Imaginably they…
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Home of controversial book publisher set ablaze

Sunday, September 28, 2008 Four people have been arrested on terrorism charges in Islington, London, England, after a suspected petrol bombing on the house of Martin Rynja, owner of book publishing company Gibson Square. HAVE YOUR SAY Should books that could be considered offensive to some religions still be published? Add or view comments His…
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British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’

Saturday, March 14, 2009 Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he still lived in the UK and then Le Salvager after he moved to France. Rico has been in a variety of jobs but his passion is now…
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May 2, 2018 0

Thrill rides in U.S., Canada shut down after girl’s feet are severed

Friday, June 22, 2007 The United States amusement park operator Six Flags has shut down nine thrill rides at four parks after a 13-year-old girl’s feet were cut off on a tower-drop ride yesterday at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. Kentucky state officials said a loose cable on a ride called the Superman Tower…
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May 1, 2018 0

Oldest ex-Major League Baseball player, Billy Werber dies at age 100

Thursday, January 22, 2009 Billy Werber, third baseman in Major League Baseball, has died at the age of 100. Werber died of natural causes on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at an assisted living center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was moved there after his health deteriorated a month ago. His son said that when admitted,…
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