UN: 4.8 million Ethiopians in need of food aid

Friday, December 11, 2009 The United Nations has estimated that about 4.8 million people in Ethiopia will need 529,148 tons of emergency food aid worth approximately US$270 million in the first half of next year. “Despite the collaborative efforts of the government and humanitarian partners to address ongoing humanitarian challenges in Ethiopia, humanitarian needs are […]

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Last Minute Christmas Shopping}

Find Out More About: Car Parking For Rent Australia Car Park Rental Australia Last Minute Christmas Shopping by John Ugoshowa If you are like most people you do the majority of your Christmas shopping at the last minute. Visit any mall or shopping center in the final days before Christmas and you are likely to […]

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Canada’s Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39) city council candidates speak

This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39). Two candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an […]

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Drunk woman hits police car in Sydney

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 A woman with a blood alcohol reading of 0.14 has been arrested and charged after crashing into a police car in Kings Cross, a suburb of Eastern Sydney early this morning. Police officials claim the 27 year old woman was driving a Volkswagen the wrong way down a one way street […]

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Dress code threats close Peshawar schools

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Schools in the city Peshawar, Pakistan were closed for two days at the end of last week after anonymous threats were received warning female students to wear veils in class. The threats, believed originating from members of the Taliban movement, along with the detention of two would-be suicide bombers before they […]

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