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Eurovision ’04 winner Ruslana discusses her paths as singer, spokesmodel, stateswoman and source of inspiration
Monday, March 30, 2009 First becoming famous in her native Ukraine in the 1990s, long-haired self-described “Amazon” Ruslana gained international recognition for winning the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with her song “Wild Dances,” inspired by the musical traditions of the Hutsul people of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. In the five years since, Ruslana has decided […]
Inventor Ronald Howes dies at age 83
Saturday, February 20, 2010 Ronald Howes died at the age of 83 on Tuesday. Howes was best known for his invention of the Easy-Bake Oven. As director of research and new product development for Cincinnati-based Kenner Products, Howes made his famous invention in the early 1960s. The inspiration came from hearing the sentiment of a […]
Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Oxford UK
Thursday, June 15, 2006 One hundred and twenty detainees at an immigration removal centre in Oxford, UK, are on hunger strike. The protest started when some detainees refused breakfast on Wednesday 14th June 2006. A letter from the hunger strikers explaining why they are seeking to draw attention to their plight in this way has […]
The Lowdown On Mf Schemes
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Wikinews Shorts: December 4, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, December 4, 2008. File:Imsdal 33cl.JPG On December 2, the Toronto city council voted in favor of banning the sales and distribution of bottled water on city property. The council also agreed to provide public drinking fountains on their properties, as well as on a measure that would make […]
Polish humanitarian Irena Sendler dies at age 98
Monday, May 12, 2008 Irena Sendler, a Polish humanitarian who saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish people during World War II, died on May 12 in a Warsaw hospital. She was 98. In 1942, when the Germans began liquidating the Warsaw Ghetto, Sendler, who had been active in the ?egota underground organisation dedicated to helping […]
Wikinews Shorts: January 1, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, January 1, 2009. Contents 1 Slovakia starts using euro today 2 Attempted baby-theft in Tennessee 3 Spanish Wikinews reaches 4000 articles Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. File:Dual pricing.JPG The European country of Slovakia will have the euro replace the koruna as […]
Japanese Garden Design
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Clash of cultures: Somali and Latino workers at U.S. meat packing plants
Friday, October 17, 2008 Muslim Somali workers at a meat packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska wanted to pray. Their colleagues from Latin America wanted to work. A dispute over the company’s break schedule led to formal discrimination claims, mass job walk-offs and public protests by both sides last month, and a reported 200 firings. […]