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Wikinews interviews Chinese-American martial artist Alfred Hsing

• Posted on February 4, 2018
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This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Alfred Hsing, a US martial artist with Chinese origins, besides having a long history of martial arts training in various styles, such as traditional kung fu, tae kwon

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Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.

• Posted on February 4, 2018
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Saturday, May 21, 2005 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 plans from the U.S. to impose quotas on Chinese textiles and clothing. Products likely to see

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Pakistan: car rams into police truck killing at least seven, injuring 22 in Quetta

• Posted on February 4, 2018
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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

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Greenspan’s testimony suggests “more of the same”

• Posted on February 3, 2018
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Thursday, February 17, 2005 Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve has suggested that there will be more of the same in coming months from the Fed. In his speech during testimony before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday, Mr. Greenspan noted that the economic fundamentals of the U.S. appeared to be stable. On

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Gaddafi loses African Union chair

• Posted on February 3, 2018
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Sunday, January 31, 2010 Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya, has not been able to win his bid to stay as chairman of the African Union, losing out to Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika, who was backed by several eastern and southern states. Gaddafi used his final speech to highlight the need for political unity between

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Thaksin to return to Thai politics

• Posted on February 3, 2018
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Several reports indicate that the ousted fugitive ex-Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, is to again become involved in the country’s politics. He is scheduled to give another phone-in address from abroad on December 14 to supporters at the national Suphachalasai Stadium. People’s Power Party (PPP) MP, and spokesman for the

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Volunteers and food needed for flooded Manitoba, Canada

• Posted on February 2, 2018
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Local municipal and provincial volunteers in Manitoba, Canada are exhausted in their efforts to divert the rising waters of the Red River of the North. It has been hard work with little sleep for the residents who live on the shores of the Red River to shore up their defences with

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Microsoft to track legal marijuana with new partner Kind Financial

• Posted on February 1, 2018
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 Microsoft announced on Thursday they are partnering with KIND Financial to help governments track the production and distribution of legal marijuana. Kind Financial, a California-based start-up company, began selling its Agrisoft Seed to Sale software three years ago. Microsoft is admitting Kind’s software on the Government portion of its Azure cloud