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Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire

• Posted on December 8, 2017
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Friday, March 20, 2009 Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh. Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI).

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Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links

• Posted on December 8, 2017
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is

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Thomson Corporation and Reuters agree to merge

• Posted on December 8, 2017
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC announced Tuesday that they have agreed to combine the two companies. The boards of both Thomson and Reuters will recommend the merger to their shareholders. The Canadian Thomson-family holding company Woodbridge, which controls 70% of Thomson, has agreed to vote in favour of the

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UK jets shadow Russian bombers

• Posted on December 7, 2017
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Thursday, September 6, 2007 Four F3 Tornado fighter jets were launched by the United Kingdom‘s Royal Air Force to intercept Russian military planes. The eight Russian jets were flying in airspace patrolled by Nato, officials from the UK claimed. The long-range bombers were initially followed by Norwegian F16 jets, after Russia’s recent decision to reinstate

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US Nazi leader talks about Barack Obama, the economy and more

• Posted on December 7, 2017
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Saturday, November 22, 2008 The National Socialist Movement is, according to its website, the largest and most active Nazi party in the United States. Accordingly, it refers to itself as ‘America’s Nazi Party’ and aims to instigate major change in the US. Wikinews was able to conduct an interview with the head of the party,

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Wreckage of gas tanker removed after crash onto railway line in County Durham, England

• Posted on December 7, 2017
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Thursday, July 19, 2007 A gas tanker which crashed onto a preserved railway line in Wolsingham, County Durham in the north of England has been removed. Yesterday, the vehicle fell 70 feet from a road bridge onto the Weardale Railway below and left the driver with serious injuries from which he later died in hospital.

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Pennsylvania state trooper found guilty of first-degree murder

• Posted on December 7, 2017
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Friday, March 20, 2009 In the United States, a suspended Pennsylvania state trooper has been convicted of first-degree murder for killing his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, faces a mandatory life sentence without parole for slashing to death John Yelenic, a Blairsville dentist who was in the final stages of divorcing his wife, Michele.

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News briefs:May 17, 2010

• Posted on November 26, 2017
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Atlantic storm Danielle strengthens to hurricane force

• Posted on November 26, 2017
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Tropical Storm Danielle is now a Category 1 hurricane, with winds up to 130 km/h (80 mph). The storm is headed towards Bermuda and forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida expect it to strengthen over the next two days. Hurricane Danielle is the second hurricane of the 2010