Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)/Aviation

Aviation articles by Wikinewsie Iain Macdonald. Power firm helicopter strikes cables, crashes near Fairfield, California Germany bans Mahan Air of Iran, citing ‘security’ Lion Air disaster: Crashed jet’s voice recorder recovered from Java Sea Iranian cargo plane crashes into Karaj houses Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK’s Gatwick Airport…
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November 21, 2020 0

U.S. prepares for arrival of Hurricane Sandy

Monday, October 29, 2012 The United States is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane, which is expected to hit late Sunday into Monday, could affect up to sixty million people. The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced that all subway, bus and train services in New York City would be suspended…
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November 20, 2020 0

New York governor Spitzer tied to prostitution ring

Monday, March 10, 2008 According to a report by The New York Times (The Times), New York Governor Eliot Spitzer informed his senior administration officials on Monday that he was being investigated for using a “high-class” prostitution ring. The Times report cites anonymous officials who work for Spitzer. A law enforcement official who spoke to…
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November 19, 2020 0

Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Recently, Finnish open-source video game developer Perttu Ahola discussed Minetest, his “longest ever project”, with Wikinews. Started in October 2010, Minetest was an attempt by Ahola to create a sandbox game similar to Minecraft. Minecraft is a multi-platform commercial game, which was in alpha version when Ahola challenged himself to create…
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November 18, 2020 0

Buying The Best Wholesale Pressure Washer

Click Here To Find Out More About: Hydraulic Pressure Pump Sydney Buying the Best Wholesale Pressure Washer by John Trodey When you want to buy the best pressure washer wholesale, you need to know your available choices in terms of pump, pressure rating, water heating, and power source. And you need to find a supplier…
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November 17, 2020 0

Most of Greek workforce participating in a general strike, say unions

Friday, June 24, 2005 Greek workers’ unions claim that 70 to 100% of country’s workforce has joined the general 24 hour long strike on Friday. The general strike was called by labor umbrella organizations as a show of support for striking bank employees, who are in their third week of strikes. Private and public sector…
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November 16, 2020 0

Striking NYC transit workers will return to jobs

Thursday, December 22, 2005 Striking New York City transit workers will return to their jobs in 12-24 hours under an agreement reached today. While no final contract agreement has been reached, transit work will resume as negotiations continue. At 2:40 pm EST, the TWU board voted to end the strike. By 3:00 pm, the TWU…
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November 14, 2020 0

Category:August 2, 2010

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November 14, 2020 0

Jon Lujan named United States flag bearer for 2014 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony

Thursday, March 6, 2014 Sochi, Russia — Yesterday, Jon Lujan of Littleton, Colorado was named the United States flag bearer for the 2014 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony scheduled to take place tomorrow in Sochi, Russia. Lujan is a United States Marine Corps veteran, and will be competing in the alpine events at this year’s Games.…
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November 13, 2020 0

Miners survive underground fire in Tasmania

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 Three miners have escaped uninjured after being trapped underground by a mineshaft fire on Tasmania’s west coast. The men took shelter in a chamber more than a kilometre underground. A worker noticed smoke coming from a shaft at Avebury nickel mine on Trial Harbour Road near Zeehan at 7.45am. The blaze…
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November 13, 2020 0