Three Romanian ports closed due to heavy fog

The Constan?a port, Romania’s largest, was closed due to the fog… … as was the Danube-Black Sea Canal, a major transitway for ships between the North Sea and the Black Sea Monday, February 28, 2005 Bucharest, Romania — The Romanian Black Sea ports of Constan?a, Midia and Mangalia were closed on Saturday due to heavy […]

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Australian government announces $52.5 million financial assistance package for Ford

Friday, May 5, 2006 A BF Falcon, whose replacement will be partly paid for by the Australian government Australian Prime Minister John Howard and federal industry minister Ian MacDonald today announced that the federal government would be providing Ford Australia with a AU$52.5 million (US$40.4 million) “financial assistance package”. Additional assistance will also be provided […]

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Disney animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Ollie Johnston in 1993 Image: J-E Nyström. American animator Ollie Johnston, the last of Disney’s so-called “Nine Old Men”, has died at the age of 95. Johnston died of natural causes on Monday in Sequim, Washington, according to Walt Disney Studios Vice President Howard E. Green. Johnston worked on many of […]

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Canadian woman faces 234 counts of double-doctoring

Wednesday, August 24, 2005 Brampton, Ontario woman Wendy Grant, 41, is facing 234 charges of double-doctoring after obtaining prescriptions for 6000 pills. The Ontario Provincial Police also charged her with fraud charge after allegedly obtaining false prescriptions for a narcotic, that werefraudulently billed to the Ontario Drug Benefits Plan. From February to May, Grant obtained […]

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City of Buffalo, N.Y. fighting lawsuit against hotel proposal

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]

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