New South Wales government announces ‘Bradfield’ as name for third city of Greater Sydney

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Yesterday, the state government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia announced “Bradfield” as the name for the planned third city in Greater Sydney. Bradfield is located at west of City of Parramatta and Sydney, in vicinity of the then currently in construction Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. The city is […]

Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds

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Friday, May 16, 2008 Controversy has arisen over the reported presence of blue asbestos on the MV Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology. According to the Saint Martin newspaper The Daily Herald and the shipping news journal Lloyd’s List, the Freewinds was sealed in April and local public health officials on […]

California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef

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Sunday, February 17, 2008 I am dismayed at the in-humane handling of cattle that has resulted in the violation of food safety regulations at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. In a press release today, California-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. indicated that it has voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw […]

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Pashmina Shawl: How To Take Care Of It

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Find Out More About: Http://Www.Victoriahouseneedlecraft.Com.Au By Christopher Granger Pashmina shawls can be very delicate, however with the materials that it is made of and knowing the proper way to care for a person’s pashmina, it will surely last for years. The best way to clean pashminas when it is dirty is to bring them into […]

Mass evictions from Oakland’s public housing

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Monday, May 15, 2006 Due to an Oakland housing official’s acts of fraud, 34 poor families face eviction from Lockwood Gardens, by order of the Oakland Housing Authority. Fear and panic have set in at some of East Oakland’s public housing units, as police agents from the Oakland Housing Authority have been making late-night visits […]

Suspected assassin of Turkish-Armenian journalist arrested

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Sunday, January 21, 2007 A suspect has been arrested in the case of Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist who was assassinated yesterday. Dink was known for writing about the controversial issue of Armenian genocide, the mass killings of Armenians by Turks under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Ogün Samast, a 17-year-old unemployed, high-school drop […]