China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter

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Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009 […]

Chechen rebels surrender

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Friday, August 18, 2006 A younger brother of Chechen warlord Doku Umarov is the latest of around 120 rebels whom have surrendered in the Russian republic Chechnya alone since an amnesty was declared following last month’s killing of rebel leader Shamil Basayev. In an attempt to capitalize on Basayev’s death and other recent successful developments […]

News briefs:January 04, 2008

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Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief January 04, 2008 23:35 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Israeli troops kill 9 in Gaza 1.3 Georgian President faces election challenge 1.4 US unemployment hits two-year high 1.5 Israel plans crackdown on West Bank settlement outposts 1.6 Transaven Airlines plane carrying 14 people crashes off Venezuelan coast 1.7 Sportswriter Milt Dunnell […]

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Permanent Labels With A Metal Engraving Machine

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Find Out More About: Tree Of Life Charm Bangle byAlma Abell It is getting easier to make sure items have labels on them. When you look around, you can often find tiny engraved letters on even the smallest metal pieces that usually have some sort of engraving that states their origin or metal type. Think […]

Homeopathy proponents jailed for allowing daughter to die

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 In Sydney, Australia, Thomas and Manju Sam were jailed after being convicted of manslaughter on Monday. The court found they had failed to take their ill daughter to medical appointments, and shunned the effective conventional medical treatments offered. Instead they chose homeopathic ‘alternative’ medical treatments which the medical profession generally considers […]