US healthcare bill passes Senate vote
Sunday, November 22, 2009 The US Senate, by a vote of 60 to 39, has decided to begin debate on legislation crafted by…
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Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages
Thursday, October 3, 2013 A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United…
Pakistan: Twelve suspected Taliban rebels die in airstrikes
Sunday, April 11, 2010 Twelve suspected Taliban insurgents were killed by Pakistani forces in the Orakzai region of the North-West Frontier Province. The…
China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans
Sunday, November 8, 2009 China has offered Africa concessional loans worth US$10 (€6.5) billion as part of a host of new measures aimed…
Residents of Leeds, England neighbourhood plagued with crime ask council for help
Sunday, October 10, 2010 Residents of a Leeds, England neighbourhood have requested help from a council because their neighbourhood is plagued by crime,…
Former Texas nurse charged with murder for allegedly injecting bleach into patients
Thursday, April 2, 2009 A former nurse from Texas is in jail after a grand jury in Angelina County indicted her over allegations…
NASA unveils detailed map of Antarctica
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Scientists at NASA have recently released the most detailed map of Antarctica ever. NASA's Landsat 7 satellite took 10,000…
Sub-prime lenders send jitters through global markets
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Just two weeks after China sent global markets into a tumble, growing worries about sub-prime mortgage lenders in the…
Founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranchwear Jack Weil dies at age 107
Friday, August 15, 2008 Jack A. Weil, founder and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear died on August 13 at the age of 107…
UK to get new nuclear power stations
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 The British government has given permission for new nuclear power stations to be built in the United Kingdom. This…