South African cricketer AB de Villiers announces international retirement

Saturday, May 26, 2018 On Wednesday, South African cricketer AB de Villiers announced his retirement from international cricket. The 34-year-old batsman uploaded a video message on Twitter saying it was a “tough decision” and he was “tired”. De Villiers joined the national team, the Proteas, in 2004, featuring in a test match against England. Since […]

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Chicago Transit Authority announces repairs to Blue and Red Line

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) riders on the subway portions of the Red and Blue lines may see relief of the slow zone in the coming months. So-called “slow zones” are locations where trains travel at restricted speeds because of track work or deteriorating conditions. The CTA is putting nearly US$15 millions […]

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Satisfy Your Counterintelligence Training Requirement With An Intelligence Degree Online

Here’s An Opinion On: Cyber Security Consulting Submitted by: Daniel Sommer Counterintelligence is a necessity in the military, the government, and, in a slightly different form, in business. Counterintelligence serves an important purpose for military, government, and business entities because it offers an important defensive function. Those defensive functions involve security and counterespionage. Accordingly, counterintelligence […]

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Texas governor bans COVID-19 vaccine mandate by any ‘entity’

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 In an executive order on Monday, Texas governor Greg Abbott banned any “entity in Texas” from requiring vaccination against the COVID-19 virus, claiming that “countless Texans” object to receiving a vaccine against COVID-19 on grounds related to “personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery […]

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Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]

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China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter

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 […]

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Cancer trial patient dies after hospital computer system error

Monday, September 22, 2008 Gary Foster, a British cancer patient, has died after a hospital computer error. The twenty-seven-year-old was undergoing a trial at the University College London Hospital when an apparent computer system error led to him repeatedly receiving double the amount of chemotherapy needed. Foster had been treated for testicular cancer since June. […]

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Two people die after contracting H1N1 virus, number of swine flu deaths in Scotland rises to 28

Sunday, November 1, 2009 Two people have died in Scotland as a result of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. The Scottish Government revealed the information today. Both of the victims were adults. One came from NHS Ayrshire and Arran and the other came from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. This announcement from the Scottish […]

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