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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events commercial use. These nations dominate the commercial satellite Inmates take over Indiana Norman – who were sentenced to launch services segment which is prison, two employees injured death have launched a judicial estimated to be worth $2.5 billion a Order has been restored after review appeal with Denpasar's year. inmates took over an Indiana District Court. prison today at about 2:00 pm •Barclays plc agrees to buy ABN The PSLV rocket only has the EDT after local and state police Amro in a €67 billion deal. capability of carrying relatively were called to the scene. lighter loads of under 1,000 •Umaru Yar'Adua is declared the kilograms, but ISRO hopes to 20 tons of cocaine seized by winner of Nigeria's presidential increase payloads soon. US Coast Guard election that EU observers said The United States Coast Guard "cannot be considered to have New kids' drink sparkles up has seized 20 tons ( nearly 40,000 been credible." debate pounds) of cocaine with a street •NASA releases the first 3-D A new drink called Robby Bubble value of over US$500 million in images of the Sun acquired by the has sparkled up some sparkled what authorities call the one of the STEREO spacecraft. debate with distributors and largest cocaine busts in history. Mothers Against Drunk Driving •The United States' 391st National (MADD) in Calgary, Alberta. Park Unit, Sand Creek Massacre Featured story National Historic Site, is formally The drink, similar to sparkling wine, Entire fossilized forest found established. is a non-alcoholic sparkling drink in Illinois, USA which is currently for sale in The 300 million years old rain India's first commercial Alberta liquor stores. The bottle has forest, discovered by miners in a satellite launch the words "Party, Party!" with coal mine, is the largest fossilized The Indian Space Research cartoon characters. Their slogan is forest ever to be found. Organisation (ISRO) announced "Celebrate like the grown-ups" and India’s first commercial launch of is shaped as a champagne bottle. It Wikipedia Current Events the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is under the approval of the Alberta •Former Russian President Boris (PSLV). It is carrying the Italian Gaming and Liquor Commission. Yeltsin dies at the age of 76. satellite AGILE which will gather information about the origins of the Tracy Franklin, president of MADD •Prime Minister Nouri Maliki calls universe through imaging of distant in Calgary, said: "It's calling out to for construction to be halted on celestial objects in the X-ray and kids, but the whole thing is geared the three-mile wall being built by Gamma ray regions of the as a champagne bottle, as an the United States military around electromagnetic spectrum. alcohol product ... Do we want to the predominantly Sunni district give them something, although it's of Adhamiyah, Baghdad. India joined the elite club of non-alcoholic, and have them Thousands of Iraqis also protest nations who have the capacity to partying like an adult?" the wall. deploy their space exploration •Nine U.S. soldiers are killed by a resources for commercial use. Other "adult products" marketed to suicide car bomb near a United Currently, only the United States, children, such as candy cigarettes, States Army patrol base in Diyala. Russia, China, Ukraine and the have been banned in Canada. European Space Agency have the •Three of the six members of the Studies have shown a link between capacity to deploy their space the marketing of candy cigarettes Nine – Tan Duc Thanh exploration resources for Nguyen, Si Yi Chen and Matthew to children and the promotion of

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 smoking in later life. It had been "terrorism with a human face." Earthquake in Chile triggers shown that tobacco companies landslide cooperated with candy Archbishop Angelo Amato is the At least 3 people have been killed manufacturers in the design of acting Secretary of the and 7 others are missing after a candy cigarettes. Congregation for the Doctrine of 6.2 magnitude earthquake set off the Faith which is led by William landslides in a fjord in Southern The Tobacco Act legislation in Cardinal Levada. He was Chile, creating massive waves that Canada has eliminated the ability of addressing Vatican chaplains, when swept people off the beach to sea. companies to market tobacco- he made the remarks on Monday in According to the United States looking products to children. In a keynote address that opened an Geological Survey or USGS, the Section 27, the Act states, "No April 23 to 27 seminar in Rome epicenter was located 55 kilometers person shall furnish or promote a with Catholic airport chaplains. The [35 miles] northwest of Coihaique, tobacco product if any of its brand seminar's main focus is security Chile in the village of Aisen and had elements is displayed on a non- and preparedness against acts of a depth of 27 kilometers [16.8 tobacco product, other than an terrorism. miles] and the quake occurred at accessory, or is used with a service, 17:53 (UTC) on Saturday. if the non-tobacco product or "[Abortion clinics are] service is associated with young slaughterhouses of human beings" Initial reports from Chile's persons or could be construed on and abortion is "abominable government said that there were no reasonable grounds to be appealing terrorism. [There are other] signs of deaths, injuries or damage. to young persons." parliaments of so-called civilized nations where laws contrary to the Later, it emerged that at least 10 President of the German company nature of the human being are people on a nearby beach were responsible for the distribution of being promulgated, such as the swept away by the 25-foot waves. Robby Bubble, Darryl Weinbren, approval of marriage between The waves were not a tsunami defended his product saying it is people of the same sex," said wave, according to volcanologist non-alcoholic and parents are Amato, who has been a bishop for Juan Cayupi, but were created by responsible for serving their four years. the debris of the landslide falling children the drink. into the waters in the narrow fjord. "For example, abortion is called "I can understand Mothers Against voluntary interruption of pregnancy Rescuers have recovered only three Drunk Driving, and certainly I and not the killing of a defenceless bodies. According to the Chilean respect their objectives and what human being, an abortion clinic is Emergency Bureau, the bodies they are after. There wasn't any given a harmless, even attractive, have been identified as; Ernesto intention from our point of view to name: centre for reproductive Contreras, 65, Elsa Poblete, 54, his encourage kids to drink alcohol. It health and euthanasia is blandly wife and Genaro Linay, 2, their was just a matter of trying to find called death with dignity," added grandson. something that would meet a Amato. family celebration with something No tsunami warning was issued for their kids." Amato called the press "a perverse following the earthquake. film about evil. Evils that remain A spokeswomen for the Alberta almost invisible" and also accused Several boats were damaged by the Gaming and Liquor Commission, the press of "manipulating" their waves generated by the landslide, Marilyn Carlyle-Helms, said liquor news content "to hide the tragic but there was no report of stores can distribute non-alcoholic reality of the facts." Also listed as structural damage to any buildings. drinks and if there were a health evil were "parliaments of so-called concern they would have civilised nations where laws Boris Yeltsin, former president disapproved them. contrary to the nature of the of Russia, dies at 76 human being are being Former President of Russia Boris Archbishop says abortion and promulgated, such as the approval Yeltsin has died at age 76, euthanasia are 'terrorism with of marriage between people of the according to a Kremlin a human face' same sex." spokesperson. A Vatican City official has referred to abortion, and euthanasia as "Today, at 15:45 (11:45 GMT) Boris

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Nikolayevich Yeltsin died in the threshold needed to operate power contacted Iranian authorities Central Clinical Hospital as a result turbines by mid to late May. Lake regarding the matter from the U.S. of a deteriorating cardio-vascular Eucumbene, the second water Embassy in the United Arab problem," said the spokesperson. source for the scheme will fall Emirates capital Abu Dhabi earlier. Yeltsin had a history of heart below its threshold by late July or Later, Iran relayed a reply to the problems. early August. U.S. via the Swiss embassy in Tehran which acts as a go-between Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: A statement by the company claims since there are no diplomatic Бори́с Никола́евич Е́льцин) was that over the last decade, water relations between the two the first President of the Russian levels have continued to fall as the countries. Federation from 1991 to 1999. The drought continues. The drought has Yeltsin era was a traumatic period lasted longer than the region's On April 3, the FBI said that he has in Russian history— marked by previous worst which lasted from not worked for them in a decade widespread corruption, economic 1936 to 1946. nor is he a contractor for them. A collapse, and enormous political U.S. State Department and social problems. According to the company, water spokesperson declined to give flows are around 30 percent lower name, age or occupation of the Yeltsin maintained a low profile than average, with the last eleven missing man at the time. The since his resignation, making months flows being lower than spokesperson also said that they almost no public statements or those recorded in 101 years. have no indication that he is being appearances. However, on February held by any Iranian entity. 1, 2006, Yeltsin celebrated his 75th It is also feared that low water birthday. He used this occasion as stores may affect the supply of There were rumors that Iran an opportunity to criticize a water for some towns in the region. wanted to swap the former FBI "monopolistic" United States The Snowy River Alliance, an agent for Ali-Reza Askari. Askari, foreign policy, and to state that organisation which promotes the who was a deputy defense minister Vladimir Putin was the right choice conservation of the Snowy River of Iran, had defected. However, for Russia predicts that water may have to be Hujjat al-Islam Mohseni-Ejei denied trucked into towns such as Dalgety such stories. Snowy Mountains Hydro could in the near future. be closed as drought tightens Australians and News on Iran: no sign of former FBI Zealanders increasingly Operations at Snowy Mountains agent support shared currency Hydro may be suspended in weeks Hojjatol-Islam Gholam-Hossein A recent survey has shown that the as water supplies fall due to the Mohseni-Ejeie, the intelligence public support of a shared currency drought which has affected much of minister of Iran, stated in the between Australia and New Zealand South-Eastern Australia. Water report released today that Iran is has risen. stores as part of the scheme are at investigating the disappearance of their lowest levels since it was Robert Levinson, an ex-FBI agent survey, released at opened in 1973. from Florida since his trip to Iran's the Australia New Zealand Kish Island who went missing while Leadership Forum, has shown that Mayor of the Snowy Mountains in Iran on private business, in the support for a shared currency Shire Council, Richard Wallace March. He is believed to have gone in New Zealand is at 49%. The warned that should water levels in missing several weeks ago on the Australian support is slightly lower dams continue to fall, many towns island of Kish. at 41%. in the area may suffer from water shortages. He also warned that the Iran has not confirmed the U.S. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Snowy Mountains Hydro electric citizen entered its territory. Zealand, has said that New Zealand scheme could be suspended. Nonetheless, the State Department would not have a shared currency, spokesman said, "To the best of our but an Australian currency. She Snowy Hydro Limited, the company knowledge we have been able to fears that the new dollar would be which operates the scheme, has determine that he went (to Iran) ... run by an Australian Reserve Bank, predicted that water levels in Lake and we have not seen any evidence driving interest rates that are Jindabyne will fall below the that he left." The State Department unrelated to the state of the New

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Zealand economy. Miss Clark told hope." the result and said they would take the New Zealand Press Association, the dispute to the courts. Election "The convergence of trying to bring Russian radio journalists told monitors have said the elections the two [economies] together could to report 'positive news' were marred by violence, fraud and be quite rough on the smaller party The new Kremlin-allied managers chaos. [New Zealand]." of the radio network Russian News Service have told journalists that The election commission said Opposition National party leader, half of their reporting must be Yar'Adua polled 24.6 million votes, John Key is supporting an 'positive stories', opposition leaders compared to 6 million for Buhari exploration of the idea of a shared should not be talked about on air and 2.6 million for Abubakar. currency. and the United States is to be represented as an enemy; the Denmark welcomes new Classes resume at Virginia network's staff say. princess Tech Denmark welcomed a new princess, Classes resumed today at Virginia Russian News Service is the largest born Saturday to Crown Princess Tech in Virginia, United States, for independent radio network with an Mary and her husband Crown the first time since the April 16, estimated seven million listeners. Prince Frederik. The couple left the 2007 mass shooting. The country's three television national hospital today. Mary networks are all state-controlled, addressed the throngs of press: At 7:10 a.m. EDT, students while radio stations and small "She slept well... She has been gathered for a moment of silence, newspapers tend to be very good and kind to her mother... to mark the first of the shootings independent. We have not decided on a name yet last week. Similarly, at 9:45 a.m. but we are considering a few." another moment of silence is Reports on deaths, violence and planned to mark the second poverty are all to be considered as The yet-to-be named princess is shooting. After the silence, a bell not positive, an editor at the third in line to the Danish throne will toll 32 times, once for each network told the New York Times. A behind her father, Frederik, and her victim and 32 white balloons will be former news editor, Mikhail G. brother, Prince Christian. She is the released. Baklanov told the NYT that owners fourth grandchild of Queen had previously not interfered in Margrethe II, the reigning The Roanoke Times reported that editorial matters. monarch. the campus seemed tranquil and that most students were wearing The press freedom watchdog group The mother was born Mary the school colors, orange and Reporters Without Borders ranks Donaldson in Australia and married maroon. Russia 147th out of 168 countries Frederik in May of 2004. listed in its annual press freedom Bomb threat forces landing of index, citing the murders of Today in History Greek airliner prominent journalists, the control 1800 - The U.S. Library of Congress An Olympic Airlines Boeing 737 jet of media outlets by business was founded as a research library was forced to make an emergency groups close to the Kremlin and the for the U.S. Congress. landing following a bomb threat. passing of restrictive laws. 1916 - Patrick Pearse and various The plane, which was carrying 136 members of the Irish Republican passengers, including 11 Greek Obasanjo's pick declared Brotherhood instigated the Easter Members of the European winner in disputed Nigerian Rising, a rebellion against British Parliament, landed safely in polls rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Munich, Germany, instead of its Umaru Yar'Adua, the ruling party Irish Republic an independent intended destination of Strasbourg, candidate picked by President state. France. Obasanjo has been declared the 1967 - The Soyuz 1 spacecraft winner by a large margin in crashed in Siberia, killing "I hope this is just a bad joke," Saturday's Nigerian presidential cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Greek Foreign Ministry polls. 1980 - Eight U.S. servicemen died spokesperson George in Operation Eagle Claw, a failed Koumoutsakos said on Greek state Opposition candidates Muhammadu attempt to rescue the hostages in television. "It will soon be over, I Buhari and Atiku Abubakar rejected the Iran hostage crisis.

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