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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events 7:30 PM on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and be Latin America suffers drop in At least 11 people are killed and paired with "Sex, Pies and Idiot remittances four injured in an automobile Scrapes". The special broadcast is Slumping economies in the United accident outside Saltillo, part of FOX's year-long "Best. 20 States, Spain and Japan are Coahuila, Mexico. Years. Ever." celebration which causing reverberations in the •'s military installs commemorates the 20th countries of Latin America as former Mayor anniversary of the show. To migrant workers send less money as President, promote the broadcast, executive home. The Inter-American replacing . producers Al Jean and James L. Development Bank reported that Brooks, as well as Nancy remittances to Latin America •Nokia will cut 1,700 jobs. Cartwright visited Ireland and are declined in the fourth quarter of •The Seattle Post-Intelligencer scheduled to participate in the 2008, dropping 2% relative to the publishes its final print edition Saint Patrick's Day parade in fourth quarter of 2007. and becomes an online Dublin. The episode was screened newspaper. at the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin Fossilized remains of small on March 16. The American debut •North Korean Premier Kim Yong- dinosaur rediscovered in of the episode will be March 22, il begins a five-day goodwill tour Canada 2009. Scientists in Alberta, Canada have of China in Jinan, Shandong. discovered a new species of •The European Space Agency's Executive producer Al Jean stated dinosaur in remains left Gravity Field and Steady-State the episode is intended to be "an untouched for 25 years. The find Ocean Circulation Explorer affectionate love letter to Ireland" has been published in the launches from the Plesetsk because many of the writers have Proceedings of the National Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Irish roots. The episode will Academy of Sciences. Oblast, Russia. feature Irish landmarks including Giant's Causeway, the Blarney •United States President Barack Namibia struck by floods, Castle and the Guinness Brewery. president declares state of Obama meets Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Northern Irish emergency Previous episodes of the show First Minister Peter Robinson and Hifikepunye Pohamba, the where the Simpson family visits Deputy First Minister Martin president of Namibia, declare a other countries have been McGuinness at the White House. state of emergency in in the controversial. For example, the country on Tuesday after heavy •Twelve people are arrested two episodes, Simpsons visited flooding killed 92 and displaced during a disturbance in Belfast, Australia in "Bart vs. Australia" 5,032 since January. Northern Ireland. and Brazil in "Blame it on Lisa", generated controversy and Seattle's oldest newspaper to The Simpsons episode to negative reaction in the visited become online-only premiere on Sky1 countries. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the "In the Name of the Grandfather", 146-year-old Seattle newspaper, the fourteenth episode of the The Rio de Janeiro tourist board will make its final print edition on twentieth season of the American claimed that the city was today, before becoming an animated television series The portrayed as having rampant online-only news agency. Simpsons will today become the street crime, kidnappings, slums, first episode of the show to and monkey and rat infestations; premiere in Europe. It will air at and threatened FOX with legal

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Wikinews Page 2 action. When asked whether he British actress Natasha Richardson's husband, actor Liam thought this episode would Richardson reportedly brain Neeson, has left Toronto where he generate similar controversies, Al dead after skiing accident was filming a movie and will be Jean replied "I'm Irish American According to conflicting reports, with Natasha when she arrives in and I know Irish people have an British actress Natasha Richardson the U.S.. He was acting in the excellent sense of humor so we is brain dead following a severe movie 'Chloe', which was being weren’t very worried." head injury from a skiing accident filmed in the area. Both were on Monday, March 16. The New staying at the resort in Mont- FIFA receives eleven bids for York Post reported that friends of Tremblant. The couple have two 2018 and 2022 World Cups Richardson said she "was brain children who were also staying FIFA has received 11 bids to host dead," after earlier reporting that with them, Daniel Jack age 12 and the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World she was "dead". They later issued Micheal Richard Antonio age 13. Cup tournaments, an international a correction which said she was They are said to have been skiing football competition contested by brain dead. Other media reports with their mother when she fell. the men's national teams. The say that her brain is severely countries vying to host the swollen. Fox News Channel also "Liam Neeson left the Toronto set tournament are Australia, England, reports Richardson as brain dead. immediately to fly to Montreal Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Qatar, upon news of his wife’s accident. Russia, South Korea and United Richardson is currently being We do not have any details at this States, who have individual bids transported by plane from Sacré- time, but we hope for the best and and the joint bids are from Coeur Hospital in Montreal, our thoughts and prayers are with Belgium-Netherlands and Spain- Canada to a care facility in New Natasha and Liam and their Portugal. York City in the United States. She family," said spokespeople for remains in very critical condition Nesson in a statement to the Select bids are for 2018 and 2022 and reports say she is not likely to press. Richardson's family and tournaments and two bids are just survive. Once in the U.S., she will spokespeople are expected to for the 2022 tournament. Qatar be taken off life support. issue a statement sometime after and South Korea are vying just for she arrives in New York City. the 2022 tournament. The two Richardson, 46, was taking a winning bids will be chosen on private skiing lesson in Mont- Namibia struck by floods, December 2010 by the 24-man Tremblant in Quebec when reports president declares state of executive committee of FIFA. say she fell, hitting her head. emergency Despite the fall, witnesses say she Hifikepunye Pohamba, the Said FIFA president Sepp Blatter: did not appear to have been president of the southern African "We are very pleased about the seriously injured. An hour after the country of Namibia, declared a fantastic level of interest in our fall and after she returned to her state of emergency in in the flagship competition, with all initial hotel room, Richardson began to country on Tuesday after heavy bidders confirming their feel ill and was taken to a local flooding killed 92 and displaced candidature." hospital. She was later transported 5,032 since January. to Sacré-Coeur Hospital. Among the individual bidders, "It is with a heavy heart that I England in 1966, Mexico in 1970 "She was talking and making jokes declare an emergency for the and 1986, Japan and South Korea and there was no sign of any north-central and north-eastern in 2002, and the United States in apparent injury. She said she was parts of Namibia," the president 1994 have previously hosted the okay and didn't want to go to said to reporters. "Crop fields are World Cup tournament. From the hospital or see a doctor. About an submerged in water and I send out joint bidders, Spain hosted the hour later she said she was not an urgent appeal to the tournament in 1982. feeling that good after all. She said international community for she had a headache. They agreed assistance [...] as the current flood The 2010 World Cup will be held in to dial 911 and an ambulance is worse than a year ago and could South Africa, and Brazil will host came to take her away," Mont- be one of the worst in recent the 2014 World Cup. Tremblant resort ski station memory." spokeswoman Catherine Lacasse to The Daily Telegraph. 100,000 children were unable to

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Wikinews Page 3 attend classes due to the disaster, homicide detective Ervens Ford. which closed 218 schools. Mr Rajoelina installed himself in Lopez fled the scene in a red the Presidential Palace in upper Severe flooding occurred in Toyota Tacoma pickup truck to his Antananarivo, which troops had Namibia about the same time last home, which was about 3 miles (5 seized yesterday. A cabinet loyal year, when 42 people were killed km) from the original scene. He to him has been in operation since by the disaster. set both the house and truck on the end of January, when Mr fire and committed suicide. Rajoelina proclaimed Mr This year's floods appear to be Ravalomanana's rule to be worse, as President Pohamba Police and firetrucks responded to illegitimate. The Madagascan stated that the Zambezi River had a second 911 call regarding the opposition accuses Mr reached 7.1 metres, compared to blaze at the 700 block of Ravalomanana of mismanaging the last year's peak of 5.37 metres. Southwest 33 Avenue where the country while restricting personal assailant's body was found with a freedoms. Flooding has also reached gunshot wound. neighbouring Angola, where President Ravalomanana was nineteen people have died, The victims have been identified as reportedly first announced via an according to the Red Cross. Lazara Mendez, 50; Nayla Canfux, text message from one of his aides 19; Francisco Casas, 27; and before being confirmed by Five dead in murder-suicide in Maria Lefran Christ, 77. Ravalomanana's office in a radio Miami, Florida broadcast, in which the President Five people are dead following a Madagascar President resigns, proclaimed, "After deep reflection, murder-suicide in Miami, Florida unclear rule in Antananarivo I have decided to dissolve the today, after a man crashed a Leadership in Madagascar is government and give up power so birthday party early Sunday unclear as Madagascan President that a military directorate can be morning. He informed the party- Marc Ravalomanana announced his established". Madagascan Army goers that they were responsible resignation in favor of a military Chief of Staff Colonel Andre for his wife's decision to leave him, committee headed by Vice Admiral Ndriarijaona has declared his and then proceeded to open fire Hyppolite Ramaroson, only to have support for Rajoelina and says that with a semi-automatic hand gun. that resignation rejected by the "99% of the forces are behind" the The guests fled the scene into the Admiral, the military and opposition leader. street, or found cover. opposition political groups. Admiral Ramaroson joined other military The African Union, meanwhile, The man, whom police identified leaders in saying they would back reiterated its position that a as Guillermo Lopez, 48, opposition leader, former military takeover in Madagascar immigrated to the United States Antananarivo mayor and former DJ would be considered a coup d'etat, from Cuba about 10 years ago. Andry Rajoelina. which could result in "firm There were about a dozen people measures" such as Madagascar's in attendance at the party. He Mr Ravalomanana attempted to suspension from the organization killed his wife, who had left him, hand power over to the heads of or a blocking of international aid, and shot her daughter, her the military, given the tasks of and urged the military to obey the daughter's boyfriend, and the discussing and drafting country's constitution, which bars boyfriend's grandmother. They constitutional changes, rather than Mr Rajoelina from the presidency were killed at approximately transfer power to Mr Rajoelina. due to his age, and not hand 12:15am in Little Havana, Miami. After the resignation was power over to the former mayor, announced to the opposition, four instead suggesting that power Police first responded to the 2800 Army generals and a head of the could be given to Madagascan block of Southwest 38 Court church were detained for reasons Prime Minister General Charles following reports of gunfire. Four unknown. The true extent of the Rabemananjara. Members of the bodies were discovered behind the Army's loyalty to Mr Rajoelina is Madagascan opposition say they house. unclear, as reportedly the military plan to re-write the constitution refused to arrest President and electoral code before holding "It was chaotic. I can't imagine Ravalomanana despite orders from new elections within two years. what it was like in there," said Mr Rajoelina.

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While reports are that the country Other newspapers in the United independents. has been overall stable during the States have also shut down coup, the unrest of the past two recently: Denver's Rocky Mountain The Queensland Greens are the months has deprived the country News shut down earlier this year, states largest minor party. The of tourist revenue. Tourism, whilst the Tucson Citizen of Greens unveiled its policy to open especially eco-tourism highlighting Arizona will print its final edition two solar power stations on the the country's rainforests and on Saturday. weekend of January 31/February unique mammal species, brings 1. $800 million annually to the Wikinews previews the 2009 Madagascan economy. Queensland state election "We can tackle climate change and With an election coming up this create long-term jobs, but Labor Seattle's oldest newspaper to Saturday in the Australian state of can't see that because they are become online-only Queensland, Wikinews reporter blinded by the interests of their big The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P- Patrick Gillett previews the donors - the urban development I), the 146-year-old Seattle contesting parties. and coal industries," said Mt Coo- newspaper, will make its final print tha candidate Larrisa Waters. edition on today, before becoming The current distribution of seats an online-only news agency. has the Australian Labor Party with The Greens main policies have 58 of the 86 total, the Liberal been stated "Green collar jobs", However, the online version is to National Party with 25, the "managing where the money is be for local news only. The Queensland Greens & One Nation going", education and transport. editorial staff would consist of with one each and independents twenty people, less than one- holding four. "The Greens want to give the seventh of the 150 staff that were community and the environment a employed before the closure. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is voice back in State Parliament," currently in government and have says Ms Waters. With this closure, the Seattle been since 1998. Current premier Times is now Seattle's only major and leader of the ALP Anna Bligh The Socialist Alliance will run two daily newspaper. will be, if Labor wins, the first candidates as independents female to elected premier in because of what they call "We don't feel like we have to Australian history. Ms Bligh "restrictive rules for registration." cover everything ourselves. We'll became the third female premier partner for some content; we in Australian history when Peter Wikinews conducted an interview won't duplicate what the wire is Beattie resigned in 2007. with the Socialist Alliance on March reporting unless we have 2rd in which they said, "That something unique to offer; we'll The premier has received criticism choosing between "tweedledee" continue to showcase the great from other parties for backflipping and "tweedledum" once every few content from our 150 or so reader on its commitment to run a full years is not real democracy, and bloggers and we'll link to content term. "After 11 years in office, Ms with the planet in peril, facing an partners and competitors to create Bligh only cares about one job: her economic meltdown, and all the best mix of news on our front own," said Lawrence Springborg manner of social problems, we page," said Michelle Nicolosi, who head of the Liberal National Party can't afford to leave sociaety [sic] is to be the executive producer of (LNP) and the Leader of the in the hands of the pro-corporate the online paper. Opposition. parties."

The Hearst Corporation, the owner The Liberal National Party is The Daylight Saving for South East of the P-I, was not able to find a currently in opposition. It is seen Queensland (DS4EQ) party was buyer for the newspaper when it as a prototype for a national set up in late 2008. DS4SEQ was put up for sale back in merger between the Liberal and leader Jason Furze gave an January. National parties. The Opposition interview to Wikinews in January. need to pick up at least twenty "DS4SEQ would like to gain a The newspaper industry in the seats from the government to sizeable percentage of the primary country has been suffering as overcome the significant Labor vote and win a number of seats," revenue from advertising plunges. majority and a number of Mr furze said. Courier Mail writer

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Dennis Atkins wrote in today's in 2004. The fossils went largely Courier Mail that DS4SEQ "will poll Remittances are number one unstudied since their discovery in better than anyone expected - source of foreign income for the 80's and were later located in polling close to double figures in Guatemala. At $4.3 billion in 2008, 2007 at an archive in the some seats around Brisbane and they account for more than the University of Alberta. on the coasts." combined income from exports of coffee, sugar and other goods. "Hesperonychus is currently the News Limited newspapers The According to the Central American smallest dinosaur known from West Australian and the Courier Institute of Social and North America. [This] raises the Mail reported that swing voters Development Studies, 3.5 million possibility that there are even would decide the election. people in Guatemala depend on smaller ones [dinosaurs] out there remittances from 1.35 million waiting to be found," said Nick Latin America suffers drop in Guatemalan citizens living in the Longrich, paleontology research remittances United States. associate with the University of Slumping economies in the United Calgary's Department of Biological States, Spain and Japan are The decline in remittances also has Sciences, and one of the scientists causing reverberations in the serious consequences for Guyana, publishing the report. He added countries of Latin America as which receives 43 percent of its that the creature spent most of its migrant workers send less money GDP in remittances, the most of time on the ground. home. The Inter-American any country in Latin America and Development Bank reported that the Caribbean. Guyanese Finance Hesperonychus elizabethae is a for the first time since they began Minister Ashni Singh has projected species of the family tracking remittances in 2000, a decline of 20.9 per cent in Dromaeosauridae and is a cousin remittances to Latin America remittances for 2009. of Velociraptor . This fully declined in the fourth quarter of feathered, warm blooded bird of 2008, dropping 2% relative to the Fossilized remains of small prey was believed to have walked fourth quarter of 2007. In January, dinosaur rediscovered in upright on two legs with claws like remittances declined further, with Canada the Velociraptor. Its second claw Colombia experiencing a 16% drop Scientists in Alberta, Canada have was larger, giving rise to the name relative to 2008, Brazil suffering a discovered a new species of Hesperonychus which means 14% decline, Mexico 12%, and dinosaur in remains left untouched "western claw." elizabethae was Guatemala and El Salvador each for 25 years. The find has been chosen in honor of Nicholls. falling 8%. These numbers come published in the Proceedings of the as 2008 saw an average 10% National Academy of Sciences. Australian Senate to decide increase in remittances. Nearly sport footage ownership US$70 billion was sent back to The measurements put the fossil, An inquiry set up by the Australian families in those areas in 2008. the smallest discovered in North Senate will decide where footage America, at one foot and a half (50 taken at sporting events can run. Low-skilled jobs such as centimetres) tall, weighing in at an construction, manufacturing, and estimated 4 to 5 pounds (1.8-2.2 "The potential precedents for this restaurant and hotel work have kilograms) when it was alive, are enormous," said the head of a been especially negatively about the size of today's modern major news agency. "This will set impacted by the global economic domesticated cat. Scientists a global benchmark -- it has been crisis, putting the squeeze on believe it had eaten things like coming to a head for a long time." migrant workers who depend on insects, and other smaller these industries. The fall in dinosaurs. It is estimated to have The inquiry was set up off the back remittances could have long term roamed earth during the late of a feud between sporting effects in the workers' home Cretaceous Period about 75 million organisations and media outlets countries: In times of scarcity, years ago in what is known as over the use of footage, some of spending on health care and present day Alberta. which was pirated and uploaded to education -- investments that YouTube, and photos taken at alleviate poverty -- gives way in The fossil was discovered in 1982 sporting events. It will also look at favor of the bare necessities of by Elizabeth "Betsy" Nicholls, a whether companies who own survival. Canadian paleontologist who died broadcast rights can get a

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Wikinews Page 6 commercial return by limiting the August 8, 1984. He lured her to no-fly warning above the use of their footage. the basement where she was courtroom. locked in a room, handcuffed and Agence France-Presse, Reuters drugged. He is charged with Fritzl was arrested on April 27, and Australian Associated Press incest, false imprisonment, 2008, in his home in Amstetten boycotted the Australian cricket murder, rape and the and if convicted, he would spend season because Cricket Australia enslavement. The murder charge the rest of his life behind bars required them to sign documents stems from allegations that Fritzl without the possibility of parole. restricting the use of photos and murdered a twin of one of the The minimum sentence is said to video footage they [AFP, Reuters children. He then disposed of the be at least 15 years in prison. The and AAP] collected. Journalists body by placing the corpse into a trial is expected to last one week. working for Fairfax Media and turned on oven, burning the body. News Limited were almost banned Police say the child had died Two women in North Carolina from covering the 2006-07 Ashes shortly after being born. arrested for allegedly using Series after their respective Family Dollar variety store as organisations refused to sign Police became suspicious when a marijuana ring accreditation documents. The issue 19-year-old daughter, Kerstin, was Police in La Grange, North Carolina was resolved. taken to hospital with a mysterious have arrested two women after life-threatening illness, and the they received a tip that the Family "This is a matter that has been of family's medical records were Dollar store was being used as immense concern to the media all checked. Police say that Elisabeth part of a marijuana ring. Pending over the world and control over F. appeared to be "greatly an investigation, police shut the access to events is being used to disturbed" psychologically, and store down. control access to images," said only agreed to talk after the Chris Warren, secretary of the authorities assured her that she Belinda Pearson, 46, the store Media, Entertainment & Arts would not have to have contact manager and her associate Melissa Alliance (MEAA). He said that with her father, and that her Collie, 40, were arrested when many Australians were unaware of children would be cared for. When police found 23 pounds of the drug how agreements were limiting authorities arrived at his home, inside the store. Earlier in the their access to sports coverage. Fritzl told police what he had done. week, police said the anonymous Of the surviving six children, there tipster stated that a delivery of The debate over video footage has are three boys and three girls, two packages of the drug was centred on "fair use" provisions in between 5 and 20 years old. made. After a week of Australian copyright laws. The laws investigating, police arrested both allow a small amount of video The 27 page indictment says that women on March 14 and charged owned by some one else for the Fritzl "had equipped it [the cellar] them with drug trafficking. Both purpose of news reporting online. with a double bed, a wash basin, a were freed after making bail and toilet, a TV, a video recorder, an were scheduled to be in court on Austrian man who imprisoned oven and plastic crockery. In the March 15. daughter pleads guilty at start cellar there was no daylight or of trial fresh air. The only opportunity to "The marijuana has a street value An Austrian man charged with wash was in a sink, there was no of approximately US$35,000. It keeping his daughter prisoner in a shower. There was also no hot was about the only thing in the dungeon for 24 years and water or heating." The indictment store you couldn't buy for $1," said fathering her seven children, has also stated that Fritzl's actions Chris Hill, a major from the Lenoir pleaded guilty to rape, incest, false were "premeditated." County Sheriff. He said the whole imprisonment and coercion but operation lasted a week. innocent to enslavement and Fritzl's lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, murder at the start of his trial opened the trial saying that Fritzl Owners of the store are said to be today. was "not a monster" and that Fritzl on the way to the location where "was scared [and] regrets his they will take over the store's Josef Fritzl, 73, allegedly began actions". As a precaution to management. Family Dollar is a imprisoning and raping his prevent media infiltration and United States chain that sells a daughter Elisabeth, now 42, on Fritzl's escape, authorities issued a variety of things from food items,

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Wikinews Page 7 clothes and housewares. Most communism and said that an FMLN March 18 is Flag Day in Aruba items in the store cost less than victory would turn El Salvador into (1976) $10.00. There are almost 6,600 a satellite of Hugo Chávez's stores across the U.S. Venezuela. Discontent with Quote of the Day unemployment, gang violence and Candor is always a double-edged El Salvador elects leftist corruption under the government sword; it may heal or it may president Funes of ARENA president Antonio "Tony" separate. Sunday night, Mauricio Funes of Saca trumped concerns that the ~ Wilhelm Stekel ~ the left-wing Farabundo Martí FMLN would return to its radical National Liberation Front (FMLN) roots or spoil El Salvador's Word of the Day party declared victory in El historically close relationship with clairvoyant adj Salvador's 2009 presidential the United States. 1. Of, or relating to elections. Although El Salvador's clairvoyance. Supreme Electoral Tribunal has not About 60% of the electorate voted, 2. Able to see things that yet certified a winner, Funes including thousands who returned cannot be perceived by the shows an insurmountable lead in to the country from the United normal senses. the results, besting Alianza States in order to cast ballots. 3. Able to foresee the future. Republicana Nacionalista (ARENA) candidate Rodrigo Ávila by a Today in History About Wikinews margin of 51.27% to 48.73%, with 1229 – Sixth Crusade: Holy Roman We are a group of volunteer journalists 90.68% of votes counted. Ávila Emperor Frederick II crowned whose mission is to create a diverse conceded defeat, vowing that himself King of Jerusalem, community where citizens from around ARENA would remain vigorous in although his wife Queen Yolande of the globe (including you) can opposition. Jerusalem had died, leaving their collaborate to report the news on a infant son Conrad as the rightful wide variety of current events. By Funes' victory marks a major shift heir. making our content perpetually available for free redistribution and use, in the politics of the country: 1871 – French President Adolphe we hope to contribute to a global digital ARENA has controlled the Thiers ordered the evacuation of commons. presidency of El Salvador since the Paris after an uprising broke out as end of El Salvador's civil war in the result of France's defeat in the License 1991. The FMLN was founded by Franco–Prussian War, leading to This work is licensed under the Creative Marxist guerrillas who fought in the establishment of the Paris Commons Attribution License. Articles the civil war. When the guerrillas Commune government. published in this Print edition were and the government signed a 1892 – Canadian Governor created by Wikinewsies. Other content released under the GNU Free peace agreement in 1992, the General Frederick Stanley of Documentation License. FMLN became a political party. Preston pledged to donate what would become the Stanley Cup, To view a copy of the CC-BY license, Funes, a former television today the oldest professional visit: journalist, is the first FMLN leader sports trophy in North America, as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ not to have been an combatant in an award for Canada's top-ranking or send a letter to Creative Commons the war. In his victory speech in amateur ice hockey club. 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor San Salvador Sunday night, he 1915 – World War I: In one of the San Francisco, California, 94105, USA said: "I want to be the real largest naval battles in the To view a copy of the GFDL, visit: president of the real reconstruction Gallipoli Campaign, a joint British http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html of the country, which starts with and French operation to capture Wikipedia Current Events the reconstruction of people." Constantinople, the defences of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events the Ottoman Empire sunk three Today in History "I want to thank all the people who Allied battleships and severely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Quote of the Day voted for me and chose that path damaged three others. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page of hope and change," added 1965 – Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov Word of the Day Lunes. donned a space suit and ventured http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page outside the Voskhod 2 spacecraft, About Wikinews Print Edition During the polarizing electoral becoming the first person to walk For more information about Wikinews campaign, Ávila tied the FMLN to in space.

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