November 8, 2007 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events 2007 Baseball World Cup Day 1: Taichung starts prior to France and the United States and Taipei a renewed alliance on the war in Even though the Opening Afghanistan and against Iran's Ceremony of 2007 Baseball World nuclear program in a speech to a Cup (2007 BWC) held yesterday, joint meeting of the U.S. but due to a torrential rain, Congress. "Panama vs Spain" in Taichung •STS-120 lands in Florida, ending Intercontinental Baseball Stadium a 15-day mission to the became the opening match of International Space Station. 2007 BWC today. The original opening-to-be match "Chinese •Fire in Gwalior, India ruins over Taipei vs Italy" was postponed to Deadly shooting at high 400 small stores. Loss estimated school in Finland Tianmu Baseball Stadium next at 10 million rupees. week. Canadian defence minister •Talibans capture the town of escapes rocket attack in Madyan in the Swat region of "Currently, we got into a stuck Afghanistan Waziristan Province and hoist with constructing a dome due to Peter MacKay was left their flags over buildings. some protests by non- governmental people, but we'll try unharmed after a •Georgian riot police use tear gas to overcome some difficulties to rocket attack on and water cannons to break up promote great scale sports games Forward Operating thousands of anti-government into international market." Chin- Base Wilson, 20 protestors calling for the chi Wu (Director of the Taipei City kilometres west of resignation of Mikhail Saakashvili, Bureau of Education) remarked at Kandahar, the president, in Tbilisi. Afghanistan. the opening ceremony yesterday. •Georgia's president Mikhail Saakashvili announces a state of Spain vs Panama Featured story emergency in the capital of It's truly a opening match of 2007 Satanism: An interview with Tbilisi. BWC in Taichung after a bad weather yesterday at Tianmu, Church of Satan High Priest •At least eight people were killed Taipei City. Spain Team was ever Peter Gilmore and several injured in a school notable after winning the 3rd place Wikinews sat down with the High shooting in Tuusula (Tusby) north at 2007 European Baseball Priest of the of Helsinki, Finland. Church of Tournament and several players Satan, Peter •The U.S. dollar stumbles to new were coming from Venezuela. Gilmore, who lows after Cheng Siwei, vice has led Anton chairman of the Standing With a 1 base hit with 1 RBI by LaVey's Committee of the National Angel Chavez and the 1st HR of congregation of Satanists since People's Congress, calls for China 2007 BWC with 3 RBIs by Joel his passing. to shift more of its $1.43 trillion Vega, Panama Team transformed of currency reserves into this match from pitching to Wikipedia Current Events "stronger currencies," such as the batting, finally, Panama won Spain euro. with 5-0. Even though Spain lost President Nicolas Sarkozy this match, but their strength was pledged friendship between witnessed by lots of spectators. If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Thursday, November 8, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 Australia vs Cuba first explosion went off at 11:00 MacKay is in Afghanistan to talk This match delayed some hours a.m., local time (UTC+4:30). The about improving the country's due an uncertain weather in second rocket, which struck 15 economy, security, health care and Taipei, with several conflicts at the minutes after, hit four Canadian education. final of 2004 Summer Olympics, soldiers. The soldiers are now in two teams battled with a intensive good condition. Three Massachusetts workers pitching game. dead after water pipe MacKay was picked up by a explosion at power plant At the bottom of 9th inning, helicopter an hour later. Three power plant workers at the Frederich Cepeda hit an 1 RBI HR Salem Harbor Power Station in and caused this game in an extra It has been confirmed that the Salem, Massachusetts died match, with Cuba's pitcher Pedro attack was not deliberately overnight after being severely Lazo Iglesias saved their crisis at targeted to hit MacKay. But burned when a water tube they the top of 10th inning, Cuba won according to Canadian Press were near burst releasing high Australia with 3-2 by Osmanis reporter Bill Graveland, the Taliban pressure steam which burned the Urrutia's HR at the bottom of 10th could have guessed someone men on the head, face, neck and inning. important was present when they hands just before 9 a.m. EST saw Blackhawk helicopters. yesterday. Other Results Group A "I don't believe that there was any According to Dominion Resources, Thailand 0-16A Netherlands way they had any idea the Mr. the Richmond, Virginia energy Venezuela 0-8 Germany MacKay was there, but if you see a company which bought the 1950s- number of Blackhawk helicopters era coal-firing plant, from USGen Group B flying over a base, you're going to New England, a bankrupted South Korea 5-0 Canada assume it's somebody important," subsidiary of Pacific Gas & Electric, United States 3-0 Mexico said Graveland. the three men, two operators and Japan 11-1 South Africa a mechanic were working on the "I do not believe he was targeted," ground floor of the plant on a coal- said Chief of the Defence Staff fired generator when the boiler Tomorrow Fixtures General Rick Hillier. "I think these tube exploded twenty feet above Group A are things that have occurred sending high pressure steam at a Spain vs Italy (coincidentally) in time and space. temperature of 320 degrees Panama vs United States Fahrenheit and was, according the Mexico vs Japan MacKay held a news conference at Salem Fire Department, down Chinese Taipei vs South Africa Kandahar Air Field last night. towards them. Group B "There was an explosion. It was a The three men, Mark Mansfield, South Korea vs Venezuela loud bang," said MacKay. "When it 41, of Peabody, Phillip Robinson, Canada vs Thailand happened, we heard the explosion, 56, of Beverly and Matthew Netherlands vs Australia we heard the whistle overhead, we Indeglia, 20, of Lawrence were Cuba vs Germany were told to get down and we did. first rushed to the North Shore Thankfully, again, when missions Medical Center in Salem before Canadian defence minister like this are underway, you're being transported to Brigham and escapes rocket attack in given a very thorough briefing as Women's Hospital in Boston where Afghanistan you'd expect. We're told how to they died overnight. Canadian Minister of Defence Peter react, everything went like MacKay just narrowly escaped a clockwork. We were taken out of "All three men passed away," said rocket attack by the Taliban in harm's way very quickly, and put hospital spokeswoman Christina Afghanistan yesterday morning. in an armoured vehicle. And I'm Jeffrey. He was visiting Forward Operating grateful for the experience, Base Wilson 20 kilometres west of because now I have a greater "All of Dominion is greatly Kandahar. appreciation of how competent, saddened at the deaths of these how able and how successful our men, They were valuable members MacKay escaped into a Jeep as the people are in the field." of our Salem Harbor family. Our If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, November 8, 2007 Wikinews Page 3 thoughts and prayers are with shelves in the United Kingdom Recent animal research indicates their families," announced Thomas after traces of an illegal drug, that drugs are available for human F. Farrell II, Dominion chairman, which is converted into gamma- use which may work as antidotes president and chief executive Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) when to the poison, either by hindering officer. ingested, was found inside the toy. its conversion to GHB with 4- At least 20 million toys are methylpyrazole (fomepizole, The boiler involved is 50 years old affected. Antizol) or by blocking GHB's and, according to plant officials, is effectiveness at the receptor (SCH inspected yearly. The Salem Fire So far at least three children from 50911). Rodent testing has found Department said they have the U.K. and at least two from the lethal dose of 1,4-butanediol to received 19 calls concerning the Auckland, New Zealand have fallen range from 1.4 to 2.5 grams per boiler over the past five years, seriously ill and are currently kilogram body weight, but an which, according to the fire receiving medical attention. The antidote can increase the lethal department, is not unusual. The toy is also sold in the United dose by a factor of 10. area where the explosion occurred States as Aqua Beads, but there was last inspected in April. The are no reports of illnesses in the It is not known how the chemicals boiler tubes carry high-pressure U.S. got mixed up, but officials for the water and steam to turn the toy company say that they are turbine generators, which spin to "We've asked all our customers to continuing the investigation. The produce electricity. take them off the shelf while we toy is currently banned in all of retest everything to make sure the Australia, but the company says all James "Red" Simpson, business toys comply with all regulations," those who bought it will be manager of International said the company in a statement, refunded their money. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers although no mandatory recall has Local 326 has worked at the plant been issued for the product.
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