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‘Each makes the other more difficult to recover from’: University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 L. Alan Winters, CB. Image: University of Sussex. Earlier this month, Wikinews spoke with University of Sussex professor of economics L. Alan Winters regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU) in the 2016 Brexit referendum and the subsequent negotiations leading up to and following the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement of December, which he has researched extensively. In a call, a Wikinews correspondent spoke with…

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Allen Concedes in Virginia, giving Democrats control of Senate

Thursday, November 9, 2006 Sen. George Allen (R-VA) today conceded the senatorial race to Democrat James Webb, confirming that there would be a Democratic majority in the Senate and the House for the first time in over a decade. With this win, the Democrats have now gained more seats in Congress than the Republicans did in the 1994 ‘Republican Revolution’ that first brought Conservatives to control of the House and the Senate. Webb won the…

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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Logo of the Health Services Union Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 largest health services. The strike will force the closure of intensive care units and emergency departments across the state. It…

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Rhinoplasty Surgeons In Southlake Texas Submitted by: John Shealey Jeunesse is not the same old story of skin care and supplements. We are not the same old network model. Jeunesse is a global business that helps people reach their full potential in youthful looks, in healthy living, in embracing life. Instantly Ageless the Anti-Aging Jeunesse Global took over the industry. Jeunesse Global is now spreading over a vast…

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Romanian nuclear plant reports record-high production

Sunday, January 23, 2005 Romania‘s only nuclear plant, at Cernavod? announced yesterday that the amount of electrical energy produced at the plant in 2004 was the highest ever, at a record 5,142,300 megawatt-hours (MWh). This exceeded the previous 2002 record by 36,000 MWh. Cernavod? Unit 1, brought into operation in 1992, supplies around 10-12% of Romania’s energy consumption. According to Nuclearelectrica, the operator of the plant, Cernavod?’s performance has been better than the average of…

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Ten dead on Minnesota Indian reservation after school shooting

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 The school is located in a remote area of Minnesota A 17-year-old Minnesota student is believed to have shot his grandfather and grandmother, drove his grandfather’s squad car to the high school, and shot a security guard, a teacher and five other classmates, later committing suicide. This happened at 3pm local time on Monday (2100 UTC), and as many as 14 others were injured before the rampage subsided. One witness said…

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Interview: PRS, the UK’s music royalty collection society

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 PRS for Music is the UK’s music royalty collection society tasked with working on behalf of copyright holders, specifically authors and music publishers. Founded in 1914, the PRS is a non-profit organisation with 350,000 UK businesses holding PRS licenses. The society works in conjunction with PPL which collects fees on behalf of the copyright holders of the actual recording.So, if a cover version of a song is played on UK radio,…

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How To Make Money As A Taxi Driver In New York City Or Any Place

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Can You Work With Total And Permanent Disability How To Make Money As A Taxi Driver In New York City or Any Place by Terry Gelber Taxi driving in New York City, or any place is a service business. In the case of taxi driving, revenue is derived from one source, for two reasons. The basic rate of fare. This is how much a trip costs according to…

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Gasoline pipeline explosion in Nigeria kills hundreds

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 Lagos, Nigeria Reports say that hundreds of people are dead after a gasoline pipeline exploded in the northern suburbs of Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday. “Some of the bodies were so burnt that it would be difficult to recognize them as those of human beings,” said one Red Cross official, Kingsley Amori. The Red Cross says that many of the victims can only be identified by looking at the remains of their…

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Witnesses saw truck “rev up and race” before recent Texas oil refinery blast

Friday, April 1, 2005File:Map of USA highlighting Texas.png Investigators plan to look for the truck engine.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) Witnesses say a truck was idling near the scene of an explosion at a Texas refinery which killed 15 and injured over 100 others on March 23, according to U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Manager Bill Hoyle. “Witnesses saw vapor in the area of the truck and observed the engine begin to rev…

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