Finnish police isolate ports in Helsinki

Saturday, August 6, 2005 The Finnish police isolated the ports of Katajanokka and Länsisatama on Saturday. The ports were isolated at around 9.30 p.m. local time and the isolation was called off at around 11.30 p.m. Finnish police received reports from Estonia that a shipping container loaded with explosives could …

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Theresa May’s Conservative Party wins UK election but loses majority, leaving Brexit plan in question

Sunday, June 11, 2017 While Theresa May remains Prime Minister of Britain, her party, the Conservative Party, won Thursday’s general election but lost its majority in Parliament. The next scheduled general election was not until 2020. May requested this general election, called a snap election, in April, when polls indicated …

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Premier League 2007–08: Manchester United 3 – 0 Liverpool

Sunday, March 23, 2008 March 23, 2008 (13:30 UTC) Manchester United 3–0 Liverpool Old Trafford, Manchester Referee: Steve Bennett Brown 3’Ronaldo 79’Nani 81’Anderson 73’Giggs 73′ Nani 73′ Tevez 73′ 66′ Babel 66′ Benayoun 82′ Torres 82′ Riise English football club Manchester United has beat Liverpool 3–0, making it six points …

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Dozens dead after school collapses in Haiti

Friday, November 7, 2008 At least 50 people are dead, mostly children, and an unknown amount injured and trapped after a three-story school collapsed near the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. So far, rescuers have rescued at least 75 people, who have been taken to a local hospital, some in serious …

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Darcy Richardson to seek Reform Party presidential nomination

Friday, June 15, 2012 Darcy Richardson, the historian who challenged U.S. President Barack Obama in several 2012 Democratic Party primary races, has notified Wikinews he will now “actively seek” the presidential nominations of the Reform Party of the United States of America and several third parties with single-state ballot access. …

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