Euro reaches new lows

Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar and Japanese yen; all considered by investors to be safe currencies during times of economic turmoil. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier…

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Texans vote online for new license plate

Monday, February 4, 2008 For the first time in Texas’s history, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is conducting an online vote to help decide which license plate design the state will use beginning in early 2009. The week-long vote is being held at dot.state.tx.us. It started Monday at noon…

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NZ teenager convicted in motorway case

Thursday, July 6, 2006 The 15-year-old who killed Christopher Currie was Ngatai Rewiti of Otahuhu, Auckland. He has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter at the High Court of Auckland today, July 6. He was unable to be named earlier due to name suppression but after…

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Millions worldwide still in slavery

Thursday, May 12, 2005 Background Wikipedia, Wikinews’ sibling project, has in-depth background articles on: slavery trafficking in human beings slave trade international labour standards The International Labour Organization (ILO) released a major report Wednesday, finding that currently more than 12.3 million people are enslaved worldwide. An estimated 2.4 million of…

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