Guatemalan bus crash kills 57, wounds 40

Saturday, March 1, 2008 An overcrowded double decker bus in Guatemala crashed into a gulley Friday, killing 57 people and injuring 40 more, authorities say. The bus crashed about 30 miles from Guatemala City while carrying roughly 100 people towards San Salvador. Journalist Martin Austurias says that a makeshift morgue was created along the highway

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Australia Votes 2007: Labor releases tax plan

Friday, October 19, 2007 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Election 2007 Labor has released its tax plan, following the announcement from the Liberal/National coalition that they would provide tax cuts costing AU$34 billion if re-elected. The government has placed pressure on Labor since their announcement on Monday, urging Mr Rudd to release

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Amsterdam pet shop owner creates beer for dogs

Thursday, January 25, 2007  Correction — February 8, 2007 Terrie Berenden’s pet shop is located in the town of Zelhem, not Amsterdam as stated in the article & title. Zelhem is approximately 135 km (85 miles) from Amsterdam  A woman in The Netherlands who uses her dogs to hunt in Austria has decided to give her

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Researchers create rat kidneys in a laboratory

Monday, April 15, 2013 Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have created laboratory-grown rat kidneys that function when transplanted into rats according to a study published online yesterday in the medical journal Nature Medicine. The kidneys were capable of urine production and excretion without blood clots in both the laboratory and inside living rats. The

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Poison drummer Rikki Rockett arrested for rape

Friday, March 28, 2008 Rikki Rockett, drummer for United States glam metal band Poison, was temporarily arrested today on an outstanding rape warrant after exiting a plane arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), California from New Zealand. The arrest stems from an alleged incident on September 23, 2007, while Rockett — real name Richard

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