Chula Vista, California becomes model for blight control laws in the US

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with an aggressive blight control ordinance that compels lenders to maintain the appearance of vacant homes. As foreclosures increase both locally and throughout the United States, the one year old ordinance has become a model for

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News briefs:April 23, 2010

 Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything.  Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To

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Scores feared dead in Indonesian landslides after heavy rain

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Heavy rains in western Indonesia have triggered landslides across the region that have killed dozens of people. Meanwhile, other areas were devastated by major flooding, with water reaching two metres high in some locations. Search and rescue chief Eko Prayitno in Java told reporters that police, soldiers and volounteers were working

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All About Forklifts

Read More About: Forklift Hire In Sydney Forklift Hire Sydney All About Forklifts by Harmeek Singh The forklift truck is also known as lift truck or a stacker truck. It is precisely an industrial truck powered to lift and transport material within industrial facilities. Used Forklift Trucks were initially new trucks, with the very foundation

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India: Kerala police registers case against bishop for allegedly raping nun more than a dozen times

Sunday, July 1, 2018 On Friday, the police of the Indian state of Kerala registered a case against Catholic} bishop Frank Mullakkal of the Syro-Malabar church in Jalandhar for allegedly raping a nun at least thirteen times. According to the complaint, the bishop from Kerala assaulted the nun starting in 2014. Police superintendent Hari Shankar

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Czech diplomats secure release of Polish ‘terrorist’ in Syria

Thursday, January 26, 2017 The Czech government on Monday announced its diplomats had secured the release of a Polish citizen imprisoned for terrorism in Syria. The Polish foreign ministry on Tuesday confirmed the release of Leszek Panek, 54, from Wroc?aw.File:???????? – panoramio (4).jpg Polish media reports Panek, who vanished in late 2015 after crossing into

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Women in South Africa advancing in fields of science and technology

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology in South Africa, publicized results of a study on Tuesday on the role of women in the fields of science and technology in the country. Though women only make up thirty-three percent of publishing scientists in the country, their numbers have increased in recent

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Barclays Bank credit rating cut by Moody’s

Monday, February 2, 2009 An international credit ratings agency has downgraded the creditworthiness of British bank Barclays LSE: BARC The bank’s shares fell on the news that Moody’s had cut long-term debt ratings from “Aa1” to “Aa3” on the back of fears of nationalization, significant losses and write downs of more bad loans as the recession bites.

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Alleged tax-haven scheme linked to Canada’s largest brokerage firm

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 In a continuing crackdown on tax evasion, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has alleged that brokers with a branch of RBC Dominion Securities, Canada’s largest brokerage company, helped clients set up accounts in the small European principality of Liechtenstein in order to avoid taxation on their wealth. In affadavits submitted by

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News briefs:January 11, 2008

Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief 01-11-2008 01:20 UTC 2 Introduction 3 Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc. 3.1 At least 24 killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan 3.2 Alabama father throws children in river 3.3 British troops may have received contaminated blood from American donors 3.4 George Bush arrives in Middle East 3.5

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