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Wikinews interviews India’s first female Paralympic medalist Deepa Malik

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Wikinews on Sunday interviewed Deepa Malik, India's first female Paralympic medalist, who won the silver medal in the Women's Shot Put F53 event finals, at the 2016 Summer Paralympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Malik lost the gold medal to Bahrain's Fatema Nedham, who had the best throw 4.76 metres, setting a new regional record in paralympic women's shot put. Arriving in Rio, Malik had initial trouble due to the airline losing her luggage; it didn't all arrive until three days later: clothes, opening ceremony outfit and equipment i

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Click Here To Know More About: Excavator Parts Online Excavator Parts Office Movers Things You Need to Know About Them by Sophie M ClarkeRelocating is the need of the hour. Better working conditions, higher standard of living and good education opportunities are attracting people across the globe to move out and reach for their dreams. For many others moving out to cut cost is the prime reason. But whatever is your reason to move, its important that you avail the services of an established interstate removalists. From office relocation to residential shifting and

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Holocaust survivor publicly forgives 93-year-old Auschwitz guard during his trial

Thursday, April 30, 2015 On Friday, Eva Mozes Kor, a 81-year-old Auschwitz concentration camp survivor, publicly forgave and embraced 93-year-old former SS guard Oskar Gröning, who is currently on trial in Germany as an accessory to 300,000 murders of Jews at Auschwitz. Kor, who was among many Jews medically experimented on at Auschwitz, has thanked Mr Gröning for answering to the crimes he aided during his time as an Auschwitz guard. Kor is amongst a number of Auschwitz survivors attending the trial who have joined the prosecutors as co-plaintiffs in the case against Mr G

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‘Purity’ ring case taken to High Court

Saturday, June 23, 2007 Lydia Playfoot, a 16 year old schoolgirl from West Sussex, England, has been faced with expulsion by her school, Millais School of Horsham, for wearing a purity ring that symbolises her dedication to chastity. Her case, that she should be allowed to wear the ring as it is an "expression of [her] faith and should be exempt from the school's rules on wearing jewelery", was taken to the High Court on Friday. Judgement in the case was reserved for a future date. This case echoes a decision in a case last year. The Law Lords rejected Shabina Begum's, for

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Media speculate over possible presidential bid by Michael Bloomberg

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is prepared to spend one billion dollars of his own money for a 2008 White House bid, the Washington Times reports, citing his friends and "close associates" . However, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday made light of Senator Chuck Hagel's suggestion that Bloomberg could run as an independent with Hagel as running mate. Bloomberg has so far denied that he is running but has not ruled out the possibility either. Media reports speculate that Bloomberg is considering a run if the Democratic and Republican nominees cater mor

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Radical Proposals To Reform Uk Consumer Law Enforcement

Click Here To Know More About: Pressure Pumps Pressure Pumps For Sale By Daniel Kidd The Department for Business, Innovations and Skills (BIS) is consulting on consolidating and modernising consumer law enforcement powers. The consultation focuses on five specific areas and proposes reforms to the consumer law enforcement regime with the stated objectives of reducing regulatory burdens on businesses, protecting civil liberties and improving effectiveness of enforcement. The consultation seeks view on proposals in the following five areas: 1. Consolidating and si

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Tree car crash kills two in Oxfordshire, England

Friday, February 19, 2010 Two people have been killed as the result of a collision involving a vehicle crashing into a tree in Oxfordshire, England. The two occupants of the Subaru Impreza were four-year-old Bradley Eldridge and his father, 36-year-old Tony Eldridge, who was driving the vehicle. Both were thought to be from the village of Bicester. The vehicle was travelling between the Oxfordshire villages of Bicester and Bucknell at around 20:15 GMT on Wednesday when it departed from the road and crashed into a tree. Both occupents of the car were declared dead at the sc

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Wikinews Shorts: March 1, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, March 1, 2007. Two paintings by renowned Spanish artist Pablo Picasso were stolen from the home of his granddaughter, according to the French authorities. The two oil paintings stolen were Maya With Doll and Portrait of Jacqueline; they were taken sometime between Monday, February 26 and Tuesday, February 27. The combined worth of the paintings is estimated at $66 million. Sources "2 paintings by Picasso are stolen in Paris" — New York Times, March 1, 2007 "Thieves nab $66M Picasso paintings" — CNN, February 28, 2007 I

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Former Satyam CEO Raju, his brother and CFO arrested and detained in profit-fraud scandal

Monday, January 12, 2009 Byrraju Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman of Satyam Computer Services, and his brother, B. Rama Raju, the company's managing director, were arrested late Friday by Andhra Pradesh police. The brothers were placed under judicial custody in a Hyderabad, India jail and will remain there until January 23. Facing charges of criminal breach of trust (Section 406 of IPC), criminal conspiracy (Section 120-B), cheating (Section 420), falsification of records and forgery (Section 468), and fraudulent cancellation of securities (Section 477-a), they face up