Wikinews Shorts: March 7, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The European Union has banned the 35 planes in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 45 aircraft fleet from flying in EU airspace. The reason

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2,000 face redundancy at English steelworks

Saturday, May 9, 2009 Corus Group, the world’s fifth largest steel producer, announced on Friday that it may be forced to mothball its steelworks in Redcar, England. This move would threaten the jobs of the

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American pitchman Billy Mays dies at age 50

Sunday, June 28, 2009 American pitchman and advertiser Billy Mays has died at the age of 50. Mays was probably most known for his pitching of the multipurpose cleaning product OxiClean. According to reports,

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CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace dies at 93

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Retired CBS News television correspondent Mike Wallace, known for his tough interviewing style, died April 7, at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, Connecticut, surrounded by his family. He

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Austrian police find dozens dead inside lorry

Thursday, August 27, 2015 Austrian police today found an estimated 20–50 decomposing corpses in an apparently abandoned lorry. Roadworkers who spotted the vehicle, which had been there since yesterday at least,

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