Bowler Brett Lee to miss first Ashes Test

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Australia's cricketer Brett Lee is out of the first Ashes test match - which starts on July 8 in Cardiff - with a torn muscle in his left side. He is also doubtful to play the second Test at Lord's, which begins on July 16. It will be at least two weeks before he can start training in the nets again. "I am very very disappointed and gutted that I will not be there for the...
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British ISPs restrict access to Wikipedia amid child pornography allegations

Sunday, December 7, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikinews has learned at least six of the United Kingdom's main Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have implemented monitoring and filtering mechanisms that are causing major problems for UK contributors on websites operated by...
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Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal threatened by possible lawsuit

Thursday, March 16, 2006 Buffalo, New York — The property at 605 Forest in Buffalo was the center of attention at last night's public meeting held at the offices of Forever Elmwood on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. Eva Hassett, Vice President of Savarino Construction Services Corporation, confirmed last night that the company will be seeking a variance for the 605 Forest property. Originally, both...
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Mobile operator Orange bills French doctor €160,000 for one month of Internet use

Thursday, November 19, 2009 In a third case of staggering sums billed for "unlimited" Internet access reported this week, a French emergency-room doctor from Fontainebleau beats all records with a €159,212 (US$237,417) bill. The telephone-number-sized bill covers one month's use of an unlimited 3G dongle on Orange's network; the beleaguered Dr Jean Spadaro has been battling this for six...
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