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    2010 Chile earthquakes: Government confirms 452 dead

    Saturday, March 20, 2010 Chilean Government confirmed 452 deaths caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the central and south zones of Chile on February 27 and the Pichilemu earthquake on March 11. The official death toll was released yesterday by the Interior Undersecretary Rodrigo Ubilla. Ubilla explained that “after a rigorous work in which participated Carabineros, the Investigation Police, the Medical Legal Service, and the Civil Registry, and was later checked by the Interior Undersecretary, we made a unique list of dead people and of denunciations of presumed dead.” In spite of this, Ubilla said that there are just 359 identified dead people, with death certificates and cause…

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    Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with NDP candidate Rick Morelli, Vaughan

    Thursday, October 4, 2007 Rick Morelli is running for the NDP in the Ontario provincial election, in the Vaughan riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.

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    UEFA Euro 2016, quarter-finals: France defeats Iceland 5-2

    Tuesday, July 5, 2016 On Sunday, in the quarter-final match of UEFA Euro 2016, hosts France defeated Iceland 5–2. Antoine Griezmann scored his fourth goal of the tournament and France is to face Germany in the semi-final. France had greater ball possession and passing accuracy. Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud scored the first goal of the match in the 12th minute from Blaise Matuidi’s pass. Within ten minutes, midfielder Paul Pogba doubled their lead, scoring a header from Griezmann’s cross. A couple of minutes before half-time, Dimitri Payet scored the third goal. Before the referee brought the first half to an end, Griezmann chipped the ball over the keeper, netting the…

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    Category:Music

    This is the category for music. See also the Music Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 9 February 2018: Poet, lyricist, and digital activist John Perry Barlow dies, aged 70 18 January 2018: Irish rock band The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies at 46 13 December 2017: Apple, Inc. confirms acquisition of Shazam 24 October 2017: Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds at hurricane event 5 October 2017: US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66 30 July 2017: British dancer and talent show winner Robert Anker dies in car accident aged 27 25 July 2017: Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester Bennington dies at 41…