Monthly archives: September, 2019

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The following reason for editorial cleanup has been cited: There are no sources. Headline is generic; a headline should be a sentence telling the most important and unique thing about the focal event of the article. This does not follow news style. Not written for an international audience, doesn’t answer basic questions, not arranged with …

Peter Andren, Australian MP dies aged 61

Sunday, November 4, 2007 Australian federal member of Calare, Peter Andren died on Saturday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was aged 61. Mr Andren who had held the seat since being elected in 1996 had previously announced his intention to run for the senate after his electorate was changed for the 2007 …

Historic manuscript “The Housebook” reported sold in Germany

Thursday, February 14, 2008 The German noble family of Waldburg-Wolfegg has sold the manuscript known as the The Housebook to an unknown buyer. There is speculation in the German press that it was purchased by Baron August von Finck who currently resides in Switzerland, and that the price paid was €20 million. It is unclear …

DR Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dies

Friday, February 3, 2017 Etienne Tshisekedi, leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDSP), has died, according to an announcement on Wednesday by the party. He was 84. Tshisekedi was in Brussels, Belgium for medical treatment. He recently spent two years there for health issues, returning …