Oscar Diös tells Wikinews about his hostel within a Boeing 747

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Oscar Diös is a Swedish businessman looking to invest in a new project within the aviation community. He’s already bought the venture’s first airliner, a Boeing 747-200. However, his intention is not to start an airline, and the jet is not intended for flight. Instead, he plans to convert the airliner […]

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Gunman shoots doctor, then kills mother and self at Maryland hospital

Thursday, September 16, 2010 A man shot a faculty physician as well as his own mother before killing himself at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. The shooting occurred on the eighth floor of the Nelson Building, the hospital’s main building. Baltimore police found the suspected shooter, who had been barricaded inside his mother’s hospital […]

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Restored warplanes flown in Hamilton, Canada

Monday, June 18, 2007 Spectators flocked to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, beside the John C. Munro Airport in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday to see restored Canadian warplanes in the sky as part of the annual FlyFest airshow. Included among the day’s attractions, was one of two remaining flight-worthy Avro Lancasters, which was open to […]

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European Commission to investigate anti-competitive allegations against Google

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 The European Union’s executive body, the European Commission, has started investigating web search giant Google over anti-trust allegations by price comparison service Foundem and French legal services website ejustice.fr. At stake are allegations that Google’s AdWords results are manipulated to prioritise certain advertisers. The complainants allege price comparison sites receive a […]

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British box office record set for UK films

Saturday, July 22, 2006 The UK Film Council has said British films claimed a record one-third share of UK cinema takings last year. The council has also revealed that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was Britain’s top-grossing film in 2005 after taking £435m ($808m) at the Box Office worldwide. It was one of […]

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