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Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 19:48 (UTC)

Thai PM barred from politics, three parties dissolved

Today's ruling from Thailand's Constitutional Court sees the Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, removed from office, barred from politics, and the People's Power Party (PPP) dissolved. The allegations leading to this were of vote buying in the last election.
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.tel top-level domain launched

.tel top-level domain launched

Domain names with .tel top-level domain have been put on sale for businesses and organizations purchasing their trademarks. It is intended to be used for pages that contain contact details for individuals and companies, although websites using this domain will not be available for everyone to purchase until March 24 of next year.
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Number of Zimbabwe cholera deaths nears 500

Number of Zimbabwe cholera deaths nears 500

A cholera outbreak in the African country of Zimbabwe has killed almost 500 people since August, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO said that the outbreak affected most areas of the country, and that some remote areas had seen fatality rates increase by as much as 30%. Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health reported 484 deaths from 11,735 cases since the outbreak began.
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Wikinews Shorts: December 3, 2008

Wikinews Shorts: December 3, 2008

A compilation of brief news reports for December 3, 2008: British Airways considers possible merger with Qantas, United States newspapers see record drop in advert sales, and Venice hit by flood.
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Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere, Massachusetts

Credit: Patrick Mannion
Wonderland Greyhound Park is one of two Massachusetts dog racing tracks that will be shut down by the passing of Question 3.
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