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Crosswords/2005/February/19

Saturday, February 19, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword. Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people; print it out and fill it in at your … Continue reading

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The Socialist Left Party’s election initiative starts in Norway

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Deputy leader of Socialists left Party Audun Lysbakken at the opp av sofaen election event in Oslo 2009. Image: Alejandro Decap. Today, Norway’s Socialist Left Party (SV) launched their new election initiative named “up from the … Continue reading

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Wikileaks crashes under cyber attack

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Wikileaks today announced via twitter that its website has crashed under an apparent cyber-attack; this following the recent release of tens of thousands of US State Department cables. Sources in the US say the mass-disclosure of … Continue reading

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Wikinews interviews John Taylor Bowles, National Socialist Order of America candidate for US President

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of … Continue reading

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Glazer caps Manchester United’s player transfer spending at £25m a year

Saturday, June 11, 2005 The intentions of Manchester United’s new owner, U.S. sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer, for the club have been revealed. Although spokespersons for Mr. Glazer (including his son) have stressed that nothing has been finalised, it appears that … Continue reading

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Citizenship of Australian terrorists overseas under question

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 File photo of Tony Abbott at flag raising and citizenship ceremony, January 2015. Image: Nick-D. Yesterday, Australia’s Prime Minister proposed his government might strip individuals of their Australian citizenship if authorities consider them involved in terrorist … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs denies ‘location-gate’

Friday, April 29, 2011 Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that iPhone technology is not being used to monitor the location of its customers. The scandal arose from concern that data collected by Apple would make it possible … Continue reading

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Interview with Liz Mumby, independent candidate in Australian by-election for the Victorian state electorate of Altona

Thursday, February 4, 2010 With a state by-election coming up in Victoria, Australia, many minor parties and independent candidates will be looking to gain a seat in the Legislative Assembly. Liz Mumby is one of the independents. “I am a … Continue reading

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Canada’s Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39) city council candidates speak

Wikinews This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for … Continue reading

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‘Each makes the other more difficult to recover from’: University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 L. Alan Winters, CB. Image: University of Sussex. Earlier this month, Wikinews spoke with University of Sussex professor of economics L. Alan Winters regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU) … Continue reading

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