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Interview with Sean Semper-Whyte, City Council candidate for Ward 6 in Mississauga, Canada

12 April, 2021

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Saturday, September 23, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Mississauga municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council. Wikinews contributor Nicholas Moreau has contacted as many candidates as possible, including Sean Semper-Whyte, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. There is no […]

NASA’s InSight Lander makes it to Mars

12 April, 2021

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 On Monday shortly before noon US west coast time (2000 UTC), NASA’s InSight lander successfully touched down on Elysium Planitia on Mars. It sent a signal beep and image of the surface of Mars to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The lander used aerobraking with a heat shield, then a […]

Wikinews interviews 0 A.D. game development team

12 April, 2021

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 0 A.D. is a historical, open source, strategy game, published by Wildfire Games. It focuses on the period between 500BC and 500AD. The game will be released in two parts: the first covering the pre-AD period, and the second running to 500AD. With development well underway, Wikinews interviewed the development team. […]

Water Damage Restoration Atlanta Unseen Ways Water Damage Can Affect Your Home}

10 April, 2021

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Best Ute Racks Sydney Water Damage Restoration Atlanta- Unseen Ways Water Damage Can Affect Your Home by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1umEXpGHc0E[/youtube] Timothy Spruill Most smart homeowners will do their due diligence when purchasing their homes. One of the many items that a shrewd homeowner looks for when making a purchase is […]

Fur fans flock to Toronto’s Furnal Equinox 2019

9 April, 2021

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Monday, March 25, 2019 From March 15 to 17, the Canadian city of Toronto played host to the tenth Furnal Equinox, an annual event dedicated to the “furry fandom.” Wikinews attended. Programming ranged from music to gender, science to art, covering dozens of aspects of the varied subculture. The event’s featured guests were visual artists […]

Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

9 April, 2021

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Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]

US Senate finance committee to vote on health care bill

9 April, 2021

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Friday, October 9, 2009 US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that the Senate Finance Committee will vote on a sweeping health care reform bill next Tuesday. US President Barack Obama has made clear that extending health insurance coverage to as many Americans as possible is his top domestic priority. Republican lawmakers, however, are […]

The Gs1 Databar And Its Features

7 April, 2021

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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Rfid Supply Chain The GS1 Databar and its features by Zeb Jones The latest version of barcodes that was launched on 1st January 2010 across the world is the GS1 Databar. This new barcode symbology was initially known as RSS or Reduced Space Symbology since its size is […]

Wikinews interviews Australian Glider Amanda Carter

7 April, 2021

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Friday, September 28, 2012 Melbourne, Australia — Monday, following her return from London, Wikinews talked with Amanda Carter, the longest-serving member of Australia’s national wheelchair basketball team (the Gliders). ((Wikinews)) You’re Amanda Carter! Amanda Carter: Yes! ((WN)) And, where were you born? Amanda Carter: I was born in Melbourne. ((WN)) It says here that you […]

Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

7 April, 2021

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress. Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects.” Others have, of […]