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Protests mark Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia University

20 December, 2020

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 The Columbia University campus in New York City erupted today in protest over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad‘s debate with Columbia President Lee Bollinger. Ahmadinejad’s presence on one of the United States’ most prestigious universities brought out protesters from many causes to make their opinions known: whether Ahmadinejad should speak or not, the […]

Canada’s Don Valley East (Ward 33) city council candidates speak

20 December, 2020

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This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley East (Ward 33). One candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests […]

Former science director sues Texas over intelligent design e-mail

20 December, 2020

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Thursday, July 3, 2008 Christine Comer, former director of the science curriculum for the Texas Education Agency (TEA), is suing the Commissioner Robert Scott for wrongful dismissal. Comer alleges that she was “illegally fired for forwarding an e-mail about a lecture that was critical of the teaching of intelligent design in science classes.” Her suit […]

Capitol Hill Democrats hold informal hearing on Plame leak

20 December, 2020

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Saturday, July 23, 2005 Democrats on Saturday turned over their radio broadcast to a former CIA agent and Republican, Larry Johnson, who accused President George W. Bush of flip-flopping on his pledge to fire anybody on his staff involved with the Valerie Plame leak. Johnson, a participant in yesterday’s Democratic hearing on Capitol Hill, said […]

Thai police arrest Canadian paedophile suspect

20 December, 2020

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Saturday, October 20, 2007 A Canadian man was arrested in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Friday and is facing charges of sexual abuse of a child under 15 and illegal detention. He is also suspected of posting about 200 online images of child abuse on the Internet. According to the BBC, Thai authorities are ordering Neal to […]

Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights

20 December, 2020

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Friday, May 11, 2018 On Tuesday, Pakistan’s parliament passed a bill at Islamabad’s National Assembly which granted transgender people various civil rights. The bill, “Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act”, which was presented by Pakistan Peoples Party’s lawmaker Naveed Qamar, was approved by the senate in March, and now awaits signature of the president Mamnoon […]

City to sue owner of partially collapsed 19th century livery in Buffalo, New York

20 December, 2020

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Buffalo, New York —Two weeks after a 19th century stable and livery on Jersey Street partially collapsed and caused 15 homes to be evacuated in Buffalo, New York, residents still do not have answers from the city despite a court order to work with them and come to an agreement on […]

Jack Herrick, wikiHow founder interviewed by Wikinews

20 December, 2020

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 wikiHow is a wiki-based site which aims to “build the world’s largest, highest quality how-to manual.” It recently published its 50,000th article, and to discuss what the site has achieved since its creation, Wikinews interviewed the site’s founder, Jack Herrick. In the interview, Herrick explains what wikiHow is, why he decided […]

Tunisian Prime Minister signs decree to ban face veils in public institutions, government offices

20 December, 2020

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Monday, July 8, 2019 On Friday, Youssef Chahed, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, signed a government decree banning anyone wearing a niqab from entering a public institution or government offices. A niqab is a face-veil, which covers almost the entire face, and is commonly worn by Muslim females as a religious garment. “Chahed signed a […]

Two British hostages feared dead after bodies found in Iraq

20 December, 2020

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 The British government has said it fears that two bodies handed back by the Iraqi authorities are those of two Britons captured in 2007. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said that forensic tests were currently being conducted to determine whether they were indeed those of the hostages. In May 2007, four security […]