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Living with HIV during COVID-19: Wikinews talks to HIV-positive sex workers about how pandemic has affected their lives

30 November, 2020

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This article requires pre-publication review by an uninvolved reviewer (one not substantially involved in writing the article). Note, only qualified reviewers may do this and publish articles. This right requires experience with Wikinews policies and procedures. To request the right, apply here.Reviewers, please use Easy Peer Review per these instructions. -Article last amended: Oct 18 […]

Wikinews interviews Tom Millican, independent candidate for US President

30 November, 2020

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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 views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. As a non-partisan news […]

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski dies aged 89

30 November, 2020

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Saturday, May 27, 2017 On Friday, Zbigniew Brzezinski, a professor and former U.S. National Security Advisor of the Jimmy Carter administration, died at the age of 89. The New York Times reported he died at a Falls Church, Virginia hospital. Brzezinski’s daughter Mika announced her father’s death via Instagram. Others paid tribute to Brzezinski, including […]

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

30 November, 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 […]

Titanic actress Gloria Stuart dies at age 100

30 November, 2020

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Monday, September 27, 2010 Gloria Stuart, US Academy Award nominated film actress, has died at the age of 100. Stuart died at her home in West Los Angeles, and her death was announced by her daughter, Sylvia Thompson. Stuart had been suffering from lung cancer for five years before her death. She appeared in films […]

Two fallen Canadian soldiers return home from Afghanistan

30 November, 2020

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006 The bodies of two Canadian soldiers killed by a suicide bomber in Kandahar, Afghanistan were brought back to Canada. Both were from CFB Petawawa located in Petawawa, Ontario. Their vehicle has intercepted on a road by a suicide bomber. A helicopter came helping all injured and possibly dead soldiers into it […]

Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans graduate students

30 November, 2020

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See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list.Tuesday, September 13, 2005 NAICU has created a list of colleges and universities accepting and/or offering assistance to displace faculty members. [1]Wednesday, September 7, 2005 This list is taken from Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students, and is intended to make searching […]

Canadian government employee faces criminal charges in leak of environment plan

30 November, 2020

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Thursday, May 10, 2007 A Canadian government employee of Environment Canada was arrested Wednesday for criminal breach of trust with respect to a leak of the Conservative government’s green plan days before it was due to be made public. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested the unidentified male employee following a complaint from Environment […]

BBC spends £3.4m on sell-off

30 November, 2020

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Friday, June 27, 2008 Newspaper The Guardian reports today that the sale of the BBC subsidiary BBC Resources Ltd., has cost £3.4m in consultancy fees — over £1m more than the £2.3m trading profit the commercial division is estimated to have made for the last financial year. Details of the failed privatisation were released by […]

News briefs:June 1, 2010

30 November, 2020

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