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Wikinews interviews former Salt Lake City mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson

16 November, 2020

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Former Salt Lake City mayor and human rights activist Rocky Anderson took some time to discuss his 2012 U.S. presidential campaign and the newly-created Justice Party with Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Anderson served as mayor of Salt Lake City for eight years (2000–2008) as a member of the Democratic Party. […]

MetLife to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup

16 November, 2020

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Monday, January 31, 2005 Metlife announced on 01/31/05 that they were going to acquire Travelers Life and Annuity from Citigroup. Travelers Life and Annuity is an insurance underwriter. MetLife is a large life insurance and annuities underwriter. MetLife will have to borrow a lot of money to pay for the company, so rating agencies like […]

Japanese cabinet member commits suicide

16 November, 2020

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Monday, May 28, 2007 NHK has reported the death of Toshikatsu Matsuoka (62), the minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Japan and a member of Liberal Democratic Party. According to the police of Tokyo Metropolitan and members of Matsuoku including his secretary he was found hanged in a room of the his apartment in […]

China’s winter weather threatens food supplies

16 November, 2020

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Thursday, January 31, 2008 A Chinese official says harsh winter weather is threatening food production and adding to inflationary pressures. Political pressure is also building on the government for its failure to anticipate and solve the problems. A top Chinese disaster relief official was quoted by Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper Thursday as […]

Category:Sports

16 November, 2020

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This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 1 September 2020: University defeat Maroochydore in round five of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season 25 August 2020: Caloundra defeat Wynnum in fourth round of 2020 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season 18 August 2020: Caloundra defeat Maroochydore in third round […]

Football: Giroud leaves Arsenal to sign eighteen-month deal with cross-town rivals Chelsea

16 November, 2020

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Saturday, February 3, 2018 On Wednesday, English football club Chelsea FC announced signing French forward Olivier Giroud from cross-town rivals Arsenal FC on a eighteen-month contract. The deal is reportedly worth about £18 million. Olivier Giroud is to wear jersey number 18, the club announced via their website. 31-year-old Giroud joined The Gunners in 2012. […]

Battle for Trafalgar Square, London as violence breaks out between demonstrators and riot police

16 November, 2020

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Monday, March 28, 2011 Sunday morning showed Trafalgar Square, London damaged during the night by demonstrators. Bottles, cans, and placards littered the concrete ground of one of the most iconic landmarks in London. Demonstrators livid at government cuts had sprayed graffiti on the four bronze lions. “No-one rules if no-one obeys,” one message, next to […]

Wikinews Shorts: December 4, 2008

16 November, 2020

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A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, December 4, 2008. File:Imsdal 33cl.JPG On December 2, the Toronto city council voted in favor of banning the sales and distribution of bottled water on city property. The council also agreed to provide public drinking fountains on their properties, as well as on a measure that would make […]

US President Barack Obama test drives Chevy Volt in Michigan

16 November, 2020

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Saturday, July 31, 2010 United States President Barack Obama test drove a Chevrolet Volt Friday during a visit to a General Motors plant in Michigan. The visit was part of a larger trip to the Detroit area to discuss the progress of Obama’s bailout of the auto industry earlier in his administration. As the president […]

Four dead, at least 15 injured after gunman opens fire at fitness center in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

16 November, 2020

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Four people have been shot and killed and at least 15 wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a LA Fitness center in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The gunman was among the dead. Reports say the man walked into a dance room where an all-female Latin dance class was in session, turned off […]