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Thai police, protesters in violent clashes; at least one dead

17 February, 2021

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Thursday, April 29, 2010 Protesters in Thailand clashed today with government police, killing at least one soldier and wounding eighteen more in what media reported as being a “very tense and intense standoff.” The violence, unusually outside of the center of Bangkok, included Thai security forces firing on protesters, apparently with both rubber bullets and […]

Desmond Tutu calls for election of African pope

17 February, 2021

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NB this story is also covered in the article Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for African Pope.Monday, April 4, 2005Retired Anglican Arch-Bishop Desmond Tutu has called for the Catholic church to appoint an African as new pope. “We hope the cardinals when they meet will follow the first non-Italian pope by electing the first African pope,” […]

News briefs:January 04, 2008

17 February, 2021

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Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief January 04, 2008 23:35 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Israeli troops kill 9 in Gaza 1.3 Georgian President faces election challenge 1.4 US unemployment hits two-year high 1.5 Israel plans crackdown on West Bank settlement outposts 1.6 Transaven Airlines plane carrying 14 people crashes off Venezuelan coast 1.7 Sportswriter Milt Dunnell […]

Obama to ask for special BP claims fund over oil spill

17 February, 2021

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Monday, June 14, 2010 US President Barack Obama, in response to criticism over his handling of the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill, has asked the oil company BP to create a special fund with “substantial” amounts of money to pay claimants over the disaster. Obama is to make his fourth visit to the Gulf […]

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

17 February, 2021

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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: Jan 14 […]

U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance Randall L. Tobias resigns

17 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 28, 2007 Randall L. Tobias, the United States Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator, has resigned after he admitted to ABC News to being a customer of Pamela Martin and Associates, a call girl company. A woman by the name of Jeane Palfrey, who worked for Pamela Martin recently revealed to the […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville

17 February, 2021

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Monday, September 24, 2007 Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

‘Top Model’ winner Jaslene Gonzalez on her career and being a Latina role model

17 February, 2021

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Jaslene Gonzalez is not your typical model. She rose to fame after winning Cycle 8 of America’s Next Top Model, and since then, has been aggressively tapping into the fashion industry. As a result of her Latin background, Gonzalez has been successful at marketing herself both in the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking […]

Culture of creativity features at Furnal Equinox 2018

17 February, 2021

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Sunday, March 25, 2018 Visual art, fabric art, photography, performance, dance, virtual reality, and music were all the subject of sessions at Furnal Equinox 2018, a conference held from March 16 to 18 at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle. Canada’s largest furry convention by attendance, the annual event offers dozens of subculture-specific programs. The convention’s communications […]

British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians

17 February, 2021

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Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. In the report it was stated that Anderson had “solved a very important problem” that was 1200 years old, the problem of division […]