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Cars big winner as 34th Annual Annie Awards handed out

10 February, 2021

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Monday, February 12, 2007 Cars drove home the big prize last night, from the 34th Annual Annie Awards. The animation industry’s highest honor, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annies recognise contributions to animation, writing, directing, storyboarding, voice acting, composing, and much more. As mentioned, Pixar took home the big prize last night, after facing stiff competition from four other […]

Seventeen injured after coach overturns near Oxford, England

10 February, 2021

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Monday, December 13, 2010 At least seventeen people were admitted to an Oxford hospital after a coach, operated by the Oxford Tube service, overturned while exiting the M40 motorway near Thame, Saturday evening. There were no other vehicles involved according to Thames Valley Police. The incident took place at around 2300 GMT Saturday night at […]

Wikinews interviews Fred Karger, U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate

10 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 28, 2012 United States political consultant and gay rights (LGBT) activist Fred Karger of California took some time to discuss his Republican Party presidential campaign with Wikinews reporter William Saturn. Karger holds the distinction as the first openly gay person to seek the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party. Before entering […]

Slovenia adopts euro

10 February, 2021

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Monday, January 1, 2007File:Bruselj euro slovenia.jpg On January 1 2007, Slovenia officially joined the Eurozone and adopted the euro as its new official currency. At the same time, Slovenian euro coins, which were available as a “starter kit” from December 15, became legal tender everywhere in the Eurozone. A period of dual circulation, when both […]

Brett Favre says goodbye to NFL at press conference

10 February, 2021

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Friday, March 7, 2008 After playing 17 seasons in the United States’ top professional football league, quarterback Brett Favre of the National Football League‘s (NFL) Green Bay Packers bid a final farewell to the sport in an emotional press conference at Lambeau Field on Thursday, saying he is “not up to the challenge” of another […]

Child killed by family dog

10 February, 2021

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April 12, 2005 In what authorities call a terrible tragedy, a four-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon by the family dog. The Orange County, Virginia USA boy was playing in his back yard while their dog, a Rottweiler–German Shepherd mix, was chained to a stake. The parents of the boy were home when the mauling […]

Message in bottle travels from UK to Australia

10 February, 2021

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Friday, January 20, 2006 A message in a bottle thrown into the sea by a four-year-old girl in England has been found 9,000 miles away in Western Australia. Alesha Johnson threw the bottle into the water at Morecambe Bay, Lancashire last July, enclosing her Heysham address, and a picture of herself. The note read: “If […]

Toronto Maple Leafs name Fletcher interim GM

10 February, 2021

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Friday, January 25, 2008 File:Air Canada Center.jpg The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League team is under new, interim management this week. Leafs General Manager John Ferguson, Jr. was replaced by Cliff Fetcher. Ferguson’s contract was due to expire at the end of June. Fletcher was the Leafs’ General Manager from 1991 to 1997. […]

Ireland requests replay of FIFA World Cup play-off with France

10 February, 2021

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Friday, November 20, 2009 The Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Irish Minister for Sport, Taoiseach and Facebook social network groups are requesting a replay of the controversial FIFA World Cup play-off between Ireland and France in the interests of Fair Play. The FAI lodged an appeal with FIFA and also contacted the French Football Federation […]

Wikinews interviews painter Pricasso on his art and freedom of expression

10 February, 2021

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This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Monday, October 12, 2015 Wikinews interviewed Australian painter Pricasso on his unique artwork created using his penis, and how his art relates to freedom of expression and issues of censorship. He is […]