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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

3 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. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]

On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016

3 February, 2021

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Sunday, November 6, 2016 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the Free & Equal Foundation holds a presidential […]

U.S. Senators call for Idaho Senator Larry Craig to resign

3 February, 2021

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, Republican Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota, and Republican Representative Peter Hoekstra of Michigan are all calling for the resignation of Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho. Senator McCain said, “My opinion is that when you plead guilty to a crime, you shouldn’t serve. That’s not […]

U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar panels to be contested

3 February, 2021

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Saturday, October 3, 2009 The United States continues to implement new trade barriers; the most recent tariffs emerged on Wednesday, targeting solar panels imported from China. The new tariff is a result of a query submitted in December 2008 by GES USA, an American solar company. The resultant inquiry sought to clarify tariffs levied on […]

UK government loses personal information of 25 million people

3 February, 2021

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007 British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced to a shocked House of Commons today that two password-protected — but not encrypted — computer disks containing the entire Child Benefit database have been lost in transit between the offices of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Washington, Tyne & Wear […]

No hotel previously on site of proposed Buffalo, N.Y. hotel location

3 February, 2021

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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]

Australia’s Old Parliament House becomes heritage listed

3 February, 2021

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced on Tuesday that Old Parliament House in Canberra has been heritage listed. It is the 31st entry on the National Heritage List. The listing acknowledges the role the building has in shaping Australia’s culture and protects it from being modified in any way which could […]

Miners survive underground fire in Tasmania

3 February, 2021

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 Three miners have escaped uninjured after being trapped underground by a mineshaft fire on Tasmania’s west coast. The men took shelter in a chamber more than a kilometre underground. A worker noticed smoke coming from a shaft at Avebury nickel mine on Trial Harbour Road near Zeehan at 7.45am. The blaze […]

Transit strike affects 100,000 in Helsinki

3 February, 2021

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Monday, March 6, 2006 In Helsinki, the Finnish trade union for bus and truck drivers has gone on strike on Sunday evening, mainly over the use of part-time labor. The strike is estimated to affect 100,000 people in the capital area, crowding the remaining transit system on Monday morning. The strike is halting almost half […]

British soldier killed in Afghanistan

3 February, 2021

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 The Ministry of Defence has named a British soldier from the 3 Para Battle Group who died while on patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The soldier, 19 year-old Private Damien Raymond Jackson, of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, came under fire from Taliban forces in the town of Sangin. He died […]