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GitHub blocks public access to youtube-dl after RIAA issues DMCA notice

1 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 26, 2020 On Friday, code hosting and sharing website GitHub blocked the public access to youtube-dl, a software which can download videos from the internet via the command-line. The blockade […]

Law center helps defend open source

1 February, 2021

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Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Eben Moglen, Columbia University Law Professor, will head the newSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC). An initial 4 million dollars has been provided by Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to fund the project. The law center will provide free legal service for open source projects and developers. In 2004 OSDL established a […]

Hugo Chávez sets new time zone for Venezuela

31 January, 2021

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Monday, December 10, 2007 Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela has set a new time zone for his country. The new time zone, which is UTC-4:30, is half an hour earlier than the old time. This time zone is unique and does not match any of those used by Venzuela’s neighbors. This morning, Venezuelans began […]

Paramedics protest outside New South Wales parliament

31 January, 2021

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Paramedics employed by the Ambulance Service of New South Wales in Australia marched on the New South Wales parliament today. They called for the Government to sack Ambulance Service of New South Wales CEO Greg Rochford, hire 300 additional ambulance officers and 60 patient transport officers. Paramedics gave the Government 48 […]

Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman to quit

31 January, 2021

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Friday, May 2, 2014 The presenter of BBC’s Newsnight show, Jeremy Paxman, said on Wednesday he is to leave after 25 years. The BBC said Paxman had postponed his departure, after deciding upon it last summer, because Newsnight was going through “a difficult period”. Paxman became a notorious political interviewer after tearing a great number […]

British white paper on public health

31 January, 2021

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Wednesday, November 17, 2004 ENGLAND — UK Health Secretary John Reid has proposed widespread legislative and health care changes in a new white paper on public health released Tuesday. Titled “Choosing Health”, the paper details government plans to restrict smoking in public places, limit ‘junk food‘ advertisements to children, make available “lifestyle trainers”, campaign against […]

BT’s Lalani smashes through the £1m salary barrier

31 January, 2021

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 After a pay rise of over 40% last year, BT’s chief financial officer, Hanif Lalani, has become one of the very few UK financial directors whose remuneration exceeds £1 million. Said to be endowed with an ‘enterpreneurial spirit’, Lalani has been a key contributor to BT plc, whose core strategy in […]

Court decision means Floyd Landis loses Tour de France title

31 January, 2021

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Thursday, September 20, 2007 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis will be stripped of his title after test results revealed, Friday, the cyclist used synthetic testosterone during the competition. Landis may also face a two year ban, even though he has repeatedly denied using any performance-enhancing drugs. The final option that would salvage Landis’ […]

Brazilian President party received money from FARC, say documents

31 January, 2021

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Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Brazil —Documents of the Brazilian Agency of intelligence (Abin) say that the Workers’ Party received 5 million dollars to be used by political campaign of candidates in 2002 from the Colombian communist armed group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP). The information was reported by the Brazilian magazine Veja that circulates […]

Canadian MPP joins Ontario’s Liberal cabinet

31 January, 2021

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Recently elected Markham, Ontario MPP Michael Chan became Ontario’s Revenue Minister today to reflect the large Chinese-Canadian community. Former Ontario NDP premier Bob Rae created the revenue ministry. Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty recreated it because he wanted Chan in it. He also said that Finance Minister Greg Sorbara needs a hand […]