Australian Governor-General visits Wagga Wagga

31 January, 2021

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales —Sunday, Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce and her husband, Michael Bryce, visited the city of Wagga Wagga to launch the Junior Teams event and present the awards to the winners at the 2013 Allen’s Coaches World Championship […]

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Wikinews 2020: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review

31 January, 2021

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Friday, January 1, 2021 After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from our contributors during 2020. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_2020:_An_%27Original_reporting%27_year_in_review&oldid=4603058”

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Gregory Kurtzer discusses plans for Rocky Linux with Wikinews as Red Hat announces moving focus away from CentOS

31 January, 2021

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Friday, December 18, 2020 Last week, on December 8, US-based software company Red Hat announced plans to shift their focus away from CentOS in favour of CentOS stream. Started in 2004, CentOS has been a free-of-cost free/libre open source software which provided binary-code compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) — Red Hat’s GNU General […]

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New Zealand’s new small change

31 January, 2021

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Monday, July 31, 2006 Today New Zealand’s new coins have been released. The new coins replace the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins, while the 5-cent coin is being removed from circulation for good. The new coins retain the same design as before but the 10-cent coin is now copper coloured. All coins except the […]

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Israeli athletes barred from representing country in Abu Dhabi’s grand slam

31 January, 2021

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Thursday, October 19, 2017 On Monday, the Israel Judo Association responded after organisers of the judo grand slam in Abu Dhabi told chairman of the Israel Judo Association Moshe Ponte Israeli athletes would not be permitted to wear the Israeli flag or symbols, or bear the country’s name on their judo uniform. Ponte communicated with […]

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Category:Sports

31 January, 2021

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This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 4 January 2021: Uruguayan Language Academy rejects FA sanction against Edinson Cavani as ‘poverty of cultural and linguistic knowledge’ 28 December 2020: US professional wrestler Jon Huber dies aged 41 1 September 2020: University defeat Maroochydore in round five of 2020 […]

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South Korean police clamp down on protests against US beef

31 January, 2021

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Monday, June 30, 2008 South Korean authorities are refusing to allow more protests against the government’s decision to allow beef imports from the United States, after hundreds of people were injured in clashes with riot police overnight Saturday. Around 300 police buses blocked protesters from entering the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on […]

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Gordon Kubanek, Nepean Carleton

31 January, 2021

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Gordon Kubanek is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Nepean-Carleton riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

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KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

31 January, 2021

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also […]

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Middle Eastern troops enter Bahrain after protests

31 January, 2021

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have arrived in Bahrain at the government’s request after major protests on Sunday. An estimated 1,000 Saudi Arabian troops entered the country early Monday, followed by around 500 troops from the UAE. The troops entered as part of a broader deployment by […]

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