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Wikinews interviews Phil Collins, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential nominee

26 January, 2021

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Thursday, October 22, 2020 U.S. Prohibition Party presidential nominee Phil Collins took some time to answer a few questions about his 2020 presidential campaign from Wikinews accredited reporter William S. Saturn. Collins is currently chairman of the Prohibition Party. Previously, he served as a trustee of Libertyville Township (Illinois) and as chairman of the Prohibition […]

Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

26 January, 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 […]

Nickey Iyambo, former vice-president of Namibia, dies aged 82

26 January, 2021

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Nickey Iyambo, former vice-president of Namibia, died on Sunday, early in the morning. He was 82 years old. The current president of Namibia, Hage Geingob, expressed his sadness at Iyambo’s death. Geingob tweeted, “I announce with sadness the passing of my comrade, former Vice President, Nickey Iyambo. He leaves behind a […]

Shimon Peres discusses the future of Israel

26 January, 2021

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 This year Israel turns sixty and it has embarked upon a campaign to celebrate its birthday. Along with technology writers for Slate, PC Magazine, USA Today, BusinessWeek, Aviation Weekly, Wikinews was invited by the America-Israel Friendship League and the Israeli Foreign Ministry to review Israel’s technology sector. It’s part of an […]

Texas, New Hampshire, and Florida order National Guard Troops home; ‘They are not Nacy’s servants’

26 January, 2021

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Virgin Media investors want to discuss company’s strategy

26 January, 2021

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Virgin Media announced weak results last week, in part due to competition from Sky. Virgin Media lost 47,000 customers from January to March 2007, while Sky gained 51,000 customers in the same time period. Franklin Mutual Advisers, which has 9.4% of the Virgin Media shares (Sir Richard Branson owns 11%) wants […]

Microsoft announces plan to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion

26 January, 2021

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018 On Monday, United States technology giant Microsoft announced their plans to acquire GitHub, a San Francisco, California-based web-based hosting service for software version control using Git, for 7.5 billion US Dollars (USD). In the official announcement at the Microsoft News web site, the company said they are to reach agreement with […]

Zara Kay tells Wikinews about her non-profit organisation Faithless Hijabi

26 January, 2021

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U.S. manufacturer General Motors seeks bankruptcy protection

26 January, 2021

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Monday, June 1, 2009 United States automobile manufacturing firm General Motors filed for bankruptcy and Chapter 11 protection from its creditors at 12:00 UTC Monday, in a Manhattan, New York federal bankruptcy court. This was the largest bankruptcy filing for a U.S. manufacturing company, and with declared assets of $82.29 billion and a debt of […]

G20 Summit plans to inject US$5tn into economy before 2011

26 January, 2021

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Friday, April 3, 2009 The G20 Summit held in London, England concluded Thursday with an injection into the economy of US$5 trillion by the end of 2010. Global trade would be supported by $250 billion (169.5 billion pounds). “We are going to act decisively to kickstart international trade. We will ensure availability of at least […]