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Attention drawn to high suicide rates in Scotland, Russia, Australia

8 January, 2021

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 Three nations in three continents have seen attention focused on high suicide rates this week. A study found Scotland’s suicide rate to be increasing away from neighbouring England, Russian press and politicians are examining the world’s third-highest teen suicide rate, and new figures showed increasing Aboriginal children’s suicides in Australia’s Northern […]

Wikinews interviews Jo Jorgensen, U.S. Libertarian Party presidential nominee

8 January, 2021

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Thursday, October 29, 2020 Professor Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina, the U.S. Libertarian Party’s 2020 presidential nominee, answered some questions about her campaign from Wikinews accredited reporter William S. Saturn. Jorgensen is a psychology professor at Clemson University. In 1992, with the Libertarian Party’s backing, she ran for public office, seeking South Carolina’s 4th […]

Sandra Fluke insists she will not be silenced

8 January, 2021

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012 In an opinion piece published by CNN on Tuesday, Georgetown University law student and women’s rights advocate Sandra Fluke insisted she will not allow slurs from critics to silence her and other women from continuing to speak out on issues regarding women’s health and contraception. Fluke has faced slurs and personal […]

Interview with gay marriage movement founder Evan Wolfson

8 January, 2021

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Sunday, September 30, 2007 Evan Wolfson, the founder of the modern gay marriage movement, tells the waiter he would like an iced decaf and “the usual.” Wolfson, one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People in the World, is a man who unflinchingly knows what he wants and stays his course, whether it be in his […]

Ukraine opposition candidate Yushchenko is suffering from a Dioxin intoxication, doctors say

8 January, 2021

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Saturday, December 11, 2004 VIENNA —Doctors from the Rudolfinerhaus clinic in Vienna say “there is no doubt” Ukrainian opposition leader Victor Yushchenko was poisoned with Dioxin. Yushchenko’s body had about 1,000 times more than the normal concentration of the toxin. It is unknown if there were any other poisons in his system. Although it has […]

Apple plans to sell movies on iTunes

8 January, 2021

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Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Apple Computer is planning to sell full-length feature films for download via the online iTunes Music Store. The store currently sells digital music tracks, and more recently has begun to sell TV episodes. Apple executives are in negotiations with film studios to arrange the deal and settle on pricing structures. It […]

French teacher in hiding after criticizing Islam

8 January, 2021

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Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Robert Redeker, a French writer and college tutor in Toulouse, is now in hiding after receiving a series of death threats from Islamic fundamentalists by phone, email, and on a radical Islamist internet forum. One online posting called upon French Muslims to “follow the lead of Muhammad Bouyeri“, who murdered the […]

Elvish, Klingon and Na’vi: Constructed languages gain foothold in film

8 January, 2021

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Monday, December 28, 2009 The release of the movie Avatar, written and directed by James Cameron, has generated increased interest in the field of constructed language, also known as conlang. Cameron asked American linguistics professor Paul Frommer to develop a language spoken by the extraterrestrial people in the film known as the Na’vi. Author J. […]

Wikinews interviews Kristian Hanson, producer-director of indie horror film ‘Sledge’

8 January, 2021

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Thursday, October 23, 2014 Just days away from Halloween, Wikinews interviewed Kristian Hanson, producer-director of independent slasher film Sledge. The film has been a recent source of discussion in horror fan circles, primarily due to its production budget of only US$800. Sledge is Hanson’s fourth film to direct, according to Internet Movie Database. Retrieved from […]

Google Taiwan: Building knowledge sharing center-stage with innovations

8 January, 2021

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Tuesday, December 25, 2007 Last Tuesday in Taipei, Google Taiwan held an annual summary press conference named “Collective Intelligence & Innovation” (In Chinese: ?????????). With many products had already been presented to the public like wikis, blogs, and photo albums in the Web 2.0 era, Google served to provide lots of services like Google Apps, […]