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U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images

30 December, 2020

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached […]

Apple to lower UK iTunes prices

30 December, 2020

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The European Commission has forced Apple Inc. to lower its prices for media in its United Kingdom iTunes store, Apple’s online media shop. The change in policy will occur within the next six months, Apple announced this morning. Apple is the producer of the world’s most-sold MP3 Player, the iPod and […]

Six bomb attacks kill 95 in Baghdad

30 December, 2020

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 According to Iraqi police, at least 95 people have been killed and half a thousand wounded after six explosions in Iraq’s capital of Baghdad on Wednesday. Eyewitness reports say that two main attacks targeted the finance and foreign ministries. Police sources say that the blasts, which were caused by vehicles filled […]

Wikinews Shorts: December 20, 2008

30 December, 2020

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A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, December 20, 2008. The United States government has announced that it will give US$17.4 billion in loans to help three of the nation’s automobile makers – Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford – avoid bankruptcy. The money will be taken from the $700 billion bailout package originally intended to […]

Bathurst, NSW: Police find bones, “may belong to missing woman”

30 December, 2020

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007 File:Bathurst location map in New South Wales.PNG Police searching for the remains of missing Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan have discovered bones which they claim may belong to the missing woman. Ms Vaughan disappeared after being seen getting into a red car with a male after being a Bathurst pub on December […]

U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images

30 December, 2020

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Obama cabinet nominees withdraw over tax issues

30 December, 2020

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 On Tuesday, United States President Barack Obama saw two of his cabinet nominations withdraw from consideration after issues with their taxes became public knowledge. I think I screwed up. Former Senator Tom Daschle from South Dakota withdrew after it was revealed he failed to pay US$128,203 in taxes. He has since […]

Canada posts record $14 billion budget surplus

30 December, 2020

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Thursday, September 27, 2007 Canada has a budget surplus of CA$13.8 billion for the 2006–2007 fiscal year, totaling 1% of Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP), Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced today. The record surplus was boosted by revenue from government corporations to $14.2 billion, far exceeding the government’s projections of $9.2 billion and surpassing the […]

Wikileaks cable disclosure shows Arab fears of Iranian ambitions

30 December, 2020

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010 Sunday night’s release of leaked United States diplomatic cables shows widespread concern in the Arab world over Iran’s ambitions to build a “Persian Empire in the 21st Century”. Wikileaks, so far, have released under 300 of the quarter million plus diplomatic communications posted to them on a memory stick. The small […]

Indonesian anti-corruption chief convicted of murder

30 December, 2020

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Friday, February 12, 2010 An Indonesian court has convicted the former head of the country’s anti-corruption agency of murder. The prosecution of Antasari Azhar and three others has been controversial, with some fearing the so-called “Judicial Mafia” played a role. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) already saw a proven plot to discredit it and frame […]