Wikinews Shorts: May 20, 2007

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Wikinews Shorts: May 20, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, May 20, 2007. Full report: David Hicks transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Australian prison A David Hicks supporter.Image: Karen Eliot. After five years in U.S. military custody, David Hicks has returned to Australia. Hicks was taken to the maximum security Yatala Labour Prison, where he will serve the […]

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Wikinews interviews organiser of New Zealand’s Rock2Wgtn festival Phil Sprey

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Wikinews interviews organiser of New Zealand’s Rock2Wgtn festival Phil Sprey

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 File photo of KISS, who headlined night one. Image: Wok. Across Easter weekend Wellington, New Zealand was host to Rock2Wgtn, an international two-day hard rock festival. Large crowds showed up at Westpac Stadium to see the various acts. The world has never seen an event of this kind before. Day one […]

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Euro reaches new lows

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Euro reaches new lows

Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar and Japanese yen; all considered by investors to be safe currencies during times of economic turmoil. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that recent comments from the […]

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Nokia appoints Microsoft Business Division Head as chief executive

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Nokia appoints Microsoft Business Division Head as chief executive

February 19th, 2023 by Admin

Sunday, September 12, 2010 Stephen Elop in 2008 Image: luca.sartoni. The Finnish communications corporation Nokia announced that its Head will change on September 21. The previous chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo will continue to chair in non-executive capacity. The head of Microsoft Business division Stephen Elop will take the position. It is the first time a […]

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Wikinews interviews Oceania Paralympic Committee President Paul Bird

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Wikinews interviews Oceania Paralympic Committee President Paul Bird

February 18th, 2023 by Admin

Thursday, August 30, 2012 Map of Oceania Image: CIA World Factbook. London, England — When Wikinews interviewed Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC) President Paul Bird, the day before the start of this year’s Summer Paralympics, he shared the idea that whilst Oceania may not be the first place one thinks of in connection with “Paralympics” or […]

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Kansas library discusses Wikipedia

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Kansas library discusses Wikipedia

February 17th, 2023 by Admin

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. A diverse group of approximately 25 people gathered at the Johnson County Library on Monday to participate in reference librarian Scott Vieira’s class, Wikiwhatia? Wikipedia. Scott opened the […]

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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

February 17th, 2023 by Admin

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Logo of the Health Services Union Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 […]

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Stuart Ryan, Ottawa Centre

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Stuart Ryan, Ottawa Centre

February 16th, 2023 by Admin

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Stuart Ryan is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Ottawa Centre. Wikinews interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Votes_2007:_Interview_with_Communist_Party_candidate_Stuart_Ryan,_Ottawa_Centre&oldid=540531”

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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

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Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

February 16th, 2023 by Admin

Thursday, March 13, 2008 Logo of the Health Services Union Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 […]

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South African apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock granted parole

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South African apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock granted parole

February 14th, 2023 by Admin

Saturday, January 31, 2015 South African Justice Minister Michael Masutha yesterday announced he is granting parole to Eugene de Kock, an apartheid-era assassin who has spent twenty years in prison. A photo from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission headquarters shows de Kock with film director Jann Turner.Image: George Hallett. After South Africa’s first democratic elections […]

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