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Wikinews holds a follow-up interview with Kevin Baugh, president of the Republic of Molossia

31 December, 2017

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Thursday, May 1, 2008 In March, Wikinews reporter Joseph Ford held an exclusive interview with Kevin Baugh, president of the Republic of Molossia, a micronation located near Dayton, Nevada. Due to the interest the article gained, both online and off, a follow-up interview was held this week. Molossia’s capital city, Espera, is situated on little […]

2006 “Stolenwealth” Games to confront Commonwealth Games in Melbourne

30 December, 2017

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Friday, March 3, 2006 The possibility of large-scale protests in the face of the 3,000 journalists covering the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, has event organisers and the Government worried. The group “Black GST” – which represents Indigenous Genocide, Sovereignty and Treaty – are planning demonstrations at prominent Games events unless the Government agrees to a […]

‘Bloody Sunday Inquiry’ publishes report into British Army killing of activists in Northern Ireland

30 December, 2017

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Thursday, June 17, 2010 File:Civil Rights Mural SMC May 2007.jpg On Tuesday, the “Bloody Sunday Inquiry” published its report into 1972 British Army killing of fourteen civil rights activists in Northern Ireland. The Saville Inquiry, a twelve-year-long public inquiry into the fatal shooting, published their 5,000-page report; stating, the deaths were “unjustified”. The events of […]

Crash kills nine on Oklahoma turnpike

29 December, 2017

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Monday, June 29, 2009 A crash has killed nine people on a turnpike (toll road) northeast of Miami, Oklahoma. The accident occurred on Friday when a semi-trailer truck struck a line of stationary traffic from behind on the Will Rogers Turnpike near state lines with Missouri and Kansas. It looks like a war zone. There’s […]

Leveraging Real Estate To Build Wealth

28 December, 2017

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Submitted by: Bruce Swedal Most people have realized that the prices of real estate have stopped rising and in most parts of the country have began to fall. Home owners consider this bad news if they were counting on their values rising quickly. The fall in prices has signaled to investors that it is an […]

Australian researchers confirm stress makes you sick

28 December, 2017

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Wednesday, December 7, 2005 Australian researchers say they have scientifically proven that stress causes sickness. The Garvan Institute in Sydney has discovered that a hormone, known as neuropeptide Y, (NPY) is released into the body during times of stress. Their findings show the hormone can stop the immune system from functioning properly. “Neuropeptide Y is […]

Billy West, voice of Ren and Stimpy, Futurama, on the rough start that shaped his life

28 December, 2017

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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. Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Ren and Stimpy. Bugs Bunny. Philip J. Fry and Professor Hubert Farnsworth on Futurama. Sparx. Bi-Polar Bear. Popeye the Sailor Man. Woody Woodpecker. You may not think you […]

Turkey sends thousands of troops into northern Iraq

28 December, 2017

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Friday, February 22, 2008 Reports say that Turkey has sent at least 10,000 troops into northern Iraq in an attempt to take down terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and their bases of operations. Reports also say that thousands more Turkish troops are prepared to enter Iraq if needed. “The Turkish Armed Forces, which […]

‘Have them all shot’: BBC gets 21,000+ complaints over Jeremy Clarkson’s public sector striker comments

28 December, 2017

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Saturday, December 3, 2011 In the United Kingdom, the BBC has received in excess of twenty-one thousand complaints after Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of BBC television programme Top Gear, made an appearance on the live BBC programme The One Show and made comments about the UK public sector workers on strike, which British trade union […]

Flickr launches video-sharing service

28 December, 2017

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Flickr, the online photo sharing service owned by American internet company Yahoo!, today launched a new video-sharing service for “Pro” users. After 4 months of waiting since an unofficial “coming soon” on the Flickr forums, subscribers to the service are now able to upload videos of up to 90 seconds in […]