Monday, January 26, 2009 As the newly inaugurated Barack Obama administration continues to push for a US$825 billion stimulus package to aid the struggling United States economy, some Republican legislators say they will not vote for such a plan without the inclusion of more tax cuts and less “unnecessary” spending. Arizona Senator John McCain, Obama’s […]
Read MoreCanada’s Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16). Two candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an […]
Read MoreEgypt protests: Army say they will not use force on demonstrators as Mubarak announces cabinet
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 The president of Egypt has suffered a “devastating blow” after the country’s army announced they would not use force against their own people, who continue to protest against the government tonight. The news came hours after six journalists who reported on the protests were released from custody. Hosni Mubarak yesterday announced […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Used Retreat Hamilton Caravans For Sale By Cindy A Smith Sometimes things don’t go as you expect and it becomes really agonizing for a person to continue with the existing job. Now, when the opportunity comes to go back to the job business, situations have changed. You will now have to […]
Read MoreSyrian minister rejects proposed U.N. resolution
Sunday, August 6, 2006 Syria has rejected a proposed United Nations resolution, backed by both the United States and France, for a cease fire in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. Syria’s foreign minister has said that the resolution is a “a recipe for the continuation of the war,” and “adopted Israel’s point of view only.” Syria […]
Read MoreMumbai Police investigations indicate Pakistani role in 11/7 serial blasts
Sunday, October 1, 2006 Mumbai Police Commissioner A N Roy confirmed today that investigations had revealed the involvement of the militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba and the (banned) Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in the 11 July 2006 bombing of the city’s commuter rail network. He also stated that the attacks had been masterminded by Pakistan’s […]
Read MoreConvicted double murderer executed by electric chair in Tennessee, US
Sunday, November 4, 2018 At 7:26 p.m. local time on Thursday, the state of Tennessee, United States executed Edmund Zagorski. Zagorski had been convicted of killing two people in 1983. Mere minutes before his execution, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear his case. Zagorski asked for execution by electric chair instead of lethal […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Best Online Presentation Skills Course Submitted by: Martin Donnelly Is distance healing really possible? The idea that we are able to send healing to one another through time and space is a concept which can be very difficult to even fathom, let alone accept. It is an idea which seems almost […]
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Wikinews discusses DRM and DMCA with Richard Stallman after GitHub re-enables public access to youtube-dl
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday, April 21, 2021 On November 16, code-sharing and hosting service GitHub re-enabled the public access to youtube-dl repository, a software which can download videos from the internet via the command-line. This […]
Read MoreFDA approves therapeutic use of insulin inhalant
Saturday, January 28, 2006 The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of an inhalable form of insulin for treating both forms of diabetes in adults. The product, manufactured by Pfizer Inc. is called Exubera and is a inhaled powder form of recombinant short-acting human insulin (rDNA). Insulin is a hormone produced […]
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