Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London – “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London. […]
Read MoreNorth Korea reportedly names successor to leader Kim Jong-il
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 South Korean media is reporting that North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il has named his successor, after ordering his people to pledge their alliance to his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, age 25. Yonhap News Agency reports that the decision was made after North Korea’s recent test of a nuclear bomb on May […]
Read MoreTips For Selecting The Perfect Bong For You
Find Out More About: Beginner Acoustic Guitar Best Acoustic Guitar For Beginners bywholesaleglasssmokingpipes Are you considering purchasing a new bong? If so, there are certain considerations that can help to make this purchase easier. The fact is that the vast array of bongs available on the market today can make this an overwhelming decision. Purchasing […]
Read MoreIsraeli police and Palestinians clash in Jerusalem
Sunday, October 4, 2009 Nine people suffered minor injuries after violence erupted on Sunday near a disputed site that is sacred to Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem, Israel. Israeli police, including paramilitary and mounted units, stormed into a crowd to disperse about 150 Palestinians who were throwing stones and bottles in Jerusalem’s Old City. The […]
Read MoreMats Hummels completes Bayern signing
Thursday, May 26, 2016 On Monday, German football club FC Bayern Munich completed the signing of Mats Hummels, who captained Bayern’s rivals Borussia Dortmund this past season. 27-year-old defender Hummels, who was an academy player at Bayern before moving to play for Borussia Dortmund, agreed to a five-year deal. I’m looking forward to everything that […]
Read MoreCommonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]
Read MorePuppy Training: An Absolute Necessity
Find Out More About: Potty Patch Dog Grass Pad bytimothyharvard Puppies are wonderful, adorable creatures. They are fun, cute and so playful. It is a wonderful thing to have a puppy. You can play with them, run with them, feed them, cuddle them and take them for long walks. Yet, there is one thing that […]
Read MoreGay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life
Saturday, October 27, 2007 Gay Talese wants to go to Iraq. “It so happens there is someone that’s working on such a thing right now for me,” the 75-year-old legendary journalist and author told David Shankbone. “Even if I was on Al-Jazeera with a gun to my head, I wouldn’t be pleading with those bastards! […]
Read MoreWiki loves the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Last week fifty volunteers, from nine countries covering nineteen languages, spent four days at the European Parliament buildings in Strasbourg photographing and filming members of the parliament (MEPs). […]
Read MoreGay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life
Saturday, October 27, 2007 Gay Talese wants to go to Iraq. “It so happens there is someone that’s working on such a thing right now for me,” the 75-year-old legendary journalist and author told David Shankbone. “Even if I was on Al-Jazeera with a gun to my head, I wouldn’t be pleading with those bastards! […]
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