Former U.S. governor Palin signs TV deal with Fox News

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 According to a report by the New York Times that has now been confirmed by Fox News, former United States governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has signed a multi-year deal to work as a news contributor for American television station Fox News. The deal is effective… Read More »

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UK police locate missing Chinese teen Mei Chen, silent on details

Sunday, December 23, 2018 Seventeen-year-old Chinese student Mei Chen, who vanished from her host family’s home in Scarborough, England, was found safe and well on Thursday by police. Her host family suggested she was travelling to meet an unknown person from the Internet; Wikinews has contacted authorities to establish the circumstances, but has received no… Read More »

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NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft lands safely on Mars

Monday, May 26, 2008 NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has landed safely on Mars, following a ten-month flight. Landing occurred yesterday evening at around 23:38 GMT (20:38 EDT), with confirmation being received by flight controllers around fifteen minutes later at 23:53, the communications delay due to the time taken for light and radio signals to travel from… Read More »

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US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This… Read More »

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Rural African school goes to Sweden for environment award

Friday, April 1, 2005 Emwatsi Primary School in western Kenya has been selected as a 2005 international finalist for the Volvo Adventure Award for their project “Biodiversity Conservation through Beekeeping”, which focuses on income diversification through honey production, conservation of natural vegetation and planting of bee forage trees. It is the first time in the… Read More »

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US director James Gunn fired from Marvel Studios for decade-old offensive tweets

Monday, July 23, 2018 On Friday, US director and screenwriter James Gunn was fired from work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios reportedly for his offensive tweets from 2008 to 2011 about, amongst other things, rape and paedophilia. In a statement, Walt Disney Studios’ Chairman Alan Horn said, “The offensive attitudes… Read More »

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Outbreak of swine flu in Mexico kills at least twenty, infects 1,000

Friday, April 24, 2009 According to Mexican health officials, an epidemic of swine flu has killed at least 68 people and infected a further one thousand inside the country. Mexican health minister José Ángel Córdova said that the casualty rate appeared to be slowing down, and that there would be no plans to block off… Read More »

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Transport and telecommunications struggle amid confusion in London

Thursday, July 7, 2005 Amid the confusion surrounding today’s London blasts, officials have urged the public to avoid the city if possible to allow emergency services to operate more quickly. All rail and underground stations remain closed, although efforts are being made to reopen them. Air links are now closed at Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick and… Read More »

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