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Wikinews interviews candidate for New York City mayor Vitaly Filipchenko

February 10, 2023 0

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Vitaly Filipchenko. Image: Campaign to Elect Vitaly for NYC Mayor. In early May, Wikinews extended an invitation to Vitaly Filipchenko, an independent candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, set to take place November 2nd, alongside other candidates. Filipchenko answered some questions about his policies and campaign during a […]

Date announced for by-election to replace former New Zealand PM Clark

February 10, 2023 0

Monday, April 20, 2009 The government has announced 13 June as the date for the upcoming Mount Albert by-election. The by-election has been caused by former Prime Minister Helen Clark‘s departure to head the United Nations Development Program. While it is considered to be a safe Labour seat, the by-election is expected to be heavily […]

Thousands continue to flee fighting in Yemen

February 6, 2023 0

Friday, December 11, 2009 The United Nations refugee agency reports thousands of civilians continue to flee their homes in northern Yemen as fighting between government troops and Al Houti rebel forces enters a fifth month. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the situation in the Saada province remains particularly tense as more […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progressive Conservative candidate Jim Chapman, London-Fanshawe

February 6, 2023 0

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Jim Chapman is running for the Progressive Conservative of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the London-Fanshawe riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

Canada’s social insurance assets pass $140 billion in fourth quarter

February 4, 2023 0

Sunday, February 13, 2011 With a fourth-quarter investment earnings of $3.9 Billion CAD, largely driven by stock market rises, the Canada Pension Plan’s (CPP) assets rose to $140.1 Billion reported the CPP Investment Board on Thursday. Rate of return for the quarter netted three percent, bringing the first nine months of the fiscal year to […]

United Church of Christ endorses same-sex marriage, largest Christian denomination to do so

February 3, 2023 0

Tuesday, July 5, 2005 In a meeting on Monday in Atlanta, Georgia, the United Church of Christ overwhelmingly approved a resolution supporting same-sex marriage, therefore becoming the largest Christian denomination to do so. UCC has over 6,000 congregations and 1.3 million members. In a press conference, Rev. John H. Thomas said, “On this July Fourth […]

Prayer does not help heart patients, study finds

February 2, 2023 0

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 A multi-center US study of 748 patients, who were to undergo treatment for coronary artery disease, has found that prayer by Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist groups had no measurable effects on the medical health of the study subjects. The prayers were conducted by established congregations and were held away from […]

Culture of violence reported in central Australian Aboriginal communities

February 2, 2023 0

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Australian media reports that a recently leaked Northern Territory police briefing paper exposes “shocking” cases of sexual abuse and violence against women and children in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Northern Territory, Australia Central Australian Crown prosecutor, Dr Nannette Rogers, alleged a range of “dreadful” cases she has heard of. Her paper […]

Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

January 30, 2023 0

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]

Sub-prime lenders send jitters through global markets

January 30, 2023 0

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Just two weeks after China sent global markets into a tumble, growing worries about sub-prime mortgage lenders in the United States are sending jitters through stock exchanges around the globe. The three major US stock market indices each fell two percent from Monday’s closing price, marking the second-biggest loss of 2007. […]