Malaysian government warns citizens about Uncyclopedia

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Satire site Uncyclopedia, a parody of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has been labeled by the Malaysian government as dangerous. The Internal Security Department of Malaysia issued the warning today, […]

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British PM says executive pay to be put to shareholder vote

Monday, January 9, 2012 British shareholders will be able to veto executive pay packages according to statements yesterday by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Mr Cameron said he wanted to allow shareholders to make a “straight shareholder vote on executive pay packages”. Shareholders can only submit a non-binding advisory vote on executive remunerations under current […]

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Bomb in Dagestan explodes Russian military truck

Friday, September 2, 2005 An explosion today in Makhachkala, Russia in the Russian region of Dagestan killed one and wounded five others, police say. The bomb detonated in a pile of garbage, where servicemen and a truck had been sent to search for explosives on a street near a military base. When the engineers got […]

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Brett Favre says goodbye to NFL at press conference

Friday, March 7, 2008 After playing 17 seasons in the United States’ top professional football league, quarterback Brett Favre of the National Football League‘s (NFL) Green Bay Packers bid a final farewell to the sport in an emotional press conference at Lambeau Field on Thursday, saying he is “not up to the challenge” of another […]

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Jamie Lee Curtis quits acting

Monday, October 9, 2006 Jamie Lee Curtis, 47, has stated that she will end her acting career, but said that she will continue writing. “I’m not an actor anymore,” she told Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell. “I really don’t imagine I’ll do that again.” She later said in the conversation, “I’m just focused on my […]

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Wikinews Shorts: November 13, 2008

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, November 13, 2008. Contents 1 Study shows that carrying excess fat around waist increases risk of early death 2 EU abolishes rules banning oddly-shaped fruit 3 Vase bought for £1 sells for £32,450 4 Blackwater may pay financial penalties for improper arms shipments  Contribute to Wikinews by expanding […]

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