Tuesday, June 20, 2006 MP3s for the people? The Pirate Party, a new Swedish political party first publicized in January, wants to legalize sharing music, movies, and other copyrighted content using the Internet. What may seem like a doomed effort by a small group of idealists is attracting significant media attention, in part due to…Continue reading
Thursday, May 1, 2008 In March, Wikinews reporter Joseph Ford held an exclusive interview with Kevin Baugh, president of the Republic of Molossia, a micronation located near Dayton, Nevada. Due to the interest the article gained, both online and off, a follow-up interview was held this week. Molossia’s capital city, Espera, is situated on little…Continue reading
Sunday, May 29, 2005 A little-known mining company, Lapp Plats, has become the first company to list on Ireland’s newly created Irish Enterprise Exchange (IEX). The firm has also applied to be listed on London’s flourishing Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Lapp Plats’ admission to the exchange brings to nine the total number of firms listed…Continue reading
This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 9 August 2018: Real Madrid agrees with Chelsea FC to sign goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois 8 August 2018: Football: Manchester City beats Chelsea 2-0 to win English Community Shield 6 August 2018: Brazilian footballer Gabriel Jesus signs contract extension with Manchester City…Continue reading
Monday, February 11, 2008 Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer on Friday announced it has signed a firm order with Air Moldova for one Embraer 190 jet, to be delivered in March 2010. The contract includes an option on another plane of the same model, Embraer said in a statement. The value of the deal was not…Continue reading
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 PRS for Music is the UK’s music royalty collection society tasked with working on behalf of copyright holders, specifically authors and music publishers. Founded in 1914, the PRS is a non-profit organisation with 350,000 UK businesses holding PRS licenses. The society works in conjunction with PPL which collects fees on behalf…Continue reading
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012…Continue reading
Thursday, July 23, 2009 Sophie Lavers, a 24-year-old woman from Canberra, has been crowned Miss World Australia in Sydney. She defeated nineteen other finalists to take the prize and will represent Australia at the Miss World event in South Africa. The entrants were judged based on several categories including best talent, healthy body image, sports…Continue reading
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 25 August 2018: Fossil genome shows hybrid of two extinct species of human 31 July 2018: Total lunar eclipse occurs in July 2018 21 July 2018: Cretaceous baby snake fossil found in Myanmar 19 July 2018: US astronomers announce…Continue reading
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