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Iranian news agency reproduces The Onion article

Saturday, September 29, 2012 The Fars News Agency (FNA), an Iranian news agency, yesterday reported an article from US satirical news website The Onion as fact. The article reports “a Gallup poll” suggesting “the overwhelming majority of rural white Americans” would prefer to vote for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, as opposed to US […]

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Wikinews Shorts: October 4, 2006

A compilation of brief news reports forWednesday, October 4, 2006 Contents 1 Brisbane Broncos 2006 NRL Premiers 2 Editing Biologists discover new marine life in Indonesia 3 Lenovo Recalls 526,000 ThinkPad Batteries 4 Sources October 1, 2006 The Brisbane Broncos have won the 2006 National Rugby League Telstra Premiership, defeating the Melbourne Storm 15-8, in […]

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More than 100,000 protest against workplace reforms across Australia

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Across Australia more than 100,000 people have rallied to protest against the federal government’s controversial Workchoices workplace reforms. According to estimates by police, the largest rally was held in Melbourne where more than 80,000 people were thought to be in attendance. The earlier protest in Sydney attracted some 30,000 protesters. Smaller […]

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Turkish ship on fire off Croatia

Thursday, February 7, 2008 Croatia’s sea and transport ministry said the UND Adriyatik, a Turkish freight ship caught fire in the Adriatic Sea 13 nautical miles west of the town of Rovinj on the early morning hours of February 6, 2008. An SOS was launched at 4.04 local time. It said that the 193-metre long […]

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Wikinews interviews John Taylor Bowles, National Socialist Order of America candidate for US President

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. As a non-partisan news […]

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Mexican therapy increases survival of cervical cancer patients

Friday, June 19, 2009 A research team from the Institute of Biomedical Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico has developed a therapy that extends survival for locally advanced cervical cancer patients. The study was started at the National Oncology Institute, before trials were conducted worldwide. The new treatment, which serves as a guideline […]