Rosemary Cousin, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, Australia, speaks to Wikinews about democracy, transport, forests and other local issues

Sunday, October 3, 2021 Rosemary Cousin, Greens candidate for Tarwin Valley ward.Image: Australian Greens. Nominations were declared on September 21 for South Gippsland Shire’s upcoming council elections, to be held by post from October 5-22. A total of 24 people in the Australian council’s three wards have put themselves forward to stand as candidates. The […]

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Brazilian Vote Buying parliamentary commission present first joint preliminary report

Wikipedia Wikipedia has more about this subject: Brazilian vote-for-cash scandal File:Cpis122514.jpegBrasília — The Post Office and Vote Buying parliamentary commissions of investigation. Photo: José Cruz/ABr. Monday, September 5, 2005 Brazil —The Post Office and Vote Buying parliamentary commissions of investigation unanimously approved on Thursday (1) their first joint preliminary report of activities. The text was […]

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United States spies accused of illegally bugging the United Nations headquarters

Monday, August 26, 2013 File photo of the sign of the National Security Agency headquarters. Image: National Security Agency. German weekly publication Der Spiegel yesterday accused the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) of spying on the United Nations headquarters in New York. The magazine claims to have access to official NSA documents, provided by […]

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H.E. Suzanne Mubarak and H.R.H. Prince Charles open the British University in Egypt

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 British University in Egypt. credit Mark Everitt Today H.E. Suzanne Mubarak, wife of the Egyptian president, and H.R.H. Prince Charles inaugurated the British University in Egypt. The visit started with a tour of the campus, where they saw a demonstration physics laboratory as well as seminars in engineering and business. This […]

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Six die in France helicopter crash at Verdon Gorge

Thursday, July 26, 2012 Map of France with department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence highlighted in red. Image: Marmelad. An AS532 Cougar helicopter has crashed in the south-east of France, killing all six occupants onboard. The aircraft, owned by manufacturing company Eurocopter, descended in the Verdon Gorge — located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence — at roughly 13:30 […]

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Thousands rally in Columbus, Ohio, for undocumented immigrants’ rights

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Melvin Rios and Baldemar Velasquez at Columbus Rally for Undocumented Immigrants’ Rights, 2006-03-26 On March 26, thousands rallied outside the Columbus, Ohio statehouse, advocating rights for undocumented immigrants. This was one of a series of rallies following one in Los Angeles, which was reported to have drawn over 500,000 attendees. The […]

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US actress and model Raquel Welch dies at age 82

Thursday, February 16, 2023 Welch in 2010. Image: Justin Hoch. US actress and model Raquel Welch died yesterday in Los Angeles, California, Stephen LaManna, her manager, announced. She was 82 years old and had suffered a brief illness. Welch was one of the most successful actresses of her time, with 30 film and 50 television […]

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