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EU’s human rights court endorses Turkish headscarf ban
Correction — April 13, 2012 The European Court of Human Rights is not an exclusively EU court. Turkey is not, and has never been, an EU member state. Thursday, November 10, 2005 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled on a case brought by a Muslim student of Istanbul university. The ruling upholds the law […]
January 16, 2023 – 3:57 pm
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US Representative Anthony Weiner resigns over sexual conduct
Friday, June 17, 2011 Anthony Weiner announced his resignation yesterday afternoon as a Democratic representative from New York to the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he has filled for twelve years. He has been under pressure from politicians within his own party after a sex scandal engulfed his life and that of the Democratic […]
January 14, 2023 – 3:24 pm
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Scientists report chemotherapy cocktail may cause adult women to grow new egg cells
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Chemotherapy is usually associated with a collection of side effects ranging from digestive problems to hair loss, but a study published this week in Human Reproduction demonstrated that female cancer patients may find they have something in common with much younger women in one specific area — their ovaries. Scientists from […]
January 14, 2023 – 3:01 pm
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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Libertarian candidate Zork Hun, Parkdale-High Park
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Zork Hun is running for the Libertarian party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Parkdale-High Park 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 Liberals, […]
January 13, 2023 – 3:58 pm
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New Zealand study finds correlation between church attendance and adolescent obesity
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 A study published this month in Journal of Primary Health Care by researchers at the School of Population Health, University of Auckland found a correlation between adolescent obesity amongst Pacific Islanders (PI) living in New Zealand and church attendance. The results were based on interviews with 2,495 Auckland teenagers attending six […]
January 12, 2023 – 3:26 pm
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California teen becomes youngest to conquer Everest
Monday, May 24, 2010 Jordan Romero, a thirteen-year-old alpinist from Big Bear Lake, California, is the youngest person to have summited Mount Everest, according to reports circulated by the Associated Press quoting a spokesman based in the United States. The expedition included the boy’s father, stepmother, and three Sherpa guides. Romero ascended 8,850 metres (29,035 […]
January 12, 2023 – 3:05 pm
">Reflections, Lichtenstein, two new exhibitions at Edinburgh’s Modern One
Saturday, March 14, 2015 This weekend saw the opening of two new exhibitions at Edinburgh’s National Gallery of Modern Art. Wikinews attended Thursday’s press preview for the event where a full contingent of the capital’s press turned out to see the striking collection of paintings, photographs, and other works. Presented below are a selection of […]
January 9, 2023 – 3:23 pm
">Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]
January 7, 2023 – 3:52 pm
">Suspected serial killer appears in British court
Friday, May 28, 2010 A man accused of being a serial killer has appeared in Bradford magistrates court in West Yorkshire today charged with three counts of murder. 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths is accused of killing Suzanne Blamires, 36, Susan Rushworth, 43, and Shelley Armitage, 31, all prostitutes. Griffiths, a former van driver with a degree […]
January 6, 2023 – 3:47 pm