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At least 71 deaths in Mexico 'likely linked' to swine flu outbreak

April 26, 2009 Officials in Mexico are asking citizens to take actions in order to minimize the spread of the swine flu outbreak. Citizens are urged to stay away from large crowds, avoid kissing people and stay at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) away from one another. Additionally, all schools and universities in Mexico City have been closed indefinitely. In addition, at least twenty people in the United States have been infected with the disease, causing the government to issue a "national public health emergency."

On Monday, Mexican officials reported that at least 100 deaths in their country were "likely linked" to the swine flu. Dr. Jose A. Cordova Villalobos, the health secretary of Mexico, said that at least 20 of the deaths have been confirmed as swine flu related deaths while the World Health Organization (WHO) says that 71 people have died from complications caused by the disease. Meanwhile, over 1,300 people in Mexico have been hospitalized because of flu-like symptoms since April 13.

In New Zealand, 26 students and teachers might have been infected by the flu during their trip to Mexico. Dr. Julia Peters, the clinical director of Auckland Regional Public Health Service, said that at least 22 have shown flu-like symptoms. All of the students and teachers are being quarantined pending test results. Similar health scares occurred in Israel. France, Spain and the United Kingdom, where people with flu-like symptoms have been tested for the swine flu. In the UK, test results came back negative for the deadly strain, while results from Israel, France and Spain are still pending.

In the United States, there have been twenty confirmed cases of swine-flu in the states of Kansas, Texas and California. Today, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reported that at least 8 students from a New York preparatory school have contracted the mutated flu strain. The White House also said today that there was at least one confirmed case of the disease in Ohio, prompting the federal government to declare a "public health emergency."

Robert Gibbs, a White House spokesman, said that the swine flu outbreak "is of great concern to the White House," and that President Obama is now receiving briefings on the issue on a regular basis. Gibbs added, "I would tell people it's certainly not a time to panic [...] The government is taking all the steps it needs to and must do to take the precautions to deal with whatever size and scope we may be facing."

The WHO is taking the outbreak very seriously, calling it a "public health emergency of international concern" that has a "pandemic potential." The WHO's emergency council met on Saturday for the first time since its creation. If the committee decides that the swine flu outbreak is an international public health emergency, WHO could recommend travel warnings and restrictions and possible border closures.

The Center for Disease Control says that swine flu symptoms include a fever above 100º Fahrenheit, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, coughing, sore throat, lack of appetite, runny nose, breathing problems and fatigue. However, not all symptoms are present in each case of swine flu.


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Icelandic centre-left coalition secures majority in parliamentary elections

April 26, 2009 In an election on Saturday, the Social Democratic Alliance and Left-Green Movement have won 34 of 63 seats in the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. They share approximately 52% of the popular vote.

In February 2009, the centre-right Icelandic government, led by the eurosceptic Independence Party, resigned following mass protests following the collapse of the island's economy. The Social Democrat Alliance and Left-Green Movement formed an interim government under Johanna Sigurdardottir.

The Social Democrat Alliance is eager to start negotiations with the European Union regarding membership and adoption of the Euro. Their partner, the Left-Green Movement, wants a referendum about EU membership, and whilst the Social Democrats have said they will honour this, analysts predict this result will place pressure on the Left-Green Movement.

The Progressive Party won 9 seats, with 14% of the vote, whilst the Citizens' Movement won 4, with 7.2% of the vote.

This is the worst election result for the centre-right Independence Party in decades, after their government's policies saw unemployment rise to about 10% and the króna nearly halve in value against the Euro and dollar.

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The death toll, as per a news conference by the World Health Organization that I watched online, their confirmed death toll is 71. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:00, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Also watched the New york City press conference regarding the students at St. Francis school in Queens. The CDC confirms that at least 8 of the 75 students are infected with "mild" cases of swine flu. Total Infected in US so far: 19. Both links for the feeds no longer work as they were only made available for the specific conferences. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:07, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Currently watching White House press conference on CNN and FOX News. Napolitano - "national public health emergency." Gibbs: Ohio at least 1 case. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:54, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Source for white house statement
Please? Computerjoe (talk) 16:17, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * See OR above :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:55, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I found the one I was after in CNN anyway. Computerjoe (talk) 17:10, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

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Jenson Button wins 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix

April 27, 2009

Brawn-Mercedes driver Jenson Button won the FIA Formula One 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. This is his third win this season.

The previous GP winner Sebastian Vettel came in second for Red Bull.

Though Toyota drivers grabbed the front row in Saturday's qualifying, they could not compete for long with their lightly fueled cars and slipped to the pits earlier than competitors. This cost two places for Jarno Trulli and even more for his teammate Timo Glock, who ended up at 7th position.

The defending champion Lewis Hamilton missed out what would have been the first podium for McLaren this season, crossing the finishing line some 12 seconds behind Trulli. Button's teammate Rubens Barrichello stayed close behind Hamilton, finishing fifth.

Timo Glock was beaten by KERS-equipped Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen who brought first points for the team coming in 6th.

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US declares public health emergency over spread of swine flu

April 26, 2009 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today at a news conference that the U.S. has declared a public health emergency in light of the swine flu outbreak. The total number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States stands at 20.

Secretary Napolitano said that the United States' declaration follows suit with the "standard operating procedure" of such an outbreak to make more government resources available to combat the disease. One direct result of the declaration is the government's mobilization of approximately 12 million doses of Tamiflu to locations where the states can quickly access their share of the medication if needed.

Secretary Napolitano urged residents not to panic saying that the government is issuing a "declaration of emergency preparedness." Secretary Napolitano added, "Really that's what we're doing right now. We're preparing in an environment where we really don't know ultimately what the size of seriousness of this outbreak is going to be."

John Brennan, a Homeland Security assistant, added that "at this point, a top priority is to ensure that communication is robust and that medical surveillance efforts are fully activated."

This afternoon, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reported that 8 students from the St. Francis Prepatory School in Queens, New York have contracted the swine flu. All in all, more than 100 students from that high school were absent last week with flu-like symptoms.

Meanwhile, public health officials in Ohio today announced one confirmed case of swine flu in the state. Thus far, California has reported 7 confirmed cases of swine flu, while Kansas and Texas have each reported two confirmed cases.

At the same news conference Dr. Richard Besser, the acting director from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said to expect additional cases of swine flu to be reported in the short term. Dr. Besser added that the U.S. could also start seeing cases of the disease where the effects are more dramatic: "We're going to see more severe disease in this country". So far, no one in the U.S. has died from swine flu.


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Why the Secretary of Homeland Security?
I've just started an article at Public health emergency (United States). But the sources I quote there say that a public health emergency is declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (logically enough). In fact, one source specifically denies that Homeland Security makes this declaration. Can someone explain? Mike Serfas (talk) 01:27, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The statement came from the White House, and Janet Napolitano is the one that at least made the announcement. I watched the conference so I can confirm it was her. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:37, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, here is the answer. I thought Sebelius had been confirmed already, but apparently not. Mike Serfas (talk) 06:19, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

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Italian cruise ship thwarts attack by Somali pirates

April 26, 2009

An attempted hijacking of an Italian cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers by Somali pirates was thwarted on Sunday by the vessel's security guards. Nobody was injured. The incident occurred about 290 kilometres north of Victoria, the Seychelles.

According to the captain of the ship, Ciro Pinto, six pirates in a speedboat approached the ship and started shooting, but were forced to flee after security started firing pistols and spraying water from hoses at them.

"One white small boat with six people on board approached the port side of the ship and started shooting," Pinto said, saying that two hundred rounds were shot. He continued that "our security started shooting in the air [...] and also we started spraying some water" in an effort to stop the pirates.

Witness reports say that there were many passengers on the ship's deck when the incident happened, and some of them threw chairs at the attacking pirates.

The ship, which is named the Melody, is owned by the Italian MSC Cruises company. It had departed from South Africa and was en route to Italy.

Piracy is rampant in the waters off the eastern coast of Africa and the Gulf of Aden. Since the start of this month, pirates have attacked approximately a dozen ships, despite the presence of about a score of naval warships patrolling the vicinity.


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Aurora Borealis caused by electrical space tornadoes

April 29, 2009 space probes discovered that the are seen when electrical tornadoes, rotating faster than a million miles an hour, hover about  above the earth. The energy spins down to the Earth's where the tornadoes become unstable, and interact with the.

Professor Karl-Heinz Glassmeier, director of the Institute for Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, explains, "When these space tornadoes reach the upper atmosphere their enormous energy heats the air so strongly it starts glowing. That is what generates the aurorae." "It is here that all the energy is released, forming the aurorae. What we see as beautiful lights and colors are actually the product of a violent . While these electrical discharges do not cause any direct harm to humans, they can damage man-made structures such as and communications systems," said Andreas Keiling, a physicist at the. Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) are five probes launched by NASA in February 2007, which orbited Earth recording the volume and electrical current which was higher than 100,000.

Scientists had previously concluded that aurorae are caused by electrically charged particles discharged as from the sun which interact with the Earth's magnetic field. However, these solar discharges strike the Earth where the sun is shining and the aurorae occur in the opposite hemisphere and are visible in the night sky.

This anomaly was cleared up by THEMIS satellites which showed that the Earth's held the charged particles before deflecting them from the day side of the planet across to the opposite side of the planet where the particles massed into huge clouds. There the accumulated charge expands continuously until finally the cloud becomes unstable releasing its energy as a geomagnetic tornado which travels down towards the earth along magnetic field lines becoming visible as aurorae in the sky.

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Italian Cruise ship thwarts attack by Somali Pirates
The captain of the ship specifically said that the security guards were Israeli, because they were the best. That might be worth including in the story.- Peter
 * I would not say that the guards being Israeli is really that much a news story. Calebrw (talk) 04:46, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Alas, they were no match to our mighty chairs...
 * I too would have liked to have seen the chairs vs. the guns.

Why did they fire in the air, and not directly at the pirates? It doesn't make any sense. When your life is threatened with deadly force, you must also retaliate with deadly force. Especially when there are are bunch of unarmed vacationers aboard the ship, incapable of defending themselves.
 * Oh darn, they were able to deflect the pirate attack without killing someone. Fephisto (talk) 22:45, 30 April 2009 (UTC)


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This article could be improved by explaining how the new information gathered by the satellites differs from what was previously known about the northern/southern lights. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:44, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
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Comments:Polar bears deliver environmental petition to Premier of British Columbia

Polar bears did not deliver the petition.

I'd like my refund now, thanks. -99.224.209.50 03:56, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Sensationalism
Perhaps fanciful of me, but I allowed myself a hopeful moment of amusement at the thought of actual polar bears (likely muzzled and under heavy escort) being used to deliver a petition.

But no. Human beings, dressed as polar bears. Fun bit of a headline. Also a false headline. And so Wikinews enters the realm of "fun" newspapers like the National fraggin' Enquirer.

Okay. So it's nowhere near that bad. Still, less "fun" sensationalism, more reality, please. I'm all for fun reading, as long as I can read it and say, "Ah, polar bears REALLY WERE INVOLVED in this delivery, how unusual and hilarious" not "Oh. It was typical fake-fun BS. Darn.".--66.183.175.208 (talk) 13:47, 17 September 2009 (UTC)


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I'm note sure if a bankrupt country is a acceptable candidate for the EU

 * I think all of EU is bankrupt right now.--KDP3 (talk) 03:49, 28 April 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:State of emergency in Thailand; protestors attack PM's car

The information on this website is not entirely accurate. For example the article suggested that the red shirt swaped the PM car and also threatened to blow the gas tank off - the truth is that the leader of the Yellow Shirt has planted his own people to highjack the tank and then accused the Red Shirt of doing it thus to tarnish the Red Shirt reputation of peaceful demonstration to Violent Demonstrators instead. Last week the one of the newspaper in Thailand cann't stand the injustice incurred to the Red Shirt any longer have submitted many evidence to the Committee and the Leader of the Red Shirt so that they could be used to clarify that the Red Shirt had not been involving in such accusations of vilolent agains the Government and general public.

It is so sad to hear that people have fallen for the dirty tactic of propaganda against the Red Shirt by the Yellow Shirt and their supporters ie the Miliatary and the Government and believe that the riots was created by the Red Shirt.

Please be more objective and less biased by present the facts from both sides rather than reporting the so-called-truth by the Government or the corrupted Military.
 * Thanks for your thought - it's an interesting comment to hear. Unfortunately, we can't do much else then rely on the sources we have - which are usually news agencies, papers or sites (if it's not original reporting). This article has been archived now, and thus won't be changed anymore (the only thing that could be done is add a notice - but that would require a substantive source confirming your statement). But in later article's the information might be able to be used,(if there is a source we can cite). Sean Heron (talk) 15:16, 27 April 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:At least 71 deaths in Mexico 'likely linked' to swine flu outbreak

Shenanigans! Tens of thousands die every year in just the USA alone from regular flu. Why is this even a major news story?
 * Source please.--KDP3 (talk) 03:48, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * If I recall an earlier story here correctly, it stated 60 deaths with 1000 infected - more than one death in every 20 infected is why this is a major news story. (May I also note that the Spanish Flu, which this is being compared to (in lethality) led to multiple million deaths worldwide...). The open, and very serious, question is whether this outbreak turns into a pandemic. Sean Heron (talk) 17:40, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Who would lisen if World Trade Organization told that 'Citizens are urged to stay away from large crowds, avoid kissing people and stay at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) away from one another.' to avoid social unrest? But you should lisen World Health Organization of a regular infuenza outbrake. Nice. Would you bilive that Mixian heath system able to immidiatly identified few dosen deaths from other infulenza releated deaths ?!
 * I'm afraid I don't quite understand your question (I can't figure what you're trying to get at with your comparisons either). Sean Heron (talk) 12:48, 29 April 2009 (UTC)


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Wikinews Shorts: April 27, 2009

Five U.S. lawmakers detained after protesting outside Sudanese embassy
Police arrested five members of the United States House of Representatives Monday after they refused to leave the site of the Embassy of Sudan in Washington, DC. The lawmakers were at the embassy to protest against the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

According to organisers, the lawmakers, among them Democratic representatives John Lewis and James McGovern, were arrested on charges of civil disobedience after they ignored an order by police to disperse.

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David Duke arrested, expelled of country by Czech authorities
United States Ku Klux Klan figure and Republican Party politician David Duke of Louisiana was arrested and later released, on the condition that he leave the country, by Czech Republic officials in the Czech capital of Prague over the weekend. The reason given was that Duke holds that the Holocaust never occurred, which is illegal in several countries, including the Czech Republic.

Duke, age 59, was hosted in Prague by Filip Vávra to promote his book My Awakening, and had been scheduled to give a lecture at Charles University, which the University had cancelled prior to his arrest.

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 * Associated Press. Former KKK leader ordered to leave Czech Republic. Kansas City Star, April 25, 2009
 * . Czech police arrest former Ku Klux Klan leader Duke. České noviny, April 24, 2009

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The biased Judge story is pretty old - I think I might have to take it out if nothing is done with it. Sean Heron (talk) 22:05, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

 * It's several days old, well past the 2 day age limit for new stories. I went ahead and removed it. tempo divalse  22:06, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Review and publish ?
I've not worked on shorts before, so whats the usual process? I'm lying already according to my local time if I publish this now, so I'd think it should be published soon. Sean Heron (talk) 22:15, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Generally, we follow the UTC timezone for what date to use when publishing shorts - it's twenty after ten o'clock UTC right now, so the page should be renamed to April 28's shorts if the articles aren't reviewed within about an hour and a half. The review/publish process for shorts are the same as for a regular article. tempo divalse  22:23, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Muchos Gratias for that information :). Sean Heron (talk) 23:05, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

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Did the bird flu get as much hubbub as this? I can't remember...


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Re SPShuttersDoorsandBlinds, Pi had suggested, for any vandal/spambot/copyviobot it is better to first block them and then revert the mess they made. Blocking before deelting means they have lesser time to vandalise things. •–• 04:42, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Noted, it almost seemed like they were trying actual contributions, but thinking back now that's a definite stretch. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 05:04, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Wikify
Thanks for wikifying the archives -- it is a long overdue! Though I might suggest you use Underline in green categorizable w links gadget -- which will give a visual indication of which w links can be converted to hard links -- after wikification, hard linking is the next task, and if we can do it in one go, that would really be a time-saver! •–• 04:56, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
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 * It requires sapient judgement, sometimes -- though, using makes text navigation and changes quite easy -- though there is some steep learning curve to it. •–•  05:29, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
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Australian COVID-19 articles
Hi, Chaetodipus. Would you be able to review these Australian COVID-19 articles? I already have three at my hand, and will greatly appreciate if someone could share some load. •–• 14:03, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

 * Hi, I should have some free time to take a look after 23:00 UTC today. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 15:05, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

Working........
....on your L.A. article right now.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:41, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * All done! Good article!--Bddpaux (talk) 16:35, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking a look at it! —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 03:23, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

One small thing, while I'm at it........
There are a number of bits and baubles over at 'Request for Permissions' that need some voting actions. Could you jump over there soon, please?--Bddpaux (talk) 16:09, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

 * I'd been putting that off, but it's done now —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 03:44, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks!!--Bddpaux (talk) 15:34, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

My word!!
How is it that you (or your former self) never got one of these??!

--Bddpaux (talk) 19:27, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Well, heck!
That was some bad math on my part....I think this might be closer to accurate!

--Bddpaux (talk) 19:31, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

 * Thank you!! —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:40, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Y'know.....for what its worth...........
I've never entirely quite understood the whole 'protected' thing, but more importantly, historically: who do we allow to edit standing articles? Pretty much autoconfirmed users and up?--Bddpaux (talk) 14:54, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
 * protecting against move (admins only indef is a must) but due to the number of vandals we had, we protect published articles from editing -- granting only autoconfirmed and above, as you said. •–• 14:56, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Yes, generally it's autoconfirmed after publishing. It sort of adds an extra protection against anon users from messing with things on the article, since we have already the flagged revisions to make sure all edits get checked by a reviewer as well. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 17:00, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

ArbCom 2021
Hi Chaetodipus. I was wondering if you'd be willing to stand for ArbCom this year? If you don't wish to nominate yourself, I would be happy to nominate you. •–• 07:49, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

 * Sure, I'd accept a nomination. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 03:46, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Tunisia article
Published!--Bddpaux (talk) 16:53, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

 * Thanks! And thanks for getting to the weightlifting article too! —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 03:41, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

page protection
Hi, post-publication, edit=autoconfirmed (indef) and move=admin (indef) please -- you are keeping move=autoconfirmed (indef). •–• 16:59, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

 * At some point, this should probably be included in WN:Protection policy. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 06:45, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Bermuda triathlete
Unfortunately, that has gone badly stale. Any way to freshen it up a bit?--Bddpaux (talk) 15:09, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I know you're away, but I need to take cleanup action anyway. Sorry if we lost this one.--Bddpaux (talk) 19:42, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Userspace drafts
Hello. I’ve come across a number of draft articles in userspace, including the following ones in your userspace. There’s no immediate hurry but please could you let me know if you still need them or if we can delete them. Many thanks. --Green Giant (talk) 22:06, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * User:Chaetodipus/LADWP raids
 * User:Chaetodipus/Nevada authorities attribute local man's death to California earthquake
 * User:Chaetodipus/U.S. Justice Department sues California over 'sanctuary state' immigration laws

Trap article......
Has gone terribly stale. Sorry.--Bddpaux (talk) 16:25, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

 * Ah, well, it's the perennial Wikinews problem I guess. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 06:45, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

User:MikemoralBot
Hello. Just wanted to check if this account is still in use as a bot because it seems the last edit was in 2010? --Cromium (talk) 22:13, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

 * @Cromium: Sorry for the late response, but it's no longer in use. I think it was very briefly used as a message delivery bot for a writing contest. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:17, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thsnk you for getting back to me. I’ve removed the bot permission but feel free to request it again if needed. Cheers. [24Cr][talk] 07:19, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

September 14, 2021
I want to know as sources does this news https://en.m.wikinews.org/wiki/First_biography_in_poetry_form. Will publish in Wikinews or not —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 2405:201:3000:4110:d1ca:7535:7b17:4227 (talk • contribs) 04:28, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Publishing your California gender-neutral department stores article
Slight issue with it. Not anything you've done, but EzPR doesn't seem to be working for me. I'm all ready to publish it, but I can't. I've tried using three different browsers and clearing my cache/checking my settings to make sure JavaScript works, and it's still not working - neither is WN:Make lead. Should I use the "Mark this page as reviewed (use EzPR where possible)" button to publish manually? --LivelyRatification (talk) 21:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

 * Hmm, that's very strange. I tried using Make Lead and EzPR and neither worked for me as well. It should be possible to do a manual publish by just placing Publish on the article, and Peer reviewed on the talk page. Though, I'm not sure how to manually update the RSS feeds which (should) send articles to Google News. had been maintaining the EzPR gadget, but I'm not sure why it wouldn't be working now. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:04, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * @LivelyRatification: I've also tried out using two more browsers just now, and none of them worked. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:09, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've basically tried everything and it hasn't worked. I reckon it might be a problem with the gadget. If it's not working on your end as well (which it should if this is just a me problem), then I'll publish manually (that being said, I'm also not sure how to update RSS feeds). --LivelyRatification (talk) 22:17, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * @LivelyRatification, I'm not sure about the RSS thing, but I want to say it's automatic based what it says at Special:NewsFeed which just pulls articles from categories (at least it looks like that, I'm not definitely not very technically skilled) —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * you need to also mark the page as reviewed in flagged revs for it to show up in the rss feed. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:37, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I think i fixed the JS issues, but I don't super remember how it worked and I didn't test it very thoroughly, so let me know if its still broken. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:25, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * @Bawolff: Thank you!! I'm confused about the RSS feed now. Does a reviewer need to go to Special:Stabilization to mark it checked from there? I just did that and it added it to the feed. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 07:29, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, nevermind, I don't think that did anything —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 07:30, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * im not sure, but looks like its there now https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:NewsFeed?feed=atom Bawolff ☺☻ 19:43, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Maybe there's a lag for the feed to pick it up, I really don't know —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 22:28, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Revert
Hi, why this change? This user is banned from WMF (see) and cannot modify any projects. Indeed, it should be blocked instantly... thanks --Mtarch11 (talk) 04:52, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

 * @Mtarch11: Sorry, I may have misclicked there when I was clearing up that vandalism. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 05:48, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

 * No problem :) Thanks --Mtarch11 (talk) 05:55, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

obits
so you fixed my attemp to edit what is the correct SYNTAX CoachZeeeee (talk) 15:59, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

 * @CoachZeeeee: Hi, I removed the section you added to Wikinews talk:To-Do List because it didn't seem to be constructive, at least asking for where your own obituary is. Generally speaking, you probably can't ask for one once you're a candidate to have an obit written about yourself. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 23:41, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Georgia
In case if you are cleaning up some archives, could you please fix Georgia-related links? Special:WhatLinksHere/Georgia -- it should be either the state xor the country, and should not link to Georgia itself. •–• 22:14, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Nvm, managed it. •–• 22:41, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * At least it wasn't that many that needed diambiguation —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 00:56, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

archiving retracted stories?
Hi. If North Korea launches "early-stage" hypersonic missile was not retracted, it would have been archived by now. During my time here, I don't recall articles being retracted. Any idea how those are handled? Any do's and don'ts to mind? •–• 15:57, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

 * @Acagastya: Hi, I checked through Category:Retracted articles to be sure, but the general practice has been to archive them after a while. Two of those nine in the cat haven't been archived, but I guess we probably should tag them with archived, and probably removed published to hide the social links. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 00:35, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users
Hi!

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Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

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18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Temporary change to article length
Hello. As a reviewer, this note is just to let you know we are implementing a trial from February 1 to April 30 to encourage more articles to be published per the outcome of a current proposal. The minimum requirements for article length will be one paragraph of at least a hundred words. At the end of the trial the requirements will return to normal (3 paragraphs etc) and there will be an evaluation discussion about the trial. Happy reviewing! [24Cr][talk] 23:16, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Temporary change to freshness
Hello. As a reviewer, this note is just to let you know we are implementing a trial from July 4 to October 4 to enable more articles to be reviewed per the outcome of a current proposal. The freshness window is being extended to about five to seven days. At the end of the trial the window will continue to be at 5-7 days while we discuss whether to adopt the change permanently or not. Happy reviewing! [24Cr][talk] 17:37, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Re: Pakistan reverses block on Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia
Thanks for editing, appreciated. This is an interesting story. Gryllida (talk) 01:18, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Revdel
Please delete this revision. Thanks, Heavy Water (talk) 06:09, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

 * ✅ —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 17:52, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Scoop
Are you on scoop, by any chance? You don't seem to have a wn-reporters email address. I ask because if you aren't, that confirms we only have two users on scoop who have been active in the past year: Bddpaux and RockerballAustralia. Heavy Water (talk) 22:02, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

 * I do not have scoop access, and I haven't had access for a very long time at this point —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 19:36, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

LTA
Hi, I created a new filter, but I got the code from another user who is not a sysop here (I don't know the syntax for coding filters). Can you check it and see if you think it should work? Cheers, SVTCobra 19:21, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

 * I'm definitely not the most well-versed in filter editing (the one I made earlier took an amount of time I'd rather not admit spending), but afaict the new one looks like it should work for the recent LTA. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 19:30, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I ran a test after unhiding and I think it will work. SVTCobra 19:34, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

please temporarily restore my user page
I was told that my private userpage somehow violated this wikis rules because the content it had was designed for wikipedia instead. I do oppose having my userpage, that I worked for hours on, to be deleted without warning. However, if it's absolutely mandatory for it to be moved to wikipedia instead, then please help me by restoring the page long enough for me to move my content to wikipedia. Pikazilla (talk) 13:12, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Request
Can you block and delete the pages of User:SVTCobra 2.0? It is not an alt account of mine. I don't know why, but I think it would be unseemly if I did it myself. It's an impersonation account. Cheers, SVTCobra 07:29, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

 * ✅ That's a bit weird someone would bother to do that. Hmm, fwiw, I should get around to adding a note that I have w:User:Chaetodipus2 registered though, and I'll have to get around to making a global account. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 08:04, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Open request for unblock
Hey, could you look at this? Suryanshvdg has requested unblocked after tripping a spam filter. Heavy Water (talk) 04:22, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ The edit did seems somewhat promotional, but not strictly speaking advertising, but I've unblocked the affected user. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 07:40, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty over alleged attempts to 'subvert' 2020 presidential election results
Any chance you might have time to review this at some point between now and when it becomes stale on Thursday evening? I'd really appreciate it. I can try to trim the background to ease review. Then, of course, you might, reasonably, judge it to have lost freshness with the developments with the protective order request. Heavy Water (talk) 05:46, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

 * I should have time later today after midnight UTC to take a look. Looks like any hearing for a protective order is to be held Friday fwiw so not quite stale, though perhaps the article can reflect that development. I haven't yet read it admittedly. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 13:39, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * That'd be great. I've been updating it to reflect this week's developments in that area as they occur. Heavy Water (talk) 14:19, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Sanity check
I'm starting to second-guess my choice of headline when reviewing US government sues SpaceX, claims hiring discrimination against asylees: since a comma is supposed to substitute for "and" and this headline refers to claims in the lawsuit, perhaps "US government sues SpaceX, claiming hiring discrimination against asylees" would be more accurate. Could you please let me know what you think? Heavy Water (talk) 03:52, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

 * Overall I think it's fine, though perhaps I'd have tried to avoid using "asylees" as an uncommon, somewhat legal-sounding word in a headline. The comma there is good, since it's indicating two separate actions by the govt in headlinese. I might have gone with something like "U.S. govt sues SpaceX claiming/alleging hiring discrimination against those granted asylum" which hopefully sounds less like legal jargon (which the SG discourages via Orwell's tips). —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 04:33, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
 * OK. I chose "asylees" because the sources appeared to be referring to both asylum seekers and grantees as allegedly discriminated against, and "asylees" can encompass both, to my knowledge; I guess "refugees" also would've worked. Heavy Water (talk) 15:46, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Gauff
I put up for another review, since you formatted the story better. Also the title needs a change. I lost my password, so im using IP for now... Apologies to you and Heavy Water. HushPuppie280 64.39.81.54 (talk) 01:58, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

 * Don't worry about it, even I'm on my second account from a lost password. Perhaps it would be helpful as you learn to write news-style prose, to compare the before and after, and I hope this helps you with what's meant by refocusing. News events can happen quickly (especially with Wikinews' glacial pace of publication) so it's pretty common to have to change up what you've written, possibly even scratching the whole dang thing. But the old material already written can be pretty useful for background for the most recent news event. —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 03:09, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

social media (cross-posted to all members of reviewer group)
Hi, Water_cooler/miscellaneous may be of interest to you as a reviewer, thanks and regards, Gryllida (talk) 05:53, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Requesting a review
Hi @Chaetodipus, I know it's probably been a long time, but I wanted to humbly ask you to review my first Wikinews article here: World Athletics Indoor Championships concludes in Glasgow with new world records and significant wins.

If you are not able to review it, I was wondering if you could approve Asheiou's RfP here to increase the reviewer pool.

Please let me know if you'll be able to assist, because I would really appreciate a review before my first article goes stale and gets deleted. I'd be happy to review one of your articles in exchange if I ever become a reviewer myself in the future.

Thank you so much, --Habst (talk) 16:21, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Review???
I have an article that needs reviewing. Think you could jump on it, please??--Bddpaux (talk) 16:46, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

 * @Bddpaux: I have a few hours free tonight to take a look. It looks like all the necessary notes are already there, so hopefully I can power through tonight —chaetodipus (talk · contribs) 02:59, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Changes made to this article.--Bddpaux (talk) 14:00, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

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User talk:210.15.244.71

Thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. Thank you. tempo divalse  02:16, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:74.233.69.67

Thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. Thank you. tempo divalse  02:50, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Wikinews Shorts: April 27, 2009

Wow US lawmakers arrest for something that has noting to do with taxes. Maybe they will be some change.--KDP3 (talk) 03:51, 28 April 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:BSKC

Thanks for creating the page Brent Houdmann. Unfortunately, your page has been deleted, as we are Wikinews, and can accept only news articles, not biographical content. You may wish to read Content guide. Thank you. tempo divalse  16:41, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

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Swine flu reported in more countries; WHO warns of possible pandemic risk

April 28, 2009 New cases of the deadly swine flu virus have been reported around the world in recent days, sparking fear of a global pandemic. The United Nations has warned that the disease can not be contained. Over ninety cases of the flu have been reported throughout the world.

The outbreak, which started in Mexico, has now spread across the globe, with confirmed cases having been reported in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand and Israel. Mexican health officials have raised the death toll from the virus to 152, with at least 1,614 suspected cases being under observation. The United States also reporting its first death, a Mexican boy, visiting relatives in Texas. He had previously been in Mexico City and had had another undetermined illness prior to his arrival in the United States.

Spain says it has confirmed the first case of swine flu in a person who has not travelled to Mexico.

Keiji Fukuda, the chief of the UN's World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that the outbreak could possibly turn into a pandemic, and encouraged countries to "take the opportunity to prepare" against such a possibility. Fukuda also warned that "containment is not a feasible operation".

At the same time, the UN chief noted that it is still too early to declare a pandemic, even with the number of new cases increasing. "The evolution into a pandemic cannot be considered inevitable, but of course we are taking this possibility very seriously. Countries should really take this opportunity to prepare themselves for the possibility for a pandemic," he said.

In response to the recent spread of the flu, the WHO recently raised its pandemic alert level from three to four, stopping two levels short of declaring a full pandemic.

A WHO emergency committee recently cancelled a meeting to decide whether to move the alert level to the fifth level. "If we have a confirmation from the United States or Canada, we could move to phase 5," said Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for the WHO. "We are still at phase four because we do not have incontrovertible evidence this is an efficient spreader."

A portion of the cases appear to have been obtained from human-to-human transmission outside of Mexico. Such transmission is frequently an early indicator of a coming pandemic, and experts expect the WHO to raise its pandemic alert up to the fifth level if such transmissions continue to occur.

The WHO has confirmed that the disease is not transmitted from animals or meat. "There is no danger form eating pork," Hartl said. "If you cook pork well, if you cook all meat well, it kills all virus[es]," Hartl said.

In the United States, fifty people have fallen ill from swine flu. California has confirmed at least thirteen cases, three in Texas, two in Kansas, and one case in Ohio. New York has confirmed 28 incidents. The number is expected to rise, as confirmations from testing are still ongoing.

"The human swine flu outbreak continues to grow in the United States and internationally," said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a bulletin report. "Today, CDC reports additional cases of confirmed swine influenza and a number of hospitalizations of swine flu patients. Internationally, the situation is more serious too, with additional countries reporting confirmed cases of swine flu."

New Zealand officials reported that eleven of the country's residents that had recently travelled to Mexico are now showing sypmtoms of the virus. Three of the infected persons had been confirmed to have the virus, Health Minister Tony Ryall stated.

The health ministry of Israel confirmed two cases of the flu in travellers. South Korea has reported a case in a tourist visiting Mexico, while Spain has recently confirmed two more incidents.

Meanwhile, the situation in the epicentre of the outbreak, Mexico, is deterioriating. Mexican officials have told restaurants to serve only takeaway food, has closed schools until May 8, and placed Mexico City, the country's capital, under a high alert. Many public events have been cancelled, and masks have been given out to passengers on trains. Mexico City Health Secretary Armando Ahued stated that 6,610 people with symptoms of swine flu were admitted to hospitals on Monday, but only 29 had remained hospitalised.

The WHO on Tuesday stated that it would not endorse travel bans to attempt to stop the spread of the virus. "Border controls don't work. Screening doesn't work," said the WHO spokesman, Hartl, adding that infected persons may not show any symptoms of the disease when at a border crossing or airport. "Certainly, if you feel that you are ill, you should not travel, in any case, to anywhere," Hartl said.

Among the symptoms of the swine flu include temperatures of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, diarrhea, vomiting, and heavy coughing. Many of the fatalities from the disease were forty years old or younger, not very young or old persons that are usually more susceptible to influenza.


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Talk:Swine flu reported in more countries; WHO warns of possible pandemic risk

Nice
Great a idea to do a bit longer page. Calebrw (talk) 18:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Yep, I decided this topic was important enough to warrant a lengthy, more in-depth article. Do you have enough time now to review it? I would appreciate that greatly. It wouldn't be good to have a story like this run stale. tempo divalse  18:24, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

U.S. Reports their first death from swine flu.

"Spain says it has confirmed the first case of swine flu in a person who has not travelled to Mexico. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8024611.stm


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India buys 250,000 OLPC laptops

April 29, 2009 Two Indian government organizations have placed orders for 250,000 X0-1 laptop computers. The laptops, designed by the One Laptop Per Child Association, will be distributed to students in nearly 1,500 schools.

The order stands in contrast to criticism the Indian government had previously voiced over the OLPC organization. The Indian government had even started its own $100 laptop program, although it was soon abandoned.

OLPC India CEO Satish Jha has repeatedly stated he would like to sell three million OLPC laptops to India this year.

title: India buys 250,000 OLPC laptops


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User talk:Dabigone

tempo divalse  20:06, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

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Iraqi based war video game pulled by publisher

April 29, 2009 The game publisher Konami stated today in a Japanese newspaper that they will not be releasing the game Six Days in Fallujah. The game is based on the Second Battle of Fallujah, a vicious battle between American and Iraqi forces.

"After seeing the reaction to the video game in the United States and hearing opinions sent through phone calls and e-mail, we decided several days ago not to sell it," Tokyo based Konami told the newspaper. “We had intended to convey the reality of the battles to players so that they could feel what it was like to be there."

The developer of the game, Atomic Games, received controversial feedback from families of dead soldiers stating the game's concept as "exploitative and distasteful", as paraphrased by the The Wall Street Journal.

That paper also quoted a woman whose son had died in the Iraq war, who said "These people who aren't affected by the war get to sit on their couch and play this 'fun' game."

Video game developer Atomic Games has not yet stated a reaction to Konami's announcement.


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Comments:Swine flu reported in more countries; WHO warns of possible pandemic risk

Wow! I cant believe wikinews is like the mainstream media. Terrorizing people at every chance. *sigh* This sort of news only scares people and makes them stay home, watch tv, buy stuff they dont need etc. It's not good! 118.241.181.188 10:13, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I was going here because I wanted to say my judgement now is that managing to contain the illness is the less likely outcome - so I have to disagree with your opinion above: If people let themselves be scared by news like this beyond the appropriate response, that's unfortunate. Not informing them, however, isn't an option. Sean Heron (talk) 12:45, 29 April 2009 (UTC). P.S. I think the closest comparison might be made with the following: Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome - which obviously did not result in a pandemic. I would certainly hope that we now similiarly come away with just a "scare". Sean Heron (talk) 16:44, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * P.P.S. I thought this was interesting: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/flu.computer.modeling/index.html

i think the death toll in mexico went up a few more cases Maxwell (talk) 20:33, 29 April 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:86.132.218.82

Blocked
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User talk:84.51.163.192

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User talk:XalD

tempo divalse  23:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: interwiki

 * ✅ All interwikis have been added. tempo divalse  23:36, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Editor
I have promoted you to the Editor class, as I feel you can be trusted to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Please take a moment to read: If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews! Tempodivalse [talk]  00:31, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Flagged revisions
 * Reviewing articles
 * Peer review
 * Review
 * Reviewed article version
 * Flagged Revisions extension information, on MediaWiki
 * Thanks for trusting me and give me your notice :) ×α£đ~es 16:27, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Regarding this
Please don't sight your mainspace edits, since they have to be reviewed by someone else, per previous discussions regarding the use of the right. I have 'unsighted' your edit. Thank you, アンパロ Io ti odio! 18:23, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

FARC Leader Alfonso Cano killed
The above article had only been in existence for two days when you added the "abandoned" tag. Please do not add the tag unless an article has not been edited in four days. Thank you. --William S. Saturn (talk) 18:11, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry. It seems abandoned right now, anyway, thank you for letting me know how to proceed in English Wikinews. --×α£đ~es 18:20, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Request for reviewing and other assistance
Hi. Next week is the start of the and two Wikinewies will be attending to cover the para-alpine skiing ahead of the 2014 Winter Paralympics. This is part of an effort outlined at IPC Alpine Ski World Championships. Immediately following this event, there will be a Meetup in Barcelona where Wikinews, the Paralympics and efforts to similar sport coverage will be discussed. At the moment, there are only two active reviewers on a daily basis. Demonstrating an ability to get reviews for these types of events done quickly is important for Wikinews credibility and gaining access to these types of events. I would really appreciate it if you could sign up on the IPC World Championship page to review, promote articles published during this period, assist in translating these articles into another language or attend the meetup in Barcelona. Thanks. --LauraHale (talk) 09:33, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikinews Writing contest 2013 is here. :) Please sign up to participate?
We've created the Writing contest 2013, which will start on April 1 and end on June 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 contest. Unlike the previous version, points are available for people who conduct reviews. (With a University of Wollongong class currently contributing articles, extra assistance is appreciated at this time.) It presents a great incentive for you to renew your reviewing chops, contribute some original reporting not being done by the main stream media, and write some synthesis articles on topics that could use more attention. People should be around to review to prevent a backlog if you just want to write, and several reviewers have access to scoop to make it easier to review any original reporting you do. If you are interested in signing up, please do so on Writing contest 2013/entrants. There is at least one prize on offer for the winner along with the opportunity to earn some barn stars as a way of thanking you for your participation. :D --LauraHale (talk) 10:37, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

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Haven't seen you around in a while.......you still in the mix? --Bddpaux (talk) 14:43, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

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Languages
Can you please tell the languages that you speak, and your proficiency? acagastya 08:30, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I need it for this. Hope you have read the proposal on Spanish Wikinews's Café. acagastya 09:18, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
 * fluently, only Spanish (mother-tongue) and English. There is some within other  and Spanish, but I wouldn't be able to produce quality texts in them (e.g. I can understand standard written Portuguese, but I wouldn't take any chances trying to translating something in Portuguese). ·×ald·es 15:21, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I assume English proficiency is en-4 (near native). You have some special editing rights: Reviewer in French, Russian(?), and Tamil Wikinews, along with admin, bureaucratic and reviewer rights on Spanish Wikinews. Is that correct? Did I miss anything? (And what is your proficiency in French, Russian and Tamil, as well as Portuguese language. It does not matter if it is 0 or N, just let me know what you think should be) acagastya 15:32, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Kinda, I'd say en-3. As you can see my flags here (not just mine, I assume you've asked some other wikinewsies), I have also autoreview rights in ptwn. I'm es-N, fr-1, ru-0, ta-0, pt-2. ·×ald·es 15:44, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I am not sure what is the role of autoreviewer. Is that right equivalent to reviewer? acagastya 15:48, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
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French tourists killed in California bus rollover accident

April 29, 2009 Multiple passengers were injured and five were killed when their crashed and rolled on the  overpass near, , California. There were 34 French tourists, an American driver and a tour guide on board the bus when it overturned.

On Tuesday afternoon about 3:30 P.M., at the Camphora Gloria Road overpass, the bus rolled, and three or four passengers flew from the bus, over the freeway guardrail to the railway tracks.

Wednesday morning, Maia Carroll, communications coordinator for Monterey County, confirmed that five people had died due to the accident.

First reports indicated it was a multiple vehicle accident, however the reason that the bus went out of control is still under investigation. Three people were declared dead at the scene of the accident and two others died in hospital.

"At this time, it appears to just be a solo-vehicle incident, meaning just the tour bus itself was involved," said (CHP) spokesman Brian Wiest, "It's a tragedy. It's certainly one of worst I've seen in a long time."

The three patients who were the first to arrive at the were all in a critical condition. Some of the injured were taken to the Lee Memorial Hospital in, other critically injured were being sent to the Bay area. So far eight people have been reported in. At least fifteen ambulances, and seven helicopter ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

A thirteen year old is being treated in Fresno Community Regional Medical Center. Patients are being treated at over eight hospitals in the area.

The CHP closed all lanes of the highway in both directions and reported multiple fatalities.

The tour bus was operated by Orion Pacific Charter Bus Co. and was traveling from San Francisco to. The French tourists involved in the accident arrived on April the 19th to tour California. They were returning to Los Angeles from where they were to continue to France when the accident happened.

The tour bus was bought this year and was made for 56 passengers in total.

This accident occurred just four days after twenty were killed and 21 injured when a tourist bus collided with a truck in south west China on Saturday.


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I changed your change. :) In Ukrainian it is spelled "sontse," while in Russian it's "solntse." Since she's from Ukraine I used the Ukrainian spelling. Mike Halterman (talk) 16:45, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
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Category talk:Swine flu

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shouldn't this be called "2009 swine flu" or "Mexican flu"? Or a subcategory be created for it, since the Spanish Flu was also swine flu, and that was a worldwide pandemic, so others in the future will likely also be swine flus, and all the articles currently relate to only one epidemic... 76.66.202.139 14:10, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

H1N1?
Since the WHO is using the name "Swine flu" as an example of what not to do, perhaps we should rename this category? (And if so, exactly to what?) --Pi zero (talk) 19:59, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

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U.S. GDP sees worst drop in five decades

April 29, 2009

The United States Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plunged at an annualised 6.1%, after shrinking by 6.3% in the last three months of last year, according to a report released by the US Commerce Department, making the ongoing recession the worst in at least fifty years.

The report was released just hours before Federal Reserve officials were scheduled to convene to decide how much money to insert into the economy.

The GDP has now fallen for three quarters in a row for the first time in almost forty years. The decline is worse than the average 4.7% drop forecast by economists.

“We are likely to emerge from this recession very slowly and the recovery will be very weak. The aggressive policy response we have gotten will take time to work, but it will counter the still-strong headwinds holding the economy back,” said the chief economist at Morgan Stanley in New York, Richard Berner.

Stock market shares went up on Wednesday, following an analyst's report suggesting that non-performing assets will reach their height in 2009. As of noon, the Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 2.2%, reaching a level of 873,59 points.


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Hey, I wanted to welcome you to the Wikinews!

I saw you are following the swine flu story, (of course thats the hot topic now :P). If I am not mistaken you wanted to do some reporting on the first death outside of America - but I am afraid we cant publish stories that are copied directly from a news page (unless the news page explisitly allows it, eg Voice of America). For an example of how you can write a story, you could look at Malaysian_opposition_gains_in_elections,_conquers_four_new_state_legislatures, which I wrote (the "history" tab at the top is well worth while checking out - you can see the article evolve step by step (you can go here and keep clicking "newer revision") . If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my Talk page]!.

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At least 41 killed in bombings in Iraq

April 29, 2009

Iraq's Interior Ministry reported that at least 41 people were killed and a further 68 wounded on Wednesday after two car bombings in the country's capital of Baghdad.

Two explosions occurred within quarter of an hour of each other in the late afternoon in Sadr City. The bombings hit a restaurant and a flea market. A third vehicle in the area laden with bombs was discovered and defused without incident by police.

"I saw my blood covering the clothes that I had planned to take to my kids," said a witness to the incident, Saadi Rashid. "What a disaster when I felt that I couldn't bear to walk or even to stand."

Sadr City is a predominantly Shiite Muslim-populated area located in Eastern Baghdad, and is home to about two and a half million people. It has been the target of a series of attacks by suspected Sunni insurgents. In November 2006, five car bombings killed 215 people in the city in one of the most deadly attacks in the ongoing war.

The incidents occurred less than a week after a two-day span of bombings in the area killed 150 people. The attacks, which appear to be aimed at Shiite Muslims, have raised concerns that the Sunni insurgents are regrouping and have become stronger.

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Swine flu outbreaks appear globally; WHO raises pandemic alert level to 5

April 29, 2009 New cases of the swine flu virus have been reported around the world in recent days, prompting fear of a global influenza pandemic. As a result, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic alert level to 5. The United Nations has warned that the disease can not be contained. At least 91 confirmed cases of the flu have been reported worldwide.

In a special report, Wikinews takes a look at the reaction to the outbreak, and how different countries around the world have been affected by it.

The disease, which is believed to have originated in Mexico, has now spread across the globe, with confirmed cases having been reported in Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica and Israel. The United States has also reported its first death from the disease in a toddler. South Korea and France both had probable cases.

The WHO said on Tuesday that while it was not yet certain that the outbreak would turn into pandemic, countries should prepare for the worst. "Countries should take the opportunity to prepare for a pandemic," said the acting assistant director-general for the WHO, Keiji Fukuda.

"Based on assessment of all available information, and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5," said Margaret Chan, the Director-General of the WHO, in a statement on Wednesday. "...All countries should immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia." After the announcement was made, Wikinews learned that the WHO website had crashed for several minutes, presumably due to high traffic volume.

There is no vaccine for swine flu. In 1976 during an outbreak of the virus, at least 500 people became seriously ill, and of them, 25 had died when inoculated with an attempt at a vaccination. The 500 that became ill developed a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) which caused paralysis "and is characterized by various degrees of weakness, sensory abnormalities and autonomic dysfunction." Those who developed the disorder did so because of an immunopathological reaction to the drug. Nearly 40 million US residents, including then US president Gerald Ford, were inoculated.

Canada
Screening measures at Canadian airports have been raised on Tuesday to screen passengers returning from Mexico for symptoms of swine flu. The measures come amid reports that thirteen people have now been infected in the country, in four different provinces.

The Public Health Agency has recommended Canadians who have booked flights to Mexico to delay them if possible. Those who choose to fly anyway will be asked questions about their health after they return, such as whether they have had symptoms of the flu, like diarrhea, coughing, or a sore throat. If anyone answers in the affirmative, they may be further assessed and perhaps transferred to a quarantine officer, who will suggest that they seek medical help, or isolate themselves at home.

"These measures will help to prevent further spread and protect the health of Canadians and we thank you for your patience and co-operation with this process," said the chief public health officer, David Butler-Jones.

Several Canadian airlines have also limited or cancelled flights to Mexico. Air Transat and its partner tour companies, Nolitours and Transat Holidays, have cancelled all flights bound to Mexico until June 1. West Jet has also stated that it will suspend all vacation planning and air flights for Cancun, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, and other destinations in Mexico.

Egypt
Egypt, which has not yet reported any cases of the flu, has recently begun a campaign to slaughter all 300,000 pigs in the country, despite assurances by health officials that the disease is not transmitted from animals to humans. "It has been decided to immediately start slaughtering all the pigs in Egypt using the full capacity of the country's slaughterhouses," Egypt's health minister, Hatem el-Gabaly, told reporters.

Farmers have been protesting the measure. At one pig farming area in the country, crowds of farmers blockaded the roads to prevent health officials from entering to slaughter their pigs. Some of the farmers hurled stones at officials' vehicles, and the latter was forced to retreat without killing any of the animals.

Mexico
In Mexico, the epicentre of the outbreak, officials have announced up to 159 suspected deaths from the virus, out of a total of 2,498 suspected cases. The Mexican cabinet has announced that all flights departing from Mexico City will be suspended, while Argentina and Cuba have both cancelled all flights to the country. The European Union and the US have both issued warnings against traveling to Mexico.

The Royal Caribbean cruise line has suspended all stops in Mexico indefinitely, while Norwegian Cruise Line announced that its vessels will not make stops at Mexican ports until September of this year.

The government has ordered all restaurants in the country's capital to serve only carry-out food, and closed archaeological sites with the intent of limiting large groupings of people. Churches, gyms, pool halls, and other institutions in Mexico City have been asked to close. School classes across the country have been suspended until May 6.

The Mexican government has estimated that the epidemic is costing companies in the capital at least US$57 million per day, and that tourism revenue has dropped by 36%. The finance ministry has set up a special fund of $450 million to fight the disease.

New Zealand
Thirteen confirmed cases have been known in New Zealand. All of them have been prescribed the antiviral drug Tamiflu.

New Zealand airports have now started to screen at least ten thousand people who arrive in the country from flights from Northern America. Those who display symptoms of the flu are taken aside by health authorities and placed into a quarantine.

"The number of suspected cases is likely in increase," said Fran McGrath, the Deputy Director of Public Health. "While the numbers in any category will fluctuate, this is a pattern to be expected from an influenza outbreak. It is important to note that the 13 people we are treating as confirmed cases have all had mild flu symptoms, have received treatment and are all on the mend of have recovered."

Spain
Spain's health minister Trinidad Jinenez announced on Wednesday that a total of 53 persons in the country are under observation for the influenza. The number of confirmed cases in the country has been risen from four to ten, including one person who did not obtain the illness by traveling to Mexico.

Until now, Jimenez said that all of Spain's confirmed cases involved persons who had recently visited Mexico, where the outbreak is believed to have began.

United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that five people who recently visited Mexico are now ill with the swine flu in the United Kingdom. “All of them have traveled recently from Mexico,” he said. “All of them have mild symptoms. All of them are receiving and responding well to treatment.”

The school of one the infected people, a twelve-year-old girl from Torbay, has been shut down and its 230 pupils given the drug Tamiflu, Brown said.

The Prime Minister said that the country is preparing for a possible pandemic. It has increased its stocks of antiviral drugs, enough for fifty million people, and ordered additional face masks for health workers. The government has encouraged all British residents to avoid travel to Mexico.

United States
A 23-month-old boy from Mexico died at a Houston, Texas hospital on Wednesday, the first casualty from swine flu in the United States. The child had arrived in Brownsville, Texas, near the border with Mexico, with unspecified "underlying health issues" on April 4. Several days later, he presented symptoms of swine flu, and was hospitalized on April 13. The next day, the boy was transferred to a Houston hospital, where he remained until dying on Monday night of pneumonia brought on by the virus.

In response to the epidemic, Texas governor Rick Perry has given a disaster declaration. Schools have closed down statewide. Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has also declared a state of emergency in his state.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the number of incidents of swine flu in the country to 64 on Tuesday.

President Barack Obama has asked Congress for a fund of $1.5 billion to fight the outbreak, saying that it is needed for "maximum flexibility to allow us to address this emerging situation."

US health authorities have warned that more cases and fatalities from the flu are probable. "We expect to see more cases, more hospitalizations, and, unfortunately, we are likely to see more deaths from the outbreak," said Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services secretary.


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Level 5 alert
This article now needs to focus on the fact the WHO has raised the pandemic alert level to 5. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:59, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Here is the alert level chart, but the WHO's website crashed the second they announced level 5 http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html :-/ DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:00, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That's strange, the web page you provided says that the pandemic level is still at number four. tempo divalse  21:04, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ach, I see it now, on the WHO's front page. Never mind! tempo divalse  21:05, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Not updated yet on chart: here are some links: http://www.wtvynews4.com/news/headlines/44015157.html http://www.javno.com/en-world/who-chief-raises-flu-pandemic-alert-level-to-5_254651 DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:09, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've just updated the article to reflect the new findings. A speedy review would be greatly appreciated, before this gets stale. tempo divalse  21:11, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure that the article's new title is completely appropriate here. The main focus of the article isn't on the WHO's statement, at least not currently. tempo divalse  21:21, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Article renamed to something more suitable. tempo divalse  21:40, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

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WHO website crashed for about 20 minutes following the level 5 announcement. I tried to access it for quite a bit with no success. Back up now. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:58, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Texas school closing ?
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can someone give me a link where rick perry said all schools need to be closed statewide in texas?

if someone cant show where it says that im just going to remove it from the article i cant find it anywhere.

 * I was wondering the same actually - but I hadnt dug through all the sources, so I reckoned it might be somewhere. I think given the time, a notice might be more appropriate than just removing the info (if indeed he made no such statement). Sean Heron (talk) 17:15, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm almost certain that information was in one of the sources when I was writing the article up yesterday. However, it's entirely possible that the sources have updated since then, and that the information has now been removed/altered. tempo divalse  17:23, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Found it: AP. Third paragraph from top. Unfortunately, it appears as though I misunderstood that paragraph when writing the article to mean that the governor had ordered schools to close across the state, which isn't the case (only some schools have shut down, voluntarily, and not by governor's order). Sorry for this mistake. tempo divalse  17:30, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

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Category:May 6, 2009

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Category:May 7, 2009

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Category:May 8, 2009

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Category:May 9, 2009

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Category:May 10, 2009

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