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Or you could do it in the toilet and not flush. Those SAVAGES. —69.156.13.145 (talk) 07:54, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

This isn't news. 70.153.112.13 (talk) 19:04, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It's Wackynews ! --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 20:16, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Man, I am sick of hearing the "This isn't news" comment. Why don't you stop applying your standards universally to articles, let people read what they want, and GTFO.  71.120.114.83 (talk) 00:04, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Be glad it's here on wikinews, and not on wikipedia as "Brazilian shower urination plan". --Phil1988 (talk) 11:21, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

WTF?
WHO would get out of the shower, dripping wet, only to go have a piss??


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Hi, you seem to have posted some CCLP press releases as news items. Wikinews does not publish unedited press releases. If you're interested in an article about your organisation appearing on Wikinews you may request an interview. --11:27, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

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Eviction notice served on Vestas occupiers

August 6, 2009

An eviction notice has been served on the occupiers remaining in the Vestas factory in Newport, Isle of Wight, England, occupiers confirm. The eviction notice states that police will remove the occupiers at noon BST tomorrow, August 7.

The occupiers of the Vestas factory have pledged to go peacefully when the police enter. Only six occupiers are believed to remain in the building, of the original 25. "Mike", speaking from inside the occupation, said that the six remaining workers have no plans to leave until the police enter the factory, but also noted that protesters gathered outside the factory will try to stop them, without physical confrontation. "We're getting everyone in town down here — workers, family, trade union members."

While the occupiers remain short of food, Mike describes their situation as "fine. We're used to it now."

Mike expressed hope that police and the law would treat them leniently, as took place at the end of the Thomas Cook occupation in Dublin, Ireland earlier this week. The police have been "very friendly. We can't fault them" noted Mike, who pointed out that occupiers leaving the factory have not even been cautioned.

After the eviction takes place the occupiers plan to continue fighting the company, first joining the demonstrators and then speaking around the country. "We will carry on even when we are taken out of here. We will continue to fight this. We aren't just going to give up."

The occupiers, all employees of Vestas, began their sit-in on July 20 after Vestas announced plans to shut down production of wind turbines in Northern Europe, at the cost of 575 jobs in Newport and over 1400 jobs elsewhere in England and in Denmark. Mike says that other wind turbine companies have invited the Vestas Newport employees to apply for jobs at their locations, but those factories are in other parts of England or Europe and would require the workers to relocate.


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Spoke to Mike, one of the six still inside. --Killing Vector (talk) 12:08, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * things are "fine" no plans to leave until the police come in
 * to stop the police, "getting everyone in town down here -- workers, family, trade union." There will be "no physical confrontation", just demo
 * "fair few demonstrators" still outside. More in the evening. get all workers families in the evening
 * food situation is fine "were used to it now"
 * Any job prospects lined up? other wind turbine manufacturers have said to apply, but they're in other parts of the UK or Europe.
 * a lot of the people who've gone out have just left, not even cautioned. "we've even tidied up"
 * Any contacts inside or with Cowes plant you can share? will text
 * "we will carry on even when we are taken out of here. we will continue to fight this. we aren't just going to give up"
 * police have been "very friendly. we can't fault them".


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Comments:South Korean police battle striking workers

I'm stationed in south korea right now and not more than minutes from this same plant. My boss and I drove by one day and there was somewhere around 6-8 fires going on with what seemed to be two battalions of KNP (at least 20 buses). It was quite the site. That was nearly two weeks. today 20090806, I drove by again and the police seemed to have packed up left. I heard that the plant is being liquidated.

115.92.160.79 (talk) 15:12, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Those Koreans have fought to the death, quite literally for their labor and political rights for decades. U.S backed dictators from the 40's till the 80's oppressed the labor unions and political organizations ruthlessly, thousands were disappeared or killed.  However, they have won huge victories, and they continue to fight for more, an inspiration to us all. Soapy (talk) 15:55, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You are out of your gourd. They are criminals who lack a fundamental understanding of how the world works. --SVTCobra 17:24, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

See in Korea people will fight for their rights while here in the US people are just passive and let themselves be doormats. Rights are gifts they are fought for and won. This is how the world works.

I love how fast this page became anti american so fast.--66.229.17.185 (talk) 20:15, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

You lost your job:

- Find a new one. - Make your own. - Bum off of someone else. - Violence.

I'd choose the first 3 any day over the last one. 71.120.114.83 (talk) 00:09, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


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Hi, I've just had a look at Hawaii gets giant telescope. It needs a rewrite to fit into Wikinews's style as laid out in the Style guide. Thanks. --Killing Vector (talk) 18:55, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

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Sonia Sotomayor confirmed in US Senate vote

August 6, 2009

A 68–31 vote by the United States Senate confirmed to the United States Supreme Court this afternoon.

Sotomayor, appointed to fill the seat vacated by Justice, is the first woman, and third woman in history, to join the Supreme Court. The justice faced an easy confirmation in a senate controlled by the Democrats; all 31 votes against her confirmation came from Republicans. Two major controversies were raised during the confirmation hearings: the propriety of Sotomayor's comments while a circuit court judge in which she spoke of herself as a "wise Latina", better able to make fair judgments than a white male, raised objections from conservative Republicans over accusations of bias; while the overturning by the Supreme Court of Sotomayor's decision in  led others to question whether the justice was of a legal caliber sufficient to sit on the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor nevertheless accumulated endorsements from both sides of the aisle, with nine Republicans, including South Carolina senator, voting with the Democrats to accept Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee.

The retirement of Souter and his replacement with Sotomayor will not shift the ideological balance of the Supreme Court, with Sotomayor likely to join Justices, and  as part of the court's informal  wing.


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American film director John Hughes dies at age 59

August 6, 2009

American film director John Hughes, noted for such movies as Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club, died Thursday due to a heart attack.

A statement, released by his representative, said that he experienced the heart attack while on a morning stroll in Manhattan, New York. Hughes was born on February 18, 1950 in Michigan. He started his career as an advertising copywriter in Chicago. By the end of the 1970s he was a frequent contributor to the National Lampoon magazine.

In the 1990s, he made the Home Alone series, which became a box office sensation and turned Macaulay Culkin into a star.

In recent years, Hughes stepped back from the movie industry to spend more time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy, two sons and four grandchildren.


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2009-10 A-League football: Central Coast Mariners defeat Melbourne Victory in opener

August 6, 2009 The Central Coast Mariners have defeated Melbourne Victory two-nil in the opening game of the Australian 2009-10 A-League football season at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne.

Melbourne, the reigning champions, played a relatively poor game. Despite having the majority of the possession, Melbourne could not score.

The Mariners scored their two goals withing the first quarter of an hour. Matt Simon scored the opening goal on ten minutes. The Mariners second goal came five minutes later thanks to an own goal by Rodrigo Vargas.

Melbourne captain Kevin Muscat pulled his hamstring late in the game and will be out for at least four weeks.


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I was watching the broadcst on the ABC --RockerballAustralia (talk) 23:24, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


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It's a GLAM wrap: Curators meet collaborators at Canberra conference

August 17, 2009

Earlier this month, over 150 delegates from cultural institutions, government and the online community gathered at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra over one and a half days for the first GLAM-WIKI conference. The conference brought together representatives from the GLAM sector, comprising galleries, libraries, archives and museums, politicians, and members of the Wikimedia community (who edit the online encyclopedia Wikipedia and its sister sites), to enter into a dialogue regarding ways the three areas can work collaboratively to preserve and promote cultural collections online. Highlights from the conference included keynote speeches by Wikimedia Foundation Chief Program Officer Jennifer Riggs and Senator Kate Lundy, as well as a panel discussion on the political pressures involved in improving and disseminating GLAM organisations' online collections featuring Senator Lundy as well as Senator Scott Ludlam, ACT Legislative Assembly shadow minister Alistair Coe, Government 2.0 Taskforce member Seb Chan, Adjunct Director to the Digital Library of the National Library of New Zealand Paul Reynolds and Kylie Johnson, the New Media Advisor for the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Sessions focused on ways the Wikimedia and GLAM communities could better work together to further their missions of preserving, curating and sharing cultural knowledge, with streams examining the topics of legal and technical barriers, and the impact on business and education. Two case studies were presented at the conference, the first being the Powerhouse Museum's experimental release of some of their photographic collection to Flickr Commons, and the second the collaboration between the German Wikimedia chapter and German Federal Archives to release their collection to Wikimedia Commons. While these and other projects were examined as successful forays into open content, the recent legal action between the United Kingdom's National Portrait Gallery and a Wikimedian was raised in most sessions as an example of such efforts having negative consequences.

Delegates at the conference engaged in heated discussion both on- and offline, with the #GLAM-WIKI tag on Twitter generating over 500 tweets during the course of the first day. Overall, feedback from participants was strongly positive over both the event and its plans for the future.

Liam Wyatt, the Vice President of the Australian Wikimedia Chapter and organiser of the event, was impressed by the turnout. According to Wyatt, "at 170 registrations it is one of the largest Wikimedia events ever, after [international Wikimedia conference] Wikimania, and to be able to offer that for no attendance fee is testament to the support we received from our partners - most especially the WMF ... There are many proposals and discussions that are now starting up as a result of the event and, rightly, these may take quite some time to bear fruit. However, what I think we have achieved immediately is to take the heat out of the debate between the cultural sector and the Wikimedia community."

Jennifer Riggs was similarly impressed by the dialogue that came as a result of the conference. "It's gone terrifically, really. People have had the opportunity to be really frank about the concerns that they have."


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There is no such thing as a senator in Canada. MP (Member of Parliament) is what we use.
 * Seriously? Canadian parliament is made up of two bodies, the house of commons (with MP's) and the Senate, (With senators). The senate is appointed by the PM (or the governor general on the advice of the PM I think, which in essence means the PM) and serve until they are 75 years of age. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Must be a heavy smoker. How else could a Canadian be unaware of the Senate of Canada? --SVTCobra 00:06, 7 August 2009 (UTC)


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Easy Peer Review: Gadget to ease reviewing articles. Adds a Review action by the watch button. [must be in editor user group]

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User talk:Kunwaryasir

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User talk:Chuckman~enwikinews

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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Chuckman. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Chuckman~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Mahaloth. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Mahaloth~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Hurricane Felicia threatens Hawaii

August 7, 2009 Residents in Hawaii are currently tracking the progress of Hurricane Felicia, once a Category 4 storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale, that is threatening to affect the state later in its lifetime.

Felicia formed as a tropical depression on August 3 and quickly intensified to tropical storm status. National Hurricane Center forecasters say the storm became a hurricane early on August 4. The hurricane eventually attained major hurricane status – Category 3 or higher – becoming the most intense Eastern Pacific storm since 2006's Hurricane Daniel.

As of 8 a.m. PDT August 7 (1500 UTC August 7), Hurricane Felicia is located within 10 nautical miles of 17.9°N 135.6°W, about 1280 mi (2060 km) east of Hilo. Maximum sustained winds are near 85 knots (100 mph, 160 km/h), with stronger gusts. Forecasters estimate the storm's minimum barometric pressure at 973 millibars.

Meanwhile, nearby former Tropical Storm Enrique has weakened to a tropical depression, and is not expected to pose a threat to land.

NHC forecasters say Hurricane Felicia is expected to move towards Hawaii, possibly impacting the islands next week. The American Red Cross reported that they were deploying a disaster recovery team to the area, and officials have been advising residents of the storm. According to Hawaii County mayor Billy Kenoi, "Residents need to have a plan, need to know where the nearest shelter is and should always be prepared in hurricane season. County, State and Federal officials will be closely monitoring Hurricane Felicia, and will provide regular updates for the public."

The state's last significant hurricane, Iniki of 1992, caused six deaths and inflicted billions of dollars in damage. More recently, Flossie in August 2007 brushed the big island of Hawaii with increased rainfall, high surf, and gusty winds.

Though Hurricane Felicia is not an immediate danger to the Hawaiian islands, interests in the area are urged to track the storm's progress over coming days and to review preparation plans.

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Eleven drown after Sudanese boat sinks

August 7, 2009

Twenty-nine persons survived when the engine stopped on a boat near Islanj Island, about north of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, on August 4, 2009. Eleven of the forty passengers trying to cross the Nile River drowned when the boat sank.

"Police said the accident was caused by the severity of the current and the overloading of the boat," a police statement said. "People on the island said they had not seen an incident like it for more than 40 years."

Forty farmers, along with their goods, had boarded the boat, overloading it. State ministers from Khartoum, the commissioner of Karrary district, and the police visited Islanj Island following the accident.

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User talk:98.154.26.247

Bawolff ☺☻ 02:08, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikinews title change query
Hi there. It may be a good idea to start another follow up article about the Hurricane SriMesh |  talk  02:39, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yup, that's a great idea as a matter of fact. Thanks for starting a page about my request, I was going to start but the work is already half way done. I just wanted to mention that there are also other places affected by the typhoon other than the Philippines, so thanks again for handling my request kindly. --98.154.26.247 (talk) (experienced editor at Wikipedia) 04:22, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It was a good idea, it is a terrible typhoon, please change the developing article any way you want, I wasn't sure if you were online or not, so started rambling a bit .... oh my goodness. It looks like China has done quite a lot of evacuations, but they are still being affected enormously, some pictures of their flooding, online....And now they even say Japan is experiencing strong winds and torrential rains....  When you are done changing/adding stuff change develop to review.  Kind Regards  SriMesh |  talk  04:33, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I know that there are no way to figure if I'm online or not since I'm not registered, this is usual since my first edit in April at Wikipedia. Anyways, I will try to expand some information and do some copy-edit on the article. This is the first article I may be largely participating but it's a start. Thanks! --98.154.26.247 (talk) (experienced editor at Wikipedia) 04:45, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Cool! Glad you have come over to edit.  Will have to keep watching the typhoon, maybe another article will be needed if China or other neighboring areas are devastated as well, I know China is experiencing floods, power outages, and have nine fishermen missing already....On wikipedia articles are added to and added to, but on Wikinews once an article is "published" then another article is started to follow up the event if it is required.05:42, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello there - to change the title of a news article when it is labelled with the develop or review template -  one just needs to click on the tab near the top of the web page named "Rename".  There will be prompts for the area where to write in the new title.  Here is a much more detailed explanation - Help:Renaming (moving) a page
 * Unfortunately, IPs aren't able to move pages -- only registered accounts that are at least four days old (called "autoconfirmed") can do that, so the rename tab won't be accessible for you. (Although you can easily create an account by filling in the form at Special:Createaccount). Tempodivalse [talk]  21:57, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

 * It will be good to place review upon it. Usually in wikinews articles are only posted on the main page if they are within three days of the sources used for references, so that the main page can reflect "new" news.  SriMesh |  talk  21:49, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

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Leader of Pakistan Taliban may have been killed in drone attack
Pakistani and United States intelligence services believe that the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan may be dead. The home of Baitullah Mehsud's father-in-law was attacked on Wednesday with missiles fired by CIA operated drones. Taliban sources have confirmed the death of Mehsud's second wife but initially denied that Mehsud himself has been killed.

Mehsud is the leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, his group is reckoned to have up to 20,000 fighters and to be responsible for 80% of the militant violence in Pakistan. The TTP has been blamed for the attack which killed Benazir Bhutto, though the group denies this.

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Hillary Clinton arrives in South Africa
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in South Africa for the second leg of an eleven day, seven nation tour of Africa. Whilst in South Africa she will meet with current President Jacob Zuma and former President Nelson Mandela. Talks will center around business ties and HIV, although the situation in Zimbabwe will likely also be discussed. Hillary Clinton will hope to rekindle the close co-operation and rapport between the United States and South Africa established by former presidents Bill Clinton, her husband, and Mandela.

Hillary Clinton's first stop was Kenya where she met with President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of Somalia's unity government, pledging both military aid and support. Somalia will receive money, weapons and ammunition in its fight against al-Shabaab, which controls much of the country. Eritrea was also warned that the US would take "action" if it continued to back the Islamic group. Eritrea denies supporting al-Shabaab and described Clinton's comments as "very disappointing" and said that the United States had "failed to learn mistakes of the previous US administration."

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Anniversary of Georgian War marked by mutual accusations
The anniversary of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia has been marked with saber-rattling and accusations. The Russians have accused the Georgians of re-arming for a new conflict and the Georgians have accused the Russians of further territorial ambitions, both sides have accused the other of firing rockets into the territory of the other. However, European Union observers report of no evidence of such attacks.

Both South Ossetia and Abkhazia have been recognised as independent states by Russia and have become increasingly dependent on her.

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Police in the United Kingdom ordered to review policing of demonstrations
Police in the United Kingdom have been ordered by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), the police watchdog in the UK, to review its policing of demonstrations. This follows an investigation by the IPCC that an environmental protestor might have miscarried after being struck by the police.

The unnamed protester was "manhandled" by the police at the climate camp protest held during the G-20 summit earlier this year might and began to suffer from vaginal bleeding so heavy that she feared for her life. Despite this, for five hours she was not allowed out of the police cordon, and said that she felt "completely dehumanised" by her treatment by the police and their reaction to her injuries.

The woman's physician, examining her the next day, initially feared that she was a victim of domestic abuse and urged her to report her injuries. The IPCC have only been able to publicly comment on this case because the woman did not wish to pursue a prosecution. A senior police officer of the Metropolitan Police Service has offered to meet the woman to apologise.

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Son of missing Japanese actress Noriko Sakai found safe
The son of missing Japanese actress Noriko Sakai has been found safe in the care of friends of the actress in Tokyo. Sakai, age 38, and her son have been missing since August 4, after the arrest of her surfer husband Yuichi Takaso on drug charges. Illegal stimulants were subsequently found at their home, and the actress was asked to voluntarily report to the police. Sakai remains missing. Signals were detected from her mobile phone in Yamanashi on Tuesday.

Noriko Sakai was popular throughout East Asia in the 1990s as a singer and actress.

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Seven coalition troops killed within 24 hour period in Afghanistan
Three British paratroopers of 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment have been killed and a fourth remains critically wounded in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The paratroopers were operating in support of Special Forces when their Jackal armoured vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb on Thursday afternoon.

Today, four United States servicemen fell victim to improvised explosive devices, bringing the number of International Security Assistance Force troops killed in the first week of August to 18.

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Hong Kong government to begin school drug testing trials in December
Following concern that local drug dealers are targeting school children, authorities in Hong Kong have announced plans to introduce tests in the territory's schools for the use of narcotics. Trials will initially begin in the Tai Po District.

The testing is being described as voluntary, with students being allowed to refuse to be tested. However, the plan has been criticised for creating mistrust between students, teachers and parents.

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Nine killed in Belgium care home fire
Nine retirees have been killed in a fire at a care home in Melle, Belgium. The care home with some 90 residents caught fire when an electrical fault in a fan or television set fire to a mattress on Thursday night. Although confined to a single room, the victims seven women and two men succumbed to smoke inhalation. Four other residents remain hospitalised, one in critical condition.

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India and China resume border talks
India and China have begun the latest round, the 13th in 28 years, of negotiations over their disputed border. The meeting will be co-chaired by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Indian National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan from August 7 to 8 in India. Mistrust lingers from the 1962 Sino-Indian War with both sides unlikely to offer concessions. The talks seek to form a framework for future negotiations.

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President Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy in critical condition at hospital
John F. Kennedy's sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver is in a critical, yet stable, condition at a Massachusetts hospital according to a family spokeswoman. She was born July 10, 1921 in Brookline, Massachusetts and is currently aged 88.

According to recent reports, she has been in hospital for about one week. Her family has been flown in to be beside her. Shriver is also known for founding the Special Olympics in the 1960s, an organization that helps aspiring athletes with an intellectual disability develop self-confidence, social skills and a sense of personal accomplishment.

Her spokeswoman, Robin Lord, declined to give any further details on her condition. "The family is grateful for the prayers of her many friends," Lord said.

Her advocacy was largely influenced by the challenges faced by her older sister, Rosemary Kennedy, who was mentally impaired.

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Police evict Vestas protesters

August 7, 2009

The remaining six workers staging an occupation in Newport, Isle of Wight, England have left peacefully after police entered their factory.

After barricading the office which has served as a living quarters for 19 nights against police entry, three of the workers, Justin Moody, Mark Smith, and Dave Arbuthnott, exited via a fire escape escorted by security staff; two, Ian Terry and Mark Flower, abseiled down the factory's wall; and Jaymie Rigby jumped thirty feet from a balcony to the bushes below. Rigby was examined at a local hospital after the jump but was found to be in good condition and released. The six were processed by police but not arrested.

The six, who as part of a group of around 25 entered the factory on the evening July 20, had been conducting their occupation in a bid to get the government to nationalise the factory. Despite rising profits and rising orders, Vestas has decided to close their production facilities in the United Kingdom and most of their facilities in Denmark, at a cost of 1900 jobs, in order to concentrate on growth in North and South America and in Asia. The Vestas factory in Newport does not produce blades for the UK market and the company has refused both a £6 million grant and offers from the government to assist the company in re-tooling the plant for production of British blades.

The company, in turn, blames the British government for making it too hard to obtain planning permission for on-shore wind farms. A Vestas spokesman, commenting to the BBC about the end of the occupation, said, "we have always understood the frustrations of the workers but have been surprised at the length of this action."

The evicted workers say that, after spending time with their families, they plan to return to the protests against Vestas, joining the impromptu camp of hundreds of protesters which has sprung up outside the factory gates. The Vestas occupiers have received support from a broad coalition of left-wing political parties, trade unions, environmental groups, the Tory-dominated Isle of Wight Council, and a handful of MPs; today, the last major left party which had not joined the coalition, Arthur Scargill's Socialist Labour Party, released a statement saying does it make sense that Vestas should be closed and the green ecology so beloved of this government should be transported here from the far corners of the world? The only sensible demand is for the nationalisation of the entire energy industry. The SLP's spokesman, Alan Johnson, went on to tell Wikinews that the occupiers "have our full support." None of the three large parties dominating the British parliament have backed the Vestas workers, however, although the ruling Labour Party has recently sponsored talks between among the coalition of trade unions supporting the occupiers.

Police served the remaining occupiers notice to vacate the premises yesterday at noon; Vestas's first attempt at obtaining a warrant was stymied in court when the defence successfully argued that notice requiring possession had not been correctly served to the occupiers.

The occupiers lived in the factory twenty-four hours a day during the occupation, sleeping in a 1600-square-foot (149-square-metre) office, maintaining hygiene as well as possible in the factory's bathrooms, and eating one small meal a day — initially from the contents of vending machines, then from what the company management supplied supplemented by whatever protesters were able to get over the fence surrounding the factory. The RMT, which has arranged legal representation for the Vestas occupiers, has accused Vestas of violating human rights and at one point said it would arrange to have a helicopter airlift food into the workers.

The end of the Newport occupation does not represent the end of unrest at Vestas's facilities in the Isle of Wight, however. A number of workers at Vestas's smaller plant in Cowes occupied the plant there on the evening of August 4, with activists from the RMT and environmental groups taking to the roof and waving flags proclaiming the occupation.

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Spoke on the phone to the Socialist Labour Party. --Killing Vector (talk) 12:06, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Spokesman Ian Johnson gave the following prepared statement: "Does it make sense that Vestas should be closed and the green ecology so beloved of this government should be transported here from the far corners of the world? The only sensible demand is for the nationalisation of the entire energy industry."
 * When asked for a message for the occupiers, he said, "the occupiers have our full support"

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 * No way will it be changed for that! It is a historical document now. Do you expect the New York Times to revise their archives? Wikinews is not Wikipedia, and I suggest you read the project introduction and guidelines if you still think any changes to tense should be made to this story. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:20, 7 August 2009 (UTC)


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Vestas Cowes rooftop occupiers: "Save the environment, scuttle a NIMBY"

August 7, 2009

Five activists have installed themselves on the rooftop of Vestas Wind System's Venture Quays factory in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, in support of the Vestas employees.

The five — four of whom are members of the Climate Camp which has set up in the Isle of Wight — scaled the Cowes plant, which is located about five miles (8 kilometres) north of Vestas's main Isle of Wight plant in Newport, on August 4 and have been camping on the rooftop ever since.

Martin Shaw, a self-described "environmental anarcho-syndicalist" on the roof of Vestas Venture Quays, spoke with Wikinews. He reports that while none of the five rooftop occupiers are Vestas employees, but instead consist of one RMT member and four Climate Camp members, factory employees "instigated this action" and had intended to occupy the roof themselves, but Shaw and the other four, as experienced climbers, had the technical ability and experience to accomplish the task.

While on the roof, the five are living in tents and washing in rainwater heated by the sun in black plastic bags. Food is sent up on ropes from members of the local community; unlike at Vestas Newport, the police and security are not restricting the bringing in of food and drink.

While Shaw notes that the stand of the anarcho-syndicalists on the best fate of Vestas does not exactly match that of the workers, who have called for nationalisation of the plant, "whatever their demands are are our demands".

The central message of the rooftop protest, Shaw related, is opposition to NIMBYism. "I personally have got some sympathy with Vestas", Shaw noted, accusing the Isle of Wight's MP, Andrew Turner, of on the one hand saying he supported the Vestas workers but on the other hand campaigning against wind farms being built on the island. "Local opposition is stopping wind turbines being built in this country", stated Shaw. The occupiers plan to unveil a banner tonight on the roof of the Vestas plant reading: "Save the environment, scuttle a NIMBY".

The problem, he went on to say, is Europe-wide. The upcoming Copenhagen Climate Summit, Shaw accuses, will be a "business summit rather than an environmental summit".

The Vestas Cowes occupiers plan to stay on the factory roof "until the workers want us to come down". If the police come to remove them, as happened earlier today at Vestas's Newport plant, the five occupiers say they will resist "determinedly and creatively" but offered no details. Shaw says that while they won't use violence to resist the police, "we will defend ourselves".


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phone interview, full of typos again against political hy[popcrisyt --Killing Vector (talk) 13:51, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Identify self
 * Willing to give a name?
 * Martin Shaw, part if Climate Camp, one member is RMT. factory employee "instigated this action". tey wanted to occupyr thyis first but ew're climbers so wre had tevh abilkitiers. being resupplied by local people. no fence but security are letting food and water in. we have tents, collecting rainwater, heated in blacvk bas fore washing.
 * What are your demands?
 * nationalisation, "whatever their demands are are our demands",. not part of green party. most of us are green anarcho-syndicalists.
 * How long will you stay inside?
 * "until tye workers wa\mt us to comer down"
 * How are conditions? How is your supply of food?
 * adequaqte foopd
 * If the police come in how will you resist?
 * "deerminedly and creatively". nob details. will not use violence but we will defend ourselves.
 * MESSAGE:
 * "SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT, SCUTTLE A NIMBY".
 * local opposition is stopping wind tyrbines being built iub this country
 * I personally have got some sympathy with vestas -- local mp actively campaigning afainst windfarm while supportin orkers
 * copenhagwen climate summit is klkey to be a visines wsummit rthe environmental summmit
 * thast fact that they are not doing anytthing aboyrt it skpows theu hypicrtisy.


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Drug cartel and police shootouts erupt in Mexico

August 8, 2009 On Thursday, several shootouts occurred in Mexico leaving nine cartel suspects dead, killing seven police officers, and injuring close to 30 others.

Following the several gun battles, police seized 1.2 million pesos (more than US$92,000), cocaine, assault rifles, police uniforms, bullet proof vests, handcuffs, hand grenades, and a variety of other military weapons.

Federal agents went missing and a search initiated by the state police found them alive near an auto racetrack in the Mineral de la Reforma municipality. Shortly after their discovery a shootout took place. Acting on a tip, police pulled over four trucks near which resulted in a firefight, lasting 20 minutes, after which cartel suspects fled the scene. Over a dozen were left dead and 22 injured including several police agents in Pachuca. The cities of Silao, La Calera and Irapuato in the state of suffered both grenade and artillery shootouts which took the life of one police officer, killed an innocent bystander, and critically injured another 18. The police station in Silao was attacked by hand grenades, AK-47 assault rifles and R-15 semi-automatic rifles; the attacks killed two people and placed ten in the hospital. Nine cartel suspects were killed in the city of La Calera. Another attack Thursday night killed a police investigator in the city of Ciudad Juárez in the state of.

Mexican federal police recently arrested top leaders of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel, making these attacks likely retaliation. A similar modus operandi was seen where simultaneous shootouts across Mexico occurred targeting police stations in July.

The President of Mexico Felipe Calderón, along with US President, Barack Obama, have initiated a crack down on drug gangs. The Mexican Drug War which began in December 2006 has resulted in an estimated 10,000 fatalities, of which about 10% have been police officials.


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Comments:Vestas Cowes rooftop occupiers: "Save the environment, scuttle a NIMBY"

Wind farms not being built in YOUR backyard!
Funny how folks object to wind farms but are NOT worried by the French Nuclear Plants being constructed in the British Isles. Six of them I believe. Let's weigh the dangers of a catastrophic accident involving a wind turbine against those of a nuclear reactor!

Funny how folks don't care about property rights. 71.120.114.83 (talk) 00:05, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

This article is confusing. They're occupying a wind turbine? To protest... opposition to wind turbines?

74.210.106.159 (talk) 22:11, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I hope "environmental anarcho-syndicalists" choke on their own bullshit. --65.51.209.124 (talk) 17:26, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I DON"T FUCKING THINK SO
HIPPY SCUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.183.134.130 (talk • contribs)

Its East Cowes, not Cowes...


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Eunice Kennedy Shriver has died
I will post the article link about her death in the next minute or two. ConCompS (talk) 18:48, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

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Philippines hit by Typhoon "Kiko" (Morakot), dozens killed

August 8, 2009

A has killed dozens of people, affected over 28,000 people in the Philippines, and caused the evacuation of 21,190 people from south east China. The Philippines were hit by 175 kilometers per hour (kph) winds with gusts of up to 210 kph, as well as heavy rain which triggered flooding and landslides.

Ten Philippine villages have been inundated by four and five feet deep flooding. Thousands cling to tree tops and are stranded on roof tops awaiting rescue by helicopter. Over 12,000 have been evacuated and over 1,000 are homeless.

Landslides have trapped Korean and Canadian mountaineers whose guide could not be rescued. Landslides have closed highways and have caused traffic jams ten kilometers long. Three French tourists and their two Filipino guides have been killed due to landslides on Mount Pinatubo. Five miners remain missing after a landslide destroyed their living quarters. Electricity is down in some areas of the Philippines resulting in a collapse in contact as radios and cellphones have not been re-charged.

Botolan town hit by a flash flood has been declared as in a state of calamity.

School classes have been cancelled in various locations across the Philippines, and many city roads are not traversable due to flood waters.

The (NDCC) has reported that over 28,629 people have been affected and of these 10% have been evacuated.

On August 8, the typhoon is diminishing but still recording 150 kph winds with gusts reaching 185 kph according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

A capsized fishing boat off the coast of the province of has initiated search and rescue efforts for nine missing fishermen. School classes have been suspended, boats called into port, and businesses closed in China's Province. The provincial government used cell phone text messages to contact 8.4 million warning its residents of Morakot's approach to mainland China.

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Talk:Philippines hit by Typhoon "Kiko" (Morakot), dozens killed

Possible title change with Taiwan
I strongly urge to move the title to include Taiwan (e.g. Philippines and Taiwan hit by Typhoon "Kiko" (Morakot), dozens killed). There are reliable reports from major media that there are at least six people in Taiwan killed by the typhoon. And there are major floods in southern Taiwan. See the sources provided below. I will try to add reports about Taiwan later in the article, but I urge a title change for now.
 * From Yahoo news
 * Voice of America report
 * BBC report about the typhoon approaching Taiwan --98.154.26.247 (talk) (experienced editor at Wikipedia) 22:30, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi there, it may be a good idea to do a follow up article with the new references and new title as it is a powerful storm.SriMesh |  talk  02:37, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Please add / re-title this developing new story....Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan resulting in several dead and injured despite preperations SriMesh | talk  04:06, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Please add / re-title this developing new story....Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan resulting in several dead and injured despite preperations. SriMesh |  talk  04:09, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


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A few questions
The guide on this page isn't very clear on how the voting procedure itself will commence. I'd like some clarification on a few points, namely:

1.) Is this a support-only poll like the one we had last time, meaning that if you oppose a candidate you can't add oppose but simply don't vote at all?

2.) Can a candidate vote for other candidates, or is he/she prohibited from participating in the polls?

3.) Who can vote? Can any registered user vote, or do we set some limits based on number of edits, time registered etc.?

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Cirt (talk) 19:05, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Responses to above, per Arbitration Committee/Elections July 2008 and Arbitration Committee/Elections July 2008/F.A.Q.:
 * 1) Typically in the past, and also in the last most-recent election, it was by support only.
 * 2) Candidates were allowed to vote for other candidates. I don't recall candidates voting for themselves.
 * 3) I like the rules used previously, here: Arbitration_Committee/Elections_July_2008.

 * Thanks for the clarification, Cirt. Much appreciated. Maybe a note of all this should be made on the project page, to avoid any possible confusion. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:10, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That is a very good idea. Cirt (talk) 19:21, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Clarified. Computerjoe 's talk 19:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you, looks good. :) Cirt (talk) 00:42, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Confused

 * 1) You must have at least 250 edits in the Main namespace before July 1, 2009 at 00:00 (UTC) in order to vote.
 * 2) Your first edit must have been made before June 1, 2009 at 00:00 (UTC) in order to vote.

Aren't these redundant? Or is there something I'm missing? – Juliancolton  | Talk 00:36, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

 * No, not really. It is possible to have 250 edits in the Main namespace before July 1, without any one of those edits being made before June 1. Why it is so written, I am not really sure. But it is not redundant, per se. --SVTCobra 00:56, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

user:James Pain's votes
According to the toolserver's edit counter, user:James Pain doesn't seem to meet the poll's suffrage requirements (he has less than 250 edits in the main namespace). Are administrators exempt to this rule, or should the vote still be discounted? Tempodivalse [talk]  22:59, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That's a decision for the people running the election. However, I don't think it is a bad-faith attempt to vote. Decision should be outwith the hands of candidates, so it may be a struck vote this time, but input case to future drawing up of suffrage requirements. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:06, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I certainly feel suffrage should be such that he should be able to vote, but then I would say that, he voted for me. In the end, I'm with Brian that those running the show will have to make a judgement call without pressure from us. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:09, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Although James hasn't reached the total required edits, as an administrator, his vote will count. Joe isn't here at the moment, so this is on behalf of the both of us.     Tris   23:32, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Respectfully defer to judgment of and  regarding . Cirt (talk) 23:59, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It is disappointing to see it is considered appropriate to make up the rules as we go along. The requirements shouldn't be changed whilst the election is ongoing so these votes should be struck out. Adambro (talk) 11:46, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Admins with under 250 mainspace edits prior to June first:
 * User:Chris Mann,
 * User:James Pain,
 * User:Lankiveil,
 * User:Terinjokes, and
 * User:TheFearow.
 * --Pi zero (talk) 20:39, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Right, first off, cut the crap Adambro. Everyone knows suffrage is set at a level where most people expect it to exclude those who are determined to disrupt. There's a thumb-in-the-air X edits between A and B threshold, and we all take it as reasonable. Everyone associates a value to certain edits, so 250 spellchecks and minor copyedits is less noticeable than 20 x 5 minute audio uploads and associated scriptwriting. If someone's contributions seem notable to you it can be a surprise they are not as numerous as you might assume. However, you're right - the rules should not change... during the election. I'd like to see Tristan withdraw his assurance that James' vote will count, and for James to actually strike his votes to keep it all civil, then the election continues, and we can decide independent of the election where the balance on universal suffrage versus lunatic exclusion should be drawn. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:23, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm struggling to understand the apparent hostility Brian since it seems we both agree that rules shouldn't be changed whilst the election is in progress and so these votes should be struck. I fully understand the motivation of some kind of requirements for those taking part, and that not all edits are created equal so allowing admins to take part in future elections regardless of their edit count is a good idea. Where is the disagreement here? Where is the "crap"? Adambro (talk) 21:34, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I see the argument here. I did this in, by no means, bad faith. I was prompted on the irc channel of Wikinews to go and vote, in my tiredness at the time I must have skimmed over the rules of voting, overlooking the minimum edit requirements. This was a fault of my own and I would be happy to withdraw my votes, I didn't even finish them......but alas, Tris, the administrator of this election, has allowed "Administrators on the Wikinews project, even if they don't meet the requirements" to vote. As I see, this is causing a bit of a controversy (well...more so then in the first place). So this puts me at a dilemma. In my opinion I wouldn't mind my votes stuck to save argument and allow people to get one with more important things but this has become something of a 'leader' vs 'the mob', Tris has made a decision and the majority (the ones I'm seeing anyway) disagree. ....right, I was going to let it be handled by the powers that be of this election but that's just going to continue arguments so after some thought I'm just going to withdraw my votes instead of sitting in a corner and letting you lot bicker about my votes. --James Pain (talk) 22:36, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Tie?
Now that the polls have closed, it looks like there's a two-way tie for the sixth seat between and, who have eight votes apiece. How are we going to determine who gets the seat? Tempodivalse [talk]  00:06, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Providing all votes are valid, I suggest splitting the term. I welcome Tristan's thoughts. Computerjoe 's talk 00:45, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Why don't we check to make sure that all the votes are actually valid? terinjokes | Talk 04:17, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The officials may want to recheck, but I checked and it appears all current votes are valid. Van der Hoorn (talk) 10:00, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

 * - How about a run-off election with those two candidates for the remaining spot on the Arbitration Committee? Cirt (talk) 04:03, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I can't think of any better way off hand, other than maybe a game of rock paper scissors. I'd say just toss the two up and run it real quick like. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 04:20, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't object to a second round of voting for them, but I'm open to hearing some other options too.  hmwith τ   04:49, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

 * I agree, I think a run-off vote would be the best option. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

A second round of voting is a possibility but involves extra work. Computerjoe 's talk 10:30, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I personally think that a short run off vote is the best idea. If there is still a tie at the end; we split the term as Joe suggests.  Provided we keep it short; it'll be fine.  However; I'm going away tomorrow morning until Friday lunchtime-ish; so this would be putting more work on Joe.  If he's too busy and everyone is happy; I'm happy to do it when I get back.  However, if he's OK with it, then that's the best option I think.      Tris   18:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * We'll go with that. Computerjoe 's talk 20:17, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I have started a run-off election. Computerjoe 's talk 20:48, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

 * I see you set up a runoff. By "not already voted for either candidate" I take it that means didn't vote for either in the original election? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:48, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Clarified. Computerjoe 's talk 20:56, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Results
- This is as per Arbitration Committee/2009 elections as of 18:35, 17 August 2009. Feel free to tweak if I got something incorrect. Cirt (talk) 04:23, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Looks correct to me. Tempodivalse <font face="Georgia">[talk]  13:04, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I agree that these results are true and valid. We shall await Tristan's comments as to how to fix the tie before declaring any results. Computerjoe 's talk 17:26, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Mea culpa
I accidentally closed the elections a day early. Complete human error; I was thinking today was Saturday (wishful thinking, eh?). Mea culpa! Computerjoe 's talk 01:15, 21 August 2009 (UTC)


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Indonesia's most wanted man believed to be killed
Indonesia is to carry out DNA tests on the body of a man killed in the Temanggung district of Central Java. The body is believed to be that of Noordin Mohammed Top. Born in Malaysia, Top is believed to have been behind a string of terrorist attacks in Indonesia since 2002, including the 2002 Bali bombings and the bombing of the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels this July.

After a 16-hour siege, Indonesia's elite Detachment 88 stormed a building in Beji village that police intelligence officers believe was occupied by Top and his group.

In an unrelated police raid two would-be suicide bombers were also killed; the target of their truck bomb was believed to be a residence owned by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

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Iran holds second mass trial
Following a mass trial on August 1, at which critics of the Ahmadinejad regime were tried for sedition, Iran has on Saturday initiated a second mass trial of those it accuses of attempting to destabilise the Iranian state. Amongst the dozen accused are staff members of the British and French embassies and a French national. Both France and Britain have protested, with British officials calling the situation "completely unacceptable" and the French saying that the Iranian allegations were "absolutely baseless".

In what have been described as show trials, opposition leaders have confessed to crimes against the state.

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Ronnie Biggs released to die a free man
Great train robber Ronnie Biggs has been released from prison custody on compassionate grounds by British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw. Biggs, aged 80, is suffering from pneumonia and is said to have just days to live.

His release comes on the day of his birthday and the 46th anniversary of the crime that made him infamous.

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Laos transfers drug-charge Briton to serve life sentence in UK
Samantha Orobator, a British 20-year-old from Peckham, London has been returned to the United Kingdom to serve out the remainder of a life sentence for drug smuggling. Convicted in Laos of attempting to smuggle 680g of heroin, Orobator initially faced execution by firing squad, which she escaped only when she became pregnant.

The circumstances of her trial and the circumstances of how she came to be pregnant has led to human rights organisation Reprieve to call for the quashing of her conviction. However the British government has indicated that it will honour its prisoner repatriation agreement with Laos.

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News Corporation to charge for online content
In a move championed by its chief executive officer, Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation announced it will charge for online content across all its titles by the end of the year. News Corporation owns the publications The Times and The Wall Street Journal amongst other media interests.

The move comes after a collapse in advertising revenues and US$3.4 billion of losses in the fiscal year just ended. Murdoch explained "...quality journalism is not cheap" and said his plan will "save journalism". He says he is confident that competitors will follow his lead.

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Obama: "we've rescued our economy from catastrophe"
Buoyed by better then expected unemployment figures for July, President Barack Obama claimed on Friday that the United States economy is "pointed in the right' direction and that "we've rescued our economy from catastrophe".

His speech comes in the wake of Bureau of Labor Statistics figures indicating that 200,000 fewer jobs were lost in July then in June.

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Hong Kong Disciplined Services continue to demand pay parity
Five of Hong Kong's six Disciplined Services continue to press the territory's government for pay parity with the Hong Kong Police Force. Although industrial action is for the time being unlikely unions representing officers from correctional services, customs and excise, fire services, immigration and government flying services will hold a mass meeting later this month to put pressure on the government.

Similar rank and grade structures are used through out the six services, however despite the claim that customs and police officers having similar duties and workloads, a police officer will receive up to HK$7,900 more than a custom officer of the same rank.

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Twitter victim of Russian-Georgian hostility
Social networking site Twitter is the unlikely victim of the ongoing hostility between Russia and Georgia. However, on the anniversary of the South Ossetian war, Russian hackers launched a mass denial-of-service attack aimed at silencing Cyxymu, a Georgian economics professor critical of Russia. In addition to Twitter other sites at which Cyxymu posted were also attacked, however being a smaller operation the attacks caused a complete outage of Twitter while the other sites were merely slowed.

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Pakistan Taliban leader dies in succession battle
Pakistani intelligence service sources state that Hakimullah Mehsud leader of Fedayeen al-Islam has been killed in a fight for the leadership of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) an al-Qaeda ally.

The statement comes a day after public speculation of the death of TTP leader Baitullah Mehsud in a drone attack on the 5th of August. Baitullah and Hakimullah are cousins with Hakimullah serving as a deputy to Baitullah. The TTP is a coalition of disparate groups and without the charisma and leadership of Baitullah, appears to have fallen victim to internal feuding. According to sources Hakimullah Mehsud met with rival Taliban leader Waliur Rehman to determine the succession, word at the shura became heated and led to a gunfight that resulted in the death of Hakimullah and the serious wounding of Rehman.

Hakimullah had earlier issued statements denying Baitullah's death.

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Felicia weakens to a tropical storm

Hurricane Felicia has weakened to a tropical storm, but residents of Hawaii are continuing to monitor the storm's progress as it approaches the islands.

Tropical storm watches were posted for portions of the state, and some beaches have been closed in anticipation of high surf. Meanwhile, emergency supplies were selling rapidly at local stores: "Things are just flying out", said Vicki Lebowitz, manager of The City Mill in Oahu.

The storm, once a Category 4 major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, is expected to further weaken before making landfall on Hawaii.

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Small plane and helicopter collide over Hudson River in New York City

August 8, 2009

A small plane and a tourist helicopter have collided in mid-air over the Hudson River above Hoboken, New Jersey. At least six people were on the helicopter, and three people were on the plane. The collision occurred near Pier 40 in New York City at 11:53 a.m. (EDT), just before both crafts crashed into the water. Earlier, authorities had reported that at least one survivor had been rescued from the river. Reports now say that all passengers on the plane and helicopter have been killed.

"This is not going to have a happy ending. This has changed from a rescue to a recovery mission," said the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg. He added that the crash was "not survivable."

The helicopter was a Eurocopter AS 350 and was owned by Liberty Tours. It was carrying five tourists from Italy and one pilot.

LCA Partnerships operated the plane which was carrying three people, including a child. Reports say it took off from New Jersey's Teterboro Airport after traveling from Pennsylvania. The plane was a Piper PA-32 single engine, fixed wing aircraft with the tail number of N71MC.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, but witnesses on the ground say the plane struck the helicopter from behind. The Associated Press says that a helicopter pilot on the ground, saw the plane on a collision course with the helicopter and tried to radio the two aircraft in an attempt to warn them.

The collision occurs just seven months after a US Airways, Airbus A320 carrying 155 people, crashed into the Hudson following a bird strike. All people on board the plane survived.


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Top killed article
One of the sources claim "But the officers encountered stiff resistance from Top and his men, who fought back until they ran out of ammunition, police sources said." well the other one claims "...there was only one person besieged in the house.". This seems to be a contradiction. We are claiming that the house was held by Top and his men, but if there is only one person besieged in the house, he doesn't have any "men". Bawolff ☺☻ 01:22, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * This is a short cut the section back to the minimum you are happy with if the contradictions between sources bothers you, if you are still unhappy cut the entire section and if you want to spend the time to do it spin it off into its own article. This was pretty fresh when written and the sources were them selves unsure of the detail. Details may have become clearer in the hours since this was written.KTo288 (talk) 08:52, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

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Spanish football captain dies at 26

August 8, 2009

Dani Jarque, the Captain of the Spanish football team Espanyol, has died from a heart attack at the age of 26.

Jarque was practicing during pre-season training at Coverciano in Italy earlier in the day. He was staying in the team hotel ahead of a match planned for Sunday against Bolonia.

Jarque was sharing a room with another player, Ferran Corominas who says Jarque was talking to his girlfriend when he went to dinner on Saturday night. When Jarque fell silent over the phone, his girlfriend called the hotel who alerted Corminas. He then went back to the hotel room and found Jarque unconscious. Although he was taken to a local hospital, all efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

"The doctor carried out CPR on the player and used a defibrillator, which showed that the arrest was non responsive. RCD Espanyol, broken with pain, wish to put themselves at the absolute disposition of the family of our captain Dani Jarque, to whom go our warmest thoughts," said the team in a statement to the press. The team has canceled their planned practices in Italy and will return to Spain.

Jarque had been named captain of the side last July, replacing Raúl Tamudo. He joined team Espanyol at the young age of 12 and played his first match in 2002.

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This story is copied verbatim from the source listed on the page (http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_22666.shtml). The copyright tag is listed on the lower left hand corner of every page and denotes the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Thanks, Calebrw (talk) 21:14, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Nice catch. But still needs some c/e though. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:17, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Seems his girlfriend played a role in alerting someone. I am having trouble determining if it was her who alerted his roommate or not. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:28, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
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Police in Salinas, California identify teenage gunshot victim

August 9, 2009

Police in Salinas, California have identified a 15-year-old boy killed on August 6 in what is believed to be a gang related shooting. The boy, Jose Manual Perez, was found by police at 2:15 p.m. local time, when they responded to reports of a shooting at Terrace Street.

Perez was discovered with many bullet wounds and was rushed to Navitidad Hospital Medical Center, however he died just shortly after his arrival at the hospital.

Police are investigating the fatal shooting as being gang related and are asking the public for help in catching the perpetrators. No arrests have as yet been made.


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Four children among seven killed after police chase ends in crash in US

August 9, 2009 At least four children are among seven killed in Dinuba, California after a police chase ended in a crash. Reports say the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. (PDT) on Saturday in a rural area of Tulare County. Police were pursuing a suspect who, after refusing to stop, slammed into a GMC Sierra pickup truck carrying two adults and five children. Four of the children were ejected from the truck and died at the scene. The two adults and one child were taken to Community Regional Medical Center located in Fresno where they are being treated for minor to severe injuries. According to KFSN-TV, after the suspect slammed into the car, both vehicles landed against trees in a lemon tree orchard at the intersection of Avenue 424 and Road 120. Three people, including the suspect, were in the pursued car and died at the scene.

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This article should never have passed review with that title. The reviewer would have been harsh to fail it on that front, but the title needed changed. It didn't even indicate which continent this happened on. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:24, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


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Christian band MercyMe's tour bus in fatal collision with car in Indiana

August 9, 2009

A collision between Christian band MercyMe's tour bus and a car has killed two passengers in the car and the 18-year-old driver's unborn baby. The woman is in critical condition following the crash, which occurred in Fort Wayne, northeastern Indiana.

The bus was headed to Six Flags St. Louis in Missouri for the band to play to a sold-out crowd. At 1:15 a.m. Saturday, according to witnesses, the bus was going through a green light when the car made a turn in front of it.

No-one on the bus was injured, and the band rescheduled the show for September as a result of the incident. A photograph of the damaged bus was posted on the band's website, depicting moderate crumpling to the front area of the vehicle.


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No bomb threat, hijacking of plane in China's Xinjiang region according to Afghan officials

August 9, 2009

A Kam Air plane from Afghanistan, traveling in China's Xinjiang region was not hijacked and did not receive a bomb threat, according to Afghan officials.

Earlier the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported a plane to be hijacked. Later reports then stated the plane received a bomb threat and was diverted back to Afghanistan, landing in Kandahar. The early reports say the plane was diverted back to Afghanistan after being denied an emergency landing in Ürümqi.

The plane was traveling to China and had been ordered to turn around after the proper paperwork was not in place. Subsequently it was denied a landing in Ürümqi. Upon its return, the plane landed in Kabul after it encountered high winds. It is not known how many people were on board the plane, but no injuries are reported.

A NATO official denied there was an emergency landing due to a threat and says the Chinese media reports are untrue.

"We are aware of the reports. We have no evidence that this is true. We would know immediately," said the unnamed official.

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Typhoon prompts massive evacuations in China

August 9, 2009

Chinese officials ordered the evacuations of one million residents, following the arrival of Typhoon Morakot on the coastline south of Shanghai on Sunday.

The move comes a day after the typhoon pounded the neighbouring island of Taiwan with torrential rains that caused the heaviest flooding in the country for half a century. According to the Taiwanese Central Weather Bureau, the storm's winds reached 110 kilometres per hour.

As of the night of August 9, the eye of Morakot was about seventy kilometres away from the Chinese province of Fujian. The typhoon is estimated to be moving toward China at eleven kph.

480,000 people in Fujian were evacuated, and a further 490,000 were forced to leave their homes from the Zhejiang province. 48,000 boats were called back to their harbours by officials. The Chinese official news agency Xinhua reports that the city of Wenzhou|Wenzhou cancelled 39 departing flights.


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Al-Jazeera poll shows many Pakistanis identify America as 'biggest' threat

August 10, 2009

A poll commissioned by the news network Al Jazeera in Pakistan has concluded that a majority of Pakistanis believe that Pakistan's largest military aid donor, the United States, is the "biggest" threat to the country today.

The polling was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of Gallup International. Of the more than 2,600 Pakistanis polled 11% believed Taliban fighters to be the biggest threat, another 18% believed neighboring India to be the biggest threat to Pakistan. However, 59% (1,534) of the 2,600 Pakistanis polled believed that the United States is the biggest threat to Pakistan today.

A probable cause of resentment of the United States in Pakistan are the drone attacks, which are opposed by 66% of those polled, according to Al Jazeera. Drone attacks killed four civilians in Southern Afghanistan near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Wednesday, August, 5. In October, 2006, a drone attack hit a school in South Waziristan killing 80 people causing unrest in Pakistan.

Other results of the poll showed that 67% of Pakistanis polled, oppose U.S military intervention on Pakistan soil. Another 41% support negotiations with the Taliban.

The poll also revealed that some are dissatisfied with the current government of Pakistan, showing only 11% support for the current president, Asif Ali Zardari.

A sample size of 2662 people (52% men and 48% women) across all four Pakistani provinces was utilized for face-to-face questioning. The poll was conducted on July 26 and 27, 2009 and is considered accurate to the 95% confidence level with a margin of error of +/- 2-3%.


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Wikinews Shorts: August 10, 2009

English Badminton team withdraw from World Championship because of terror threat
After what has been described as a "specific terrorist threat", the English national badminton team has withdrawn from the Badminton World Championship currently being held in, India.

The threat is believed to be linked to, a group linked to the  in 2008.

V.K. Verma president of the Badminton Association of India dismissed the "terror threats" as rumors spread by the media. The Welsh and Scottish teams will continue to compete in the tournament, with Anne Smillie chief executive of Badminton Scotland saying that the had "perhaps overreacted".

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Nagasaki holds ceremony on 64th anniversary of atomic bombing
A ceremony was held in, Japan on Sunday to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the of the city in.

Speaking to an audience of 5000 the mayor of the city called for worldwide nuclear disarmament. In his speech Prime Minister Taro Aso again reiterated that Japan would never produce, possess or allow nuclear weapons on its soil.

A similar ceremony was attended by 50,000 in on Thursday.

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British soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier of has been killed by an  whilst on patrol in  in, Afghanistan.

The death brings the number to five, the number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan in this month alone and 196 since 2001, when British troops arrived in Afghanistan.

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British contractor in Iraq faces death penalty for murder
A British contractor working for a in Iraq has been arrested for the murder of two colleagues in Iraq. ArmorGroup Iraq confirms that two of its employees, a Briton and an Australian, have been killed in a firearms incident.

The gunman is now in the custody of the Iraqi authorities and faces a charge of premeditated, a crime for which he may.

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Former British child actor claims to be father of Michael Jackson's daughter
Former child actor, best known for playing the title role in the 1968 film , claims to be the father of Michael Jackson's daughter Paris. Talking to British tabloid the , Lester claims that Jackson asked him for a in the mid 90s and points to the resemblance between his own daughter and Paris.

Lester claims to be motivated by the desire to remain in contact with Paris, which he fears may be denied him by, Paris'. His claim is supported by Uri Geller, a friend of both Jackson and Mark Lester, who said "I am not surprised, I knew it all along simply because Michael told me."

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Three bombs explode in Majorca
Three bombs have exploded on the Spanish holiday island of on Sunday. Targeted at tourism sites all the devices were small and there have been no injuries. group has claimed responsibility for the attacks which follow a car bomb that killed two  officers 10 days ago on the  island.

ETA's recent bombing campaign, which has also seen bombings and deaths on the mainland, comes on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the organisation.

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title: Wikinews Shorts: August 10, 2009