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ETA ends year-long cease-fire with Spain

June 5, 2007

Basque separatist group ETA will end their cease-fire as of June 6, the group said in a communique released in Basque newspaper Berria on Tuesday.

"The minimum conditions for continuing a process of negotiations do not exist," ETA said, adding that the Spanish government of Prime Minister Zapatero responded to its cease-fire "with arrests, torture and persecution."

Zapatero condemned ETA's move. "ETA's decision goes totally in the opposite direction of the path that Basque and Spanish society want, the path of peace," he said.

ETA declared a cease-fire in March 2006 and had insisted that it still held despite killing two people with a bomb in Madrid airport late in December. ETA had warned about the attack but the two victims were not evacuated. In a series of communiques before its last fatal attack in December, ETA had complained of a lack of progress in the talks with the government and police pressure on its supporters. The atmosphere was further soured by the authorities with exclusion of pro-independence politicians from local elections in the Basque country last month. ETA's supposed political wing, Batasuna, remains banned.


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Eleven killed in train crash in northern Victoria, Australia

June 5, 2007

Eleven people have been killed, and more than 20 injured, when a passenger train and a  collided at a  on the  in northern Victoria, Australia. At least 13 more are still missing and are believed to be trapped in the wreckage.

The collision, which occurred at 1:40 p.m., was approximately 10 km north of the town of , on the.

The train involved in the accident was a service from, which departed at 1:00 p.m. from , and was destined for. The train was comprised of a locomotive and three carriages.

Witness reports say that the semi-trailer collided into the second of the three carriages, and then detached the third carriage from the remainder of the train and causing it to derail. The whole side of the second carriage was ripped open from the direct impact of the semi-trailer. The injured have been transferred from the scene to hospitals in the area, including Kerang and, by. and have been used to transfer patients to Melbourne, as local hospitals struggle with the sudden influx of patients. The driver of the semi-trailer has been moved to the hospital in Mildura in "critical condition", according to police at the scene.

The train had 39 people on board the 1:00 p.m. service, according to train documents. This included three staff employed by the train operator V/Line, who have all been accounted for and are not injured. Of the 36 passengers on the train, it has been reported that 23 have suffered injuries.

Reports say six people were airlifted to Melbourne for treatment, however one has since died. The remaining 17 have been moved to regional hospitals, including the temporary relief centre in Kerang, according to a spokesperson.

Although there are still 13 people unaccounted for, police say it is possible that some had bought tickets and were therefore listed on the train, but did not end up catching the service.

is expected to fly to the crash scene this evening. He has ordered a full investigation into the incident. Federal Minister for Transport has offered  assistance from the  to help with the investigation. The  has offered the Victorian government any additional aid that is requires in the aftermath of this incident.


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There is a grammatical error in the title of this story. The title ought to have been 'Bob Woolmer not mudrered say Scotland Yard detectives' and not 'Bob Woolmer not murdered says Scotland Yard detectives'. --Vishruth 09:38, 5 June 2007 (UTC)


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Thai junta partially lifts political ban

June 5, 2007

Political parties in Thailand have regained some of their freedoms, following an agreement on Tuesday by the government's military-appointed Cabinet.

As a result of the deal, parties are now allowed to meet and hold activities, opening the way for elections that are tentatively planned for December. However, a ban on forming new political parties remains in effect, until at least next week. Government spokesman Nattawat Suthiyothin said a bill on new parties would be forwarded to the National Legislative Assembly. And the Cabinet says that the ban on leaders of dissolved political parties remains in effect.

Political gatherings and activities had been banned by the junta since the military's overthrow of the civilian government in September of last year. But in the face of recent protests, the military's ruling body, the Council for National Security, agreed on Monday to recommend that political activities be allowed.

The move by the Cabinet comes six days after a Constitutional Tribunal in which the former ruling party, Thai Rak Thai was ordered dissolved and its leaders, including ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra banned from politics for five years. Thai Rak Thai was found guilty of violations in the April 2006 general election. Another prominent party, the opposition Democrat Party, was also on trial, but was allowed to remain intact.

Though the junta has outlawed political gatherings, demonstrations have still been tolerated in Bangkok. One of the largest came on Saturday, when 6,000 supporters of a satellite television station, PTV, held a rally. The pro-Thaksin PTV has been taken off the air by the junta, as have several pro-Thaksin websites. The junta also ordered that text messages be sent to mobile-phone subscribers, asking them to stay away from demonstrations.

But the junta has shown signs of moving the nation back towards the democratic process, with the leader of the coup, Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin suggesting an amnesty for the banned political leaders. The idea was widely criticized, though, and Sonthi later retracted his statement, saying the amnesty notion had been proposed by the National Legislative Assembly.


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Wikinews Shorts: June 5, 2007

Moderate earthquake shakes central Greece
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Patras and its surrounding areas in central Greece on Tuesday afternoon, just before 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT). There were no reports of injuries or damage.

"The strong earthquake was measured at 5.3 with the epicenter on the edge of Trichonida lake, some 110 kilometres [70 miles] west of Athens," an Athens Geodynamic Institute official said.

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Flemish Minister-President will not call Armenian massacre 'genocide'

Minister-President of Flanders Yves Leterme in an interview with the Turkish newspaper Zaman showed a hesitation to call the Armenian Genocide a genocide.

"Before a politician can judge if something is a genocide, the international institutions must speak out about it. ...As a politician it is not wise to speak about a genocide until experts have judged it. I don't stand alone with my view and I have nothing to add to this," Leterme said.

The matter of the so-called Armenian Genocide lies very sensitive with some Belgian voters of Turkish descent. The situation reminds of the Dutch elections, when Wouter Bos from the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) refused to speak of an "Armenian genocide". The polls project that Leterme's party CD&V is to become the biggest political party of Flanders in the upcoming federal elections in Belgium next Sunday.

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Mudslide buries Valley of Geysers
Russia's Valley of Geysers, Eurasia's only geyser field and the second largest concentration of geysers in the world, was largely destroyed by a mudslide on Sunday.

Millions of cubic meters of mud and rocks fell into the 6-kilometre-long basin, wiping out about two-thirds of the valley, which contains around 90 geysers and many hot springs. Located in the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, the valley wasn't discovered until 1941, and had only opened to foreign tourists in 1991.

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Back to the wild for pygmy kangaroos
Indonesia's foresty ministry said Tuesday it will release 17 endangered Dusky Pademelons into the wild in the remote Papua province on New Guinea.

Also known as pygmy kangaroos (similar Red-Necked Pademelon pictured), the animals have been rescued over time from illegal animal traders and from people's homes, where the little kangaroos were kept as pets. The species, Latin name Thylogale brunii, belongs to a family of seven kangaroo-like mammals that are found in forests of Papua, Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea.

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U.S. Congressman William Jefferson faces 16-count indictment for corruption

June 5, 2007

In a press release Monday, the United States (DOJ) detailed a federal grand jury indictment against   on charges that included bribery, racketeering, and money laundering, among others.

The grand jury out of, Virginia, charged Jefferson specifically with "solicitation of bribes, honest services wire fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice, violating the , racketeering, and conspiracy." The indictment stems from corruption that is alleged to have taken place between August 2000 and August 2005.

Jefferson, 63, a from, is alleged to have "used his position and his office to corruptly seek, solicit and direct that things of value be paid to Jefferson and his family members in exchange for his performance of official acts to advance the interests of people and businesses who offered him the bribes." Jefferson has represented Louisiana's since 1991.

The was involved in the investigation, which culminated in a raid on Representative Jefferson's congressional office in May, 2006. "The FBI has made combating public corruption its top criminal investigative priority because American citizens deserve honest and ethical public officials representing their interest,” said Kenneth W. Kaiser, Assistant Director, FBI Criminal Investigative Division. “As it is alleged, Congressman Jefferson violated the public’s trust and used his official position and office as a enterprise to corruptly solicit bribes, to pay off a foreign official, and to illegally benefit from overseas business transactions during a five-year period."

A complex series of transactions was alleged to have taken place, involving Jefferson and at least two other co-conspirators. Along with Jefferson, Vernon L. Jackson, a Louisville, Kentucky businessman, and Brett M. Pfeffer, a former Jefferson congressional staff member, "allegedly discussed and solicited bribes in return for being influenced in the performance of certain official acts, including receiving things of value from iGate [Inc.], Jackson’s company."

Jackson plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and the payment of bribes to a public official, and was sentenced to 87 months in prison. Pfeffer plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and aiding and abetting the solicitation of bribes by a member of Congress, and was sentenced to 96 months in prison.

Also detailed in the indictment, Jefferson allegedly offered payments to a foreign official to further his own business interest as well as that of his family. Jefferson was allegedly responsible for "negotiating, offering and delivering payments of bribes" to Nigerian officials. In an August 2005 raid on Jefferson's home in, law enforcement officials found US$90,000 cash from an undercover operation in his freezer. The cash had been wrapped in aluminum foil and hidden inside frozen food containers.

Representative Jefferson has not responded directly to the indictment, but his lawyer, Robert Trout, stated that his client was innocent and would "fight this indictment and clear his name.” Acknowledging the comprehensive investigation carried out against his client, as detailed in the 94-page indictment, Trout pointed out that legislative action was not involved. “There is no suggestion that he promised anyone any appropriations,” said Trout. “There were no earmarks. There were no government contracts.”

expressed some concern over the allegations. "The charges in the indictment against Congressman Jefferson are extremely serious,” said Pelosi. “While Mr. Jefferson, just as any other citizen, must be considered innocent until proven guilty, if these charges are proven true, they constitute an egregious and unacceptable abuse of public trust and power.”

If found guilty of the charges ultimately, Representative Jefferson faces a maximum sentence of 235 years.


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U.S. President Bush responds to Russian criticism

June 5, 2007 Just one day before the G8 summit, a battle in the media between Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President George W. Bush continued as President Bush criticized Russia for "derailing" its promised democratic reforms.

In a speech from the Czech Republic, where he plans to implement a missile defense system, Bush said: "In Russia, reforms that once promised to empower citizens have been derailed, with troubling implications for democratic development." He also described the relationship with Russia as complex, a major difference from just five years ago when Bush and Putin had pet names for each other.

President Bush also criticized China in this speech, saying that "[China's leaders] believe that they can continue to open the nation's economy without also opening its political system".

"Part of a good relationship is the ability to talk openly about our disagreements, so the United States will continue to build our relationships with these countries and we will do it without abandoning our principles or our values," Bush said of Russia.

Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said Russia "cannot agree on his declaration about the derailing of democratic reforms", adding that "Russia is a democratic country that shares common world and common European values."

Bush stated that Russia is not an enemy and that "the Cold War is over."

In the speech, which was given at a conference on democracy sponsored by The Prague Security Studies Institute, Bush also listed Belarus, Burma, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Iran and Syria as the "worst dictatorships" and criticised Venezuela, Uzbekistan and Vietnam for rolling back earlier "freedom".

President Bush is scheduled to meet with President Putin at the G8 conference which begins tomorrow.


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Hi, I think your looking for Wikipedia. We are not them, we are totally seperate (well sort of). try here (W:WP:AFC may be helpful). Happy editing, don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:23, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
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I feel it is bad to trick the filetype like this. Shouldn't it be done like WeatherChecker/wcheck? Bawolff ☺☻ 23:58, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Probably, but I didn't know about that. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:17, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:U.S. President Bush responds to Russian criticism

BBC as outline
I'd like to see this article written where it doesn't almost follow the BBC paragraph by paragraph. --SVTCobra 00:35, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:68.199.253.98

Please don't remove content from pages, thanks. Feel free to ask any questions you may have. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:48, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20070606

6 June

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Ex-wife of Nelson Mandela denied entry into Canada

June 6, 2007

The High Commission of Canada in South Africa is not granting ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a visa to enter Canada.

Her daughter, Zindzi Mandela, and two security guards were granted a visa.

There is no word as to why Canadian officials refused, but sources speculate that her conviction for being involved in the death of a 14-year-old activist, and other incidents, could be factors.

Madikizela-Mandela is a figure of debate because her supporters in the struggle against apartheid were violent. In 1991, she was convicted for kidnapping. In 2003, she was convicted of fraud.

Immigration lawyer, Guidy Mamann, told CBC Radio: "Generally, if you have a criminal record, you're not wanted in this country, either for permanent residence or to visit as a tourist."

Madikizela-Mandela, 73, was scheduled to speak at a fundraising gala and dinner in Toronto, on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET. It was named "A Night in Soweto", and was presented by arts organization MusicaNoir. According to CanadaNewsWire, African-American actor LeVar Burton flew from Los Angeles, California to Toronto to fill in for Madikizela-Mandela.

An opera named "The Passion of Winnie", about the life of Madikizela-Mandela, is to be presented at Toronto's Luminato Festival at 8:00 p.m ET on Friday. It is not known if Madikizela-Mandela will be granted a visa to attend the event.

Luminato's official website stated that it is "an event not to be missed", Madikizela-Mandela is a "fascinating and strong personality", and she demonstrates "rarely displayed true and charismatic leadership". Tickets for the event are CAN$200.


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Note this doesn't entirely work yet. I have no idea why, but i'm working on it. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:23, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It should work. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:45, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Typo
editprotected "seperate" => "separate" Van der Hoorn (talk) 15:33, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 22:28, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Another typo
editprotected "arround" => "around" Van der Hoorn (talk) 12:54, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You're making my grammatical skills look like crap :P (most likely because my grammar does suck). Cheers. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:53, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

libera
Hi, I don't know where this script is being used. But given we have moved to libera, could you please update the script to reflect the same? •–• 06:51, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * i doubt its being used anymore, and the cgi::irc instance its pointing too doesn't even exist anymore. Sure brings back memories though. First JS thing i ever worked on. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:31, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

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User talk:Cmelbye

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User talk:12.227.169.181

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Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's latest film makes Thailand premiere

June 6, 2007

Following a world premiere during the Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, the latest film by Thai auteur Pen-Ek Ratanaruang made its Thailand premiere on Tuesday night in a screening for the press and celebrities.

Before the screening of the new film, Ploy, the director and his stars took the rostrum for a question-and-answer session, during which Pen-Ek pulled out a digital camera and took photos of the presenter, the press and the actors.

Film plot
Ploy is a drama film, about a middle-aged Thai-American couple, portrayed by popular Thai soap opera actress Lalita Panyopas and Pornwut Sarasin, a first-time actor whose day job is working as vice president of Thai Namthip, the distributor of Coca Cola in Thailand. The couple have returned to Thailand for the first time in many years to attend the funeral of a relative.

They arrive at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport at 5 a.m. after a long-haul flight from the U.S., and check in to a hotel. The wife, Dang, just wants to sleep, but the husband, Wit, wants some cigarettes, so he goes to the hotel bar to buy some. There, he strikes up a conversation with a 19-year-old girl named Ploy (17-year-old first-time actress Apinya Sakuljaroensuk), who's waiting at the hotel for her mother.

Wit then invites the girl to his and Dang's room, so she can take a shower and relax. This poor judgment by Wit ignites feelings of jealousy and anger in Dang, and causes the couple to review their marriage of seven years.

Lao-Australian leading man Ananda Everingham is in a supporting role as the hotel bartender. As a counterpoint to Wit's and Dang's bickering, the bartender engages in an erotic tryst with a hotel maid (model-actress Porntip Papanai) in a nearby room.

Censorship fears
The press screening was held at SF World Cinemas at CentralWorld shopping mall in Bangkok. Given the presence of Coca-Cola's Pornwut in the cast, it was perhaps not a coincidence that cans of Coke Zero, a new soft drink that is just being introduced in Thailand, were being doled out for free.

According to early reviews at Cannes, Ploy contains a high level of nudity and eroticism, which is uncommon for a Thai film, because Thailand has no film-ratings system and instead adheres to a strict censorship code that excises nakedness and sex scenes.

Ahead of its Thailand premiere, Aphiradee Iamphungphorn, co-producer for Five Star Production, said she knew the film would have to be re-edited for Thailand, but "hopefully not more than we can bear." To get past the censors, Pen-ek created a special Thailand edit of the film, in which the sex scenes are toned down.

Ploy is the director's sixth feature film since he made his debut in 1997 with Fun Bar Karaoke, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Since then, his films are regularly featured on the festival circuit, and are submitted by Thailand's film industry for consideration by the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Pen-Ek's latest film is a return to screenwriting, after his previous two films, Last Life in the Universe and Invisible Waves, were scripted or co-scripted by Thai writer Prabda Yoon. It also marks a reunion with leading actress Lalita, who starred in his second feature, 1999's black comedy, Ruang Talok 69, as well as Porntip, who co-starred in Pen-Ek's 2001 musical-comedy-drama Monrak Transistor.

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Talk:Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's latest film makes Thailand premiere

This story
Originally, I submitted only the photos as possible Featured pictures, and was asked by another editor, User:Stevenfruitsmaak, if it was possible to write a story. So here it is. Wisekwai 04:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks great. One thing, you need to specify your OR notes on the talk page, or in a notes subpage. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:28, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks Bawolff! I attended the press preview, took photos, drank a Coke Zero and watched the (subtitled) film. The proceedings of the press conference were all in Thai, which I don't understand, so I have no quotes from that. The director and most of the actors were quite swarmed all the time by the Thai press, so it was hard to get close and get them to answer questions in English. Plus, I didn't want to miss the film! The one attributable quote I have is from a telephone interview with the producer. Wisekwai 05:36, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Good work. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:76.7.198.107

Hi, please do not place any kind of advertising on our website - it will be deleted at once so no-one will ever see it. If you do want to contribute to Wikinews, see the introduction. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:24, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's latest film makes Thailand premiere

is this post relevant to anything extraordinary?

in my opinion, it seems like alot of jibber jabber.
 * Well personally I found it intresting. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:49, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes. He attended a press conference, of what appears to be a Major movie in Thailand, if not that part of Asia. Just becuase something is not covered in the national media spotlight, and may or may not be sourced by the AP, Reuters, etc, does not mean its not news. Everyone has a view on what they see as news. You do not see this as news, because IMO, you are not the least bit interested in the article, or its point. Which is, and you are entitled to that, but its also not any reason to say its not news, when in fact thats just your own opinion.

 * I was also not so much interested in the event itself, but more interested in the fact that we have a user, brand new to Wikinews, who is writing Original Reporting work, and is not even accredited, but displays the skills of an enthusiastic journalist who is able to report the facts as they happen, and still manage to have fun while doing it. Original reporting is great...and in this case, its an excellent article, and a prime example of Original Reporting in which the author actually enjoyed the work :) EXCELLENT JOB! DragonFire1024 06:52, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

OR notes
I liked how the OR notes include detail like what kind of soft drink was consumed. And might I add, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk is a stunning young woman. --SVTCobra 23:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


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Team New Zealand wins fourth Louis Vuitton Cup yachting race

June 6, 2007

Team New Zealand won the fourth race on Tuesday against Luna Rossa Challenge in the bid to win the Louis Vuitton Cup.

Team NZ, racing with the boat NZL-92, won the race 52 seconds ahead of Luna Rossa, racing with boat ITA94.

Team NZ have won all the races so far at Valencia, so if they can win another race against the Italian team, Team NZ will be able to challenge Alinghi for America's Cup. Luna Rossa will need to win the next five races to challenge for the Cup.

Torben Grael, strategist for Luna Rossa, said that ITA94 does not handle very well in the light winds. Both Grael and mainsail trimmer Jonathan McKee, congratulates Team New Zealand for sailing well. McKee said it was no surprise that they were sailing well.

Ray Davies, strategist for Team New Zealand, also described the conditions as "fickle", and says that anything can happen.

The wind was estimated to be at around 6-10 knots. The other previous races have all been under 14 knots, lower for the most recent races.

At mark one, NZL92 was leading by 19 seconds, despite ITA94 having a lead of four boat lengths at the start of the match. Grael said, "We thought the right side was good and we tacked on what we thought was a safe position."

Traveller and wind spotter, Adam Beashel says that NZL92 is not faster than ITA94, but they are, at least, even. "We're happy with an even boat race with anybody at the moment." But does say that if they can match an opponents speed, they will be hard to beat.

The only changes that Team New Zealand have made to NZL92 was a few new sails, but state that's about it. It has been reported that Luna Rossa will be technically altering their boat.


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Talk:Scooter Libby gets 30 months in Plame case

needs attribution
Although there was early speculation that President Bush might pardon Libby, at this time that seems unlikely while the legal battle continues. this kind of stuff needs attribution. the White House's own reaction is here. –Doldrums(talk) 06:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * hmm, i didn't write that, but seems to me that is well known. (looking) -Edbrown05 07:49, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * whois Dana Perino? -Edbrown05 07:51, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Dana Perino. –Doldrums(talk) 08:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * include it as a source and go for it Doldrums :) -Edbrown05 08:05, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:139.177.224.71

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User talk:80.191.149.70

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Talk:Zapatero announces peace talks with Basque separatists, ETA

"The historic announcement meant Mr Zapatero's Socialist-led government were set to begin peace talks with the Basque separatist group ETA for the first time in Spain's history." -- This is false: Aznar and Felipe González talked with ETA too.


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User:Sean Heron/g8

Sources, Resources

 * G8 Summit website
 * G8 Research Group at the University of Toronto
 * . finds low scores on fighting TB, Gender disparity in education! as well as IPR and Trade.

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Wikinews Shorts: June 6, 2007

Malaysian prime minister to get married
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will be married to Jeanne Abdullah in a private ceremony on Saturday. Premier Abdullah, 61, has been a widower since October 2005, when his wife of 40 years, Endon Mahmood, died of breast cancer.

Jeanne, 53, is a hotel management professional who has served as a supervisor at Seri Perdana, the prime minister's official residence in Putrajaya.

Sources

Trains delayed by sabotage in south Thailand
Train service in south Thailand is suspended until Friday, while State Railway of Thailand officials inspect tracks after sabotage was discovered on Wednesday in Yala.

Two days earlier, a passenger train bound for Pattani derailed after tracks were removed by suspected Muslim insurgents. Twenty people were hurt in the wreck.

Also on Wednesday, a Muslim man was fatally shot in Narathiwat, and a school was burned in Yala.

Sources

Malaysia reports new bird-flu outbreak
One year after declaring itself free of the virus, a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu was reported on Wednesday in Malaysia, among poultry in Sungei Buluh, a village in Selangor state.

"We will cull birds within a one kilometer radius from the index cases," Kamarudin Mohammed Isa of the Department of Veterinary Services, was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse. Authorities expected kill about 2,000 chickens.

Malaysia's last outbreak of bird flu was in early 2006. No human cases were reported, and the nation declared itself bird-flu free last June. In March this year, Malaysia imposed a crackdown on poultry smuggling, after bird flu was reported in neighboring countries.

Sources

Two Indonesian planes make emergency landings
Two planes from two Indonesian airlines had to make emergency landings on Wednesday.

In one incident, a Gardua Indonesia Boeing 737-400 was forced to make an emergency landing after a leaking rubber seal on a cargo door resulted in a drop in cabin pressure. The flight was bound for Batam from Jakarta, but had to land in Palembang, South Sumatra.

Another 737, flown by Batavia Air, returned to Semarang, 30 minutes into its flight to Jakarta, because of engine trouble.

No injuries were reported in either incident.

Sources

Man attempts to jump into Popemobile

 * This story has been moved to a full article

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User talk:Shane.Bell

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Twice today your comments have left me chuckling. First the one on Bush's condemnation of Iran, second on the gas/galaxy collision.

Keep throwing peanuts out the cheap seats. ;-P --Brian McNeil / talk 09:51, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Supposed right to be forgotten
So far, most of your removals that I've checked were opinions that had not been replied to, and as such I see no possible objection to their removal. Noting, there is no right to be forgotten per se on Wikinews. I'm in some mild doubt about opinions that have been replied to, especially if the replies seem incoherent without what they're replying to. Some of the stuff you're removing is on talk (aka collaboration) page; I haven't checked those yet, but since article talk pages should be substantively related to the composition of the articles, I have further reservations about those (subject, of course, to examining them one-by-one). --Pi zero (talk) 22:03, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

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User talk:144.136.56.42

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If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!–Doldrums(talk) 11:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

comments
please posts comments about articles on the discussion page instead of in the article itself. –Doldrums(talk) 11:04, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Eleven killed in train crash in northern Victoria, Australia

comment by anon
You should check www.theage.com.au, updated 11 people killed. moved here by Doldrums.

Typo
editprotected 'recieve' => 'receive' Van der Hoorn (talk) 17:25, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 22:42, 14 March 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:Post-Kyoto agreement is subject of G8 debate

Notes from Sean Heron
User:Sean Heron is in Heiligendamm to report on the G8, and left these notes. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:21, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Bush, Merkel press conference
I watched the live feed of them talking on the lawn. It was with both original language and a translation (that is german and then english for Merkel, english into German for Bush. I made notes of what they said, and am going to write up a rough transcript here. Then anybody who feels like it can write an article from it, right (As I have more important things to do >D, like write up the transcript of Barrosos press conference). Regards —Sean Heron 14:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Notice, this is not verbatim, but from notes and memories, with some translation by me:

Merkel: Ladies and Gentelmen, we've had a first meeting with the American president during this G8. We spoke through the whole of the Agenda, and we agree on a lot, but some things we still need to work on. [some of the topics, cant remember all]. Fighting poverty, giving globalization a human face, world trade, freedom of invesment, international conflicts (I think regarding this), which we hope to be able to contain together. The main topics are the climate and poverty in Africa. These first talks were good [...] [sorry I wasn't quick enough and missed some stuff] but I trust that with some work a common position can be formed.

Bush: [...] and I'd like to note what a fine place you have chosen for this summit. We've talked about important topics: The fight against HIV/AIDS. Combatting the spread of malaria. We have also said that we have a strong desire to work on a post-Kyoto protocoll [Emphasis mine, in my opinion this is the most important bit of what they said. Barroso refered to it in his press conference later on]. I´m thankful for the work your team has done in preparing this summit, as I´m sure its a lot of work to do.

(As he is finished, he remarks jokingly to Merkel that she could now translate).(After his bit has been translated he ask Merkel if that was what he said, she replies "almost one hundred percent, which gets a laugh from him).

Global agreement on climate change mitigation necessary says
I had wanted to be at the actual press conference, but due to blocages by protesters :), I decided against and watched it on TV here in the press center. Unfortunatly they cut away from the press conference about half way through (and continued to run it on a channel we didn´t get sound for). By the time we got sound again he was answering questions. As my notes are very patchy, I`ll give my recollections of what he said first and then write up as much of a transcript as possible. Sean Heron 16:34, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

In what I saw, Barroso said that a global agreement on climate change mitigation had to be made soon, if possible by 2009, to replace the running out Kyoto protocol. He stressed that, as this was a problem created by all nations, effecting all, it had to be tackled by all as well. He said agreements made by only a number of states would fall short of what is needed. He also said that as it is to be a global agreement, it would have to be made within the UN-framework (in answer to a later question, he stated that the large amount of work that has been done in this regard must not go to waste). He also (I think in answering a question about Bushs proposal of the biggest 15 "polluters" agreeing on action) says that it is generally a good thing if a some states discuss about goals together, but that the agreement must be found (as said) in the UN-framework. He goes on to state that the developing nations will have to be included in the proccess of decision making as well, as from 2012 onwards the developing nations will be emmiting more greenhouse gases than the developed nations. Of importance was also that the agreement achieved had a binding character, and included a fixed ceiling for greenhouse gas emmisions. He doesn´t however beleive that an agreement regarding the hard numbers could be made during the summit.

Rough transcript of Barrosos Press conference in Heiligendamm on Wednesday 06.05.2007: ... Three priorities (???) Climate change (one of the three). [...]. some years ago when Galileo [the satelitte navigation system, my note] was progressing scientifically, some people were apposed. The same is true for climate change, which has seen a lot of scientific progress as well. There was a lot of opposition, and there still is some. [..] I really believe this summit can make a difference. It is not (von nirgends) that China and the USA have moved on their position a few days before the summit. In fact it is thanks to the EU´s leadership that ... [? sorry]. The EU and its member states stay commited to their aims. ...

Comments and stuff
I´m off to Rostock, got to get to somewhere I can have a good nights sleep. Will be back in the morning. Regards Sean Heron 19:19, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Balancing
I like all the images on the right, because it makes the layout uniform no matter what screen resolution a reader has... But doldrums and brianmc seem to disagree so go ahead if you insist. A QuoteLeft like Brian suggested might also do the trick. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * i don't particularly mind both images being on the right. but if they are, they shouldn't be placed adjacent to each other when they are of different sizes - to me, that layout looks awkward. –Doldrums(talk) 11:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm going to study now, but I just have to say the current layout hurts my eyes :-). --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:58, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you Doldrums, that episode of acute anterior uveitis quickly subsided.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:44, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Next step
What this article needs now is a second article, reporting on the Africa-part of the G8 summit. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:57, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Blogged!
Wikinews sends reporter to G8. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:31, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Romano Prodi typo
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There is a typo in the name of Romano Prodi written wrongly Romani. This typo progated to the Category:Romani Prodi, that only contains this article, and the redirect page Romani Prodi. Ciao --Trek00 (talk) 18:18, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 19:10, 5 March 2013 (UTC)


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Man attempts to jump into Popemobile

June 6, 2007 A 27-year-old German man has attempted to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's open top Fiat Campagnola during today's general audience in St Peters Square.

The man was quickly apprehended by security guards and police after jumping over the metal barriers separating the vehicle from the crowd of 35,000 and landing behind the vehicle. All through the event the Pope seemed oblivious to the matter and continued with the event as normal.

The man was later questioned by Vatican police before being taken to a psychiatric department for assessment.

Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told BBC the man was "mentally unstable", carrying on to say, "His aim was not an attempt on the Pope's life, but to attract attention to himself." He said the man was questioned by Vatican police and taken to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital.

In 1981, Pope Benedict's predecessor, John Paul II was shot and seriously injured as he drove through the same square by Turkish gunman Ali Agca.

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Reports say Turkish troops enter northern Iraq

June 6, 2007

Citing unnamed Turkish officials, reports say that hundreds to thousands of Turkish troops have crossed the border to Northern Iraq in pursuit of members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

"This afternoon 10 Turkish helicopters landed in a village in Mazouri, which is ... 3 km (2 miles) inside the Iraqi border. They landed with around 150 Turkish special forces," said deputy minister for Peshmerga Affairs in Kurdistan, Jabar Yawir who also stated that "after two hours they left and there were no confrontations with the PKK."

DEBKAfile quotes unnamed Turkish officials as saying that the Turkish force is made up of 50,000-90,000 troops along with a fleet of armored vehicles and air support. DEBKAfile also says that the force is just the "first wave" of what is said to be an invasion.

Foreign minister Abdullah Gül has denied the reports. "There is no such thing, no entry to another country. If such a thing happens, then we would announce it," Gül said. "We are in a war with terror, we will do whatever is necessary to fight terrorism."

The United States military in Iraq has also denied the reports that any Turkish troops entered Iraq.

"We have seen no indication of Turkish troops crossing the border," said Colonel Steve Boylan, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq.

Iraqi officials also deny the reports, but say that any troops crossing the border into Iraq will not be tolerated.

"We are aware of this Turkish troop buildup on the border and the Iraqi government position has been that we will not accept or tolerate any military incursion into Iraqi territories," said Hoshyar Zebari, the Foreign Minister for Iraq.

Over 30,000 people have been killed during the PKK's campaign for independence since 1984.

In April of this year, General Yaşar Büyükanıt, the Chief of the Turkish General Staff, asked the government to authorize an incursion to quell the rebellion. In 1997, Turkey sent about 50,000 troop into the region on just such a mission.


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Canadian Tory MP left alone for voting against budget legislation

June 6, 2007

The Conservatives, who were elected as a minority government, have lost yet another MP. Tuesday night they expelled Tory MP Bill Casey for not supporting budget legislation.

"In some ways, it was very difficult, in other ways, I just don't think I have any choice," Casey told reporters after citing the bill, which proposes to monitor the offshore oil and gas revenues that provinces receive, wouldn't benefit the province of Nova Scotia as it would lose equalization payments and it broke the Atlantic Accord with Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nova Scotia NDP MP Alexa McDonough noted politicians from "any political stripe" have the right to "vote against the budget that sticks it to Atlantic Canada".

The bill was supported by all the Conservatives including separatist party Bloc Québécois, which usually sides with the Tories, while the Liberals and the left-leaning NDP voted against.

Earlier in the week, there was speculation in the media that Casey would vote against yesterday's bill. He said he asked Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to amend the bill but Flaherty refused.

Casey, who is currently MP for Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, will sit as an Independent in the Canadian House of Commons. Current Independent MPs are: André Arthur, who was elected as an Independent,Louise Thibault, and Joe Comuzzi.

There have been a number of incidents in Canadian politics related to this one. On 21 March, Liberal MP Joe Comuzzi was expelled from the caucus after supporting the Conservative budget for funding of a cancer research centre in his riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North. "It's for a single issue that's of absolute critical importance to all the people in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario, and that's the cancer research centre," Comuzzi said.


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Bob Barker retires as US host of "The Price is Right"

June 6, 2007

Bob Barker, the out-going host of American TV game show The Price Is Right has taped his final show.

"I will regret not being at the show, I know, probably for the rest of my life because I've enjoyed it so much," said Barker, 83, who has been host of the show for 35 years.

The audience, who is also a pool of possible contestants, gave a round of applause and a standing ovation. Confetti was also sprayed about to celebrate his time with the show.

His final words were, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered." Barker has said those words at the end of every show for many years. The show originated on September 4, 1972.

The finale will air on 15 June. A new host has yet to be determined but auditions have started in December 2006. The show and its staff have won six Daytime Emmy Awards. Barker has won seventeen Emmy Awards for hosting the show.


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User:Hornberry

Will be writing baseball summary news articles, and all other baseball articles, I can think of.

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Box Score Templates
These are templates we are going to use in box scores Hornberry. I hope I can make articles with you soon. One is when the Dodgers are at home and one is for the road.

Box score Road (Dodgers)
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I hope this box score template will help you. LADodgersAngelsfan 04:21, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Job4models

Hi, please do not place any kind of advertising on our website - it will be deleted at once so no-one will ever see it. If you do want to contribute to Wikinews, see the introduction. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:53, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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Anaheim Ducks win Stanley Cup

June 7, 2007

''Anaheim wins series 4-1. (Best of Seven)''

The Anaheim Ducks won the National Hockey League's (NHL) on Wednesday in Game 5 of the. The Ducks achieved a 6-2 score against the Ottawa Senators at their home stadium,, winning the best-of-seven series while only allowing one Ottawa victory. This marks the first such championship for a California professional ice hockey team. They are the first west coast team to win the Stanley Cup since the 1925 Victoria Cougars.

Scott Niedermayer won the as the NHL's most valuable player in the 2006-2007 season.

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Owner wants $10 million for Flight 93 crash site land

June 7, 2007 Mike Svonavec, the owner of the land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001 has set a US$10 million price tag for his property, which is sought by the group, Families of Flight 93 and the United States National Park Service for building a memorial dedicated to those on the plane.

Svonavec says that the price is fair market value for the 273 acre property and the organization would not be charged for the exact site of the crash. The organization has offered to buy the land for no more than $500,000 at least three times.

Currently, the U.S. National Park Service only owns approximately 60 acres of the land. PBS Coals Inc. owns 864 acres of the land and Svonavec owns 273 acres. The entire field is nearly 2,000 acres.

The permanent memorial is estimated to cost $58 million and is scheduled to be constructed starting in 2008 or 2009. On the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, a ribbon will be cut at the site.

Svonavec has also placed a box on the crash site temporary memorial, where visitors can leave a "donation" to pay for his asking price for the land as well as the cost of providing security at the site. Funding was provided for the cost of security, but in February the funds were already used up and Svonavec says he can no longer afford to keep the land maintained and secure. Reports say that the security company that is currently in charge of security charges $10,000 per month.

"That land has been paid for with 40 lives...the donation box is an insult to that cost. I think Svonavec believes his land, because it has the blood of my cousin and 39 other people, it's worth more," said Patrick White, Vice President, Families of Flight 93.


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58 M?
Its very sad and all, but wouldn't 58 million dollars be better spent on cancer research or something. way more people are dying right now from things that could use the money to prevent them from happening. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC)


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Ottawa Sucks
Yup...good riddance :) DragonFire1024 03:56, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Dragon i love canadian teams but the ducks won oh well. Beginner2 (talk) 20:08, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

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Copy/pasting
Do that with direct AP articles is copyvio. Please do not copy and paste articles form other news sources. DragonFire1024 03:59, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * There should be no copy/paste/copyvio issue with the far more detailed and differently-worded AP article - there should just have been a Source link for verifiability. Can you be specific as to what might be the copy and paste concern here? DL+1613 04:04, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Do not worry. It was not you who did it. Another user did and I reverted his/her edits :)DragonFire1024 04:05, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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Team New Zealand to challenge Alinghi for America's Cup

June 7, 2007

Team New Zealand has beaten Luna Rossa Challenge 5-0, thus having the right to challenge current America Cup holder, Alinghi.

Team New Zealand racing in NZL-92, beat Italian team, Luna Rossa five times in a row and won the Louis Vuitton Cup.

NZL-92 completed the race 22 seconds ahead of ITA-94, the Italian's yacht.

In the 24-year history, Team New Zealand has become the first team to defeat another team five times in a row, without losing once. Dean Barker, helsman, said that they are very proud of what they have achieved.

Both teams had not been changed for the yacht race, though Luna Rossa did make an approved change to ITA-94.

On June 23 the best-of-nine challenge for America's Cup will start. The fourth time straight New Zealand will be competing.


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