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Monday, September 23, 2013 Over the past week, diplomatic actions have averted — or, at least delayed — military strikes on Syria by the United States. Wikinews sought input from a range of international experts on the situation; and, the tensions caused by Russia’s support for the al-Assad regime despite its apparent use of chemical […]

Friday, June 27, 2008 A former Polish Foreign Affairs Minister and the current Secretary of State at the President’s Chancellery, Anna Fotyga, is reported to have flown to the United States with a “secret mission” regarding the “last chance” negotiations about the location of the anti-missile shield in Poland. According to Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, […]

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Microsoft decided to buy a health information search engine called Medstory. This is the company’s first step towards an involvement in the health market. The software that Medstory develops involves artificial intelligence techniques which are applied to both medical and health information stored in medical journals, as well as government documents. […]

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 US regulators intend to fine Toyota Motor Company $16.4 million over allegations that the company failed to notify government officials in “a timely way” about flaws in its vehicles that led to a major recall earlier this year. The fine is the maximum penalty allowed under current US law, and would […]

Friday, August 4, 2017 Yesterday, French capital football club Paris Saint-Germain triggered a €222 million (about US$263m, £198m) buyout clause of Brazilian winger Neymar to sign him from FC Barcelona, making him the most expensive footballer of all time by breaking the previous fee record of Paul Pogba’s transfer from Juventus FC to Manchester United. […]

Friday, September 1, 2006 Mario López is favored to win the third season of American television series Dancing with the Stars, with 3:1 odds of winning, but close on his heels is actress Vivica Fox, with four-to-one odds. López is perhaps best known for his role on Saved by the Bell, and currently stars on […]

Monday, January 25, 2010 An elderly woman has died in a house fire in South Yorkshire, England. The woman, who is currently remaining unidentified, was blind and 93-years-old when her bungalow in Sheffield caught fire as a result of an accident in her kitchen yesterday afternoon. An internal investigation into the fire has suggested that […]