2006 “Stolenwealth” Games to confront Commonwealth Games in Melbourne

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Friday, March 3, 2006 The possibility of large-scale protests in the face of the 3,000 journalists covering the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, has event organisers and the Government worried. The group “Black GST” – which represents Indigenous Genocide, Sovereignty and Treaty – are planning demonstrations at prominent Games events unless the Government agrees to a […]

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

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Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]

Altercation erupts between rock musicians at MTV Music Video Awards

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Monday, September 10, 2007 Rock musicians Kid Rock and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee were involved in a minor altercation at the 2007 MTV Music Video Awards (VMA), held on Sunday night in Las Vegas. Both Lee and Rock were former husbands of Pamela Anderson, who was present at the VMAs and delivered her lines […]

Dutch parties agree on government formation

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Friday, February 9, 2007 The leading political parties in the Netherlands have agreed on a work program, part of an effort to form a coalition government after the splintered verdict of the elections held in November 2006. The parties have yet to agree on who gets the top jobs in government. The main parties of […]

Australia/2007

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Ben Shephard announces departure from GMTV

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Friday, April 23, 2010 Ben Shephard has announced his departure from GMTV, the current television breakfast programme on ITV in the United Kingdom, having been a presenter on the programme for ten years. His current contract ends in April 2010, but he is expected to leave by the end of the Summer of 2010, according […]

FOX to produce new ‘Futurama’ episodes

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Friday, June 23, 2006 20th Century Fox will produce at least 13 new episodes of the animated series Futurama, scheduled to air on Comedy Central in 2008. Futurama, an animation from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, was canceled by FOX in 2003. Comedy Central has recently acquired the rights to the back catalogue of 72 […]