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Sunday, January 16, 2022 London head office of GlaxoSmithKline on July 30, 2007. Image: Ian Wilson. United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) confirmed January 15 it had rejected three “unsolicited, conditional and non-binding proposals” by Unilever to acquire its Consumer Healthcare division, including one bid of GBP50 billion in value Read more…

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 Read more…

Monday, October 1, 2007 Jim Reeves is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the York-Simcoe riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will Read more…

Saturday, July 2, 2005 The Live 8 Concert in Rome, Italy Massive music concerts took place around the planet under the Live 8 banner in an effort to put pressure on the leaders of the eight richest countries in the world to end global poverty. All concerts were timed to Read more…

Friday, May 5, 2006 A BF Falcon, whose replacement will be partly paid for by the Australian government Australian Prime Minister John Howard and federal industry minister Ian MacDonald today announced that the federal government would be providing Ford Australia with a AU$52.5 million (US$40.4 million) “financial assistance package”. Additional Read more…

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election Read more…

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 The wife and sons of Bernard Madoff are now under pressure from prosecutors to give up US$2.6 million worth of jewelery and $31.5 million in loans. Madoff made the news recently when he pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme worth billions of dollars. Prosecutors, who Read more…

Friday, August 10, 2012 John Evans Atta Mills, 2008 campaign poster Image: National Democratic Congress party of Ghana. After two days of mourning, the West African nation Ghana is giving its late president John Atta Mills a state and military burial today at Geese Park, a bird sanctuary near the Read more…

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Interior (stairwell) of Edinburgh’s Usher Hall Image: Brian McNeil. 1 2 Musicians gather outside the Usher Hall prior to the meeting Image: Brian McNeil. Attendees inside the Usher Hall Image: Brian McNeil. Yesterday evening saw the Usher Hall in Edinburgh host a meeting between representatives of Read more…