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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 File photograph of Elizabeth II. Image: NASA. It is 100 years since a British monarch has been in Ireland. Many thought a king or queen would never be welcomed back. The Garden of Rememberance in Dublin, where Elizabeth laid a wreath commemorating Irish republicans who fought for independence. Image: Infernalfox. Elizabeth … Read more

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Alan Mercer is running for the Ontario Libertarian Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Scarborough—Rouge River 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 be contacted. Expect interviews from … Read more

Friday, July 23, 2021 Modbury Hospital, where the first case in South Australia’s COVID-19 cluster presented.Image: User:AussieHero. With five active cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, South Australia begun a one-week lockdown on Monday. Announcing the lockdown, state Premier Steven Marshall declared “we have no alternative but to impose some fairly heavy and immediate … Read more

Friday, November 11, 2005 The United States trade deficit hit a new record in September to $66.1 billion, up $5.7 billion from August. The trade deficit so far this year totals $529.8 billion. A large part of the deficit is attributed to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Some of the increase is attributed to energy imports … Read more

Thursday, January 26, 2012 A Wikinews introduction to the 2012 World Economic Forum. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel gave yesterday’s opening address to the 42nd meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is facing a distinctly different geo-political landscape from twelve months ago. Outside the WEF security cordon, in the sub-zero temperatures of Davos’ train … Read more

Sunday, September 26, 2021 South Gippsland Shire Council wards.Image: Victorian Electoral Commission. Nominations were declared on Tuesday for South Gippsland Shire’s upcoming council elections, to be held by post from October 5-22. A total of 24 people in the Australian council’s three wards have put themselves forward to stand as candidates. The shire has been … Read more

Monday, September 8, 2008 Diddy was the featured performer at the eTalk Festival Party. Toronto residents are abuzz as the stars walk among them, during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The capital of and largest city in Ontario, Canada has been playing host to the premieres of major motion pictures, up-and-coming indy films, and … Read more

Friday, January 1, 2021 After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from our contributors during 2020. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_2020:_An_%27Original_reporting%27_year_in_review&oldid=4641414”