North Korea offers amnesty to criminals, marking important holidays

Friday, January 21, 2022 As reported by the state-operated media outlet Voice of Korea on January 20, the North Korean government has issued a decree granting amnesty to those found guilty of “crimes against the country and the people”. The decree was instituted to mark former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il’s upcoming birth anniversaries. … Read more

North Korea offers amnesty to criminals, marking important holidays

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British supermarket chain Tesco to sell its Polish branch to Salling Group A/S

Sunday, June 21, 2020 On Thursday, UK-based retailer Tesco and Denmark-based retailer Salling Group announced their agreement over selling a large portion of Tesco’s Polish operation to Salling Group. Tesco stated its intention to leave the Polish market altogether, Salling its intention to strengthen its Netto chain in Poland. The deal covers 301 stores, two … Read more

British supermarket chain Tesco to sell its Polish branch to Salling Group A/S

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South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate Sue Plowright speaks with Wikinews about environment, education, and other local issues

Saturday, September 4, 2021 Since June 2019, the people of South Gippsland Shire, located at the southernmost tip of Australia, have been without a local council, after a state government inquiry found “high levels of tension” within the council. Administrators were appointed by the Victorian state government in July 2019, who have governed the shire … Read more

South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate Sue Plowright speaks with Wikinews about environment, education, and other local issues

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Former head of Royal Bank of Scotland Fred Goodwin to reduce pension

Thursday, June 18, 2009 Sir Fred Goodwin, the former head of Royal Bank of Scotland has said he will reduce his pension by up to £200,000 a year, leaving him with approximately £350,000 a year. He has been heavily criticised for receiving a large pension, while being blamed for contributing to RBS’ recent issues, which … Read more

Former head of Royal Bank of Scotland Fred Goodwin to reduce pension

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Finnish police isolate ports in Helsinki

Saturday, August 6, 2005 The Finnish police isolated the ports of Katajanokka and Länsisatama on Saturday. The ports were isolated at around 9.30 p.m. local time and the isolation was called off at around 11.30 p.m. Finnish police received reports from Estonia that a shipping container loaded with explosives could be coming from Estonia Saturday … Read more

Finnish police isolate ports in Helsinki

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Wikinews interviews Corrado Giustozzi, security consultant and author

Monday, March 17, 2008 Wiki@Home This interview was carried out in Italian as part of Wiki@Home. It was originally added to the Italian Wikinews as Corrado Giustozzi, il Nightgaunt: sicurezza, privacy ed intelligiochi and the interview has now been translated into English. This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related … Read more

Wikinews interviews Corrado Giustozzi, security consultant and author

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Gunmen kill seventeen at drug rehab centre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Thursday, September 3, 2009 Seventeen people have been killed after gunmen stormed a drug rehab centre in the city of Ciudad Juarez on the United States-Mexico border. Around a dozen gunmen entered the clinic and lined up patients against a wall before killing seventeen of them. Three others were injured in the attack. Around 1,400 … Read more

Gunmen kill seventeen at drug rehab centre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

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