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• 30 August 2018: Brisbane, Australia Magistrates Court charges two cotton farmers with $20m fraud
• 25 August 2018: Fossil genome shows hybrid of two extinct species of human
• 18 August 2018: Singer Aretha Franklin, ‘queen of soul’, dies aged 76
• 10 August 2018: New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought
• 9 August 2018: Real Madrid agrees with Chelsea FC to sign goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
• 8 August 2018: Football: Manchester City beats Chelsea 2-0 to win English Community Shield
• 6 August 2018: Brazilian footballer Gabriel Jesus signs contract extension with Manchester City
• 6 August 2018: Spanish football: Sevilla signs Aleix Vidal from FC Barcelona
• 5 August 2018: FC Barcelona signs Chilean footballer Arturo Vidal from Bayern
• 4 August 2018: French footballer Lucas Digne joins Everton FC on five-year contract

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International row after Spielberg quits 2008 Beijing Olympics

The U.S. film director stepped down as artistic adviser saying that China, which has close links to the Sudanese government, should do more to address the Darfur situation. » Full story

‘Top Model’ winner Jaslene Gonzalez on her career and being a Latina role model

Wikinews talks with America’s Next Top Model’s first Puerto Rican winner, Jaslene Gonzalez, about her childhood, what makes her a strong individual, and what television show her abuela would want her to go on. This is also the first time one of our interviews can also be read in Spanish at Wikinoticias. » Full story

Wikinews from September 1, 2008 (More…)

• News agencies suggest that campaign operative for Republican Party edited article on vice presidential nominee
• Government of the Bahamas isssues warning over Hurricane Hanna
• Wikinews Shorts: September 1, 2008
• Bush to skip Republican convention to monitor Gustav

Wikinews from September 1, 2007 (More…)

• 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana beat Peru in Quarter finals
• Finland win first ever Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 held in London
• California company recalls fresh spinach over salmonella contamination
• 70 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

Wikinews from September 1, 2006 (More…)

• Basketball: Greece beats the United States, 101-95 on semi-final
• Gene therapy trial for skin cancer cures two terminal patients
• Sources: State Department official source of Plame leak
• Mario Lopez favored to win Dancing with the Stars

Wikinews from September 1, 2005 (More…)

• Talks between Pakistan, India yield apparent progress
• Football: Ronaldinho signs for Barcelona until 2010
• Google begins selling print ads
• Fats Domino rescued in New Orleans

• Creativity celebrated at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto
• Britain First Announces List of Legal Actions
• Super Typhoon Jebi heading towards Japan
• South Africa land expropriation
• Woman suffers seizure
• CSIRO researchers grow synthetic cotton plant with wrinkle-free properties
• Argentine senate votes against legalisation of abortion

• US Senator and Vietnam War veteran John McCain buried at US Navy Academy
• US Attorney indicts thirteen for using false documents to secure jobs
• US Senator John McCain lies in state at Arizona Capitol
• Saudi-Arabia cut ties with Canada
• US: Police transcripts of alleged Stoneman Douglas school shooter released
• U.S. President’s former chief strategist supports Tommy Robinson
• JMailsamy
• Baseball fans surprised by Sister Mary Jo’s first pitch in Chicago, US
• Obahma’s Affair before his campain
• Montgomery County completes recount of Maryland legislative district 16 Democratic primary; Sara Love to be certified as victor
• Mass shooting occurs in Jacksonville, Florida; suspect and several individuals dead
• YouTube has nearly six years of data for estimated watch time
• Thailand 26 December 1996
• Pakistan launches its PRSS-1 satellite
• Grand jury reports 300 priests abused thousands of victims in Pennsylvania, US over decades
• Expo
• Bomb Scare at Rafael Hernandez Airport
• Brooklyn Juice Man Defends Restaurant Haunted By Jeff Sessions Photo

Original reporting First-hand journalism by Wikinews reporters (More…)

• Photo report: Anime North convention brings fans to Toronto
• Toronto Comicon celebrates characters from screen and page
• Culture of creativity features at Furnal Equinox 2018

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