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At least seven mountaineers die while climbing K2

Sunday, August 3, 2008 At least seven mountaineers have died while climbing K2, the second highest mountain in the world. The accident was reportedly caused by a rock slide or an avalanche that severed all the ropes used for ascent and descent. Initial reports state that seventeen climbers ascended the mountain in two groups, with […]

US swimmer Phelps suspended over ‘pot pipe’

Friday, February 6, 2009 United States swimmer Michael Phelps has been banned from competition and his training stipend revoked for three months by USA Swimming after Phelps was photographed smoking from a glass pipe, often used for smoking cannabis. The picture was published last Sunday by British tabloid News of the World. USA Swimming, which […]

Wikinews interviews U.S. Libertarian Party potential presidential candidate R.J. Harris

Friday, June 17, 2011 R.J. Harris, a potential candidate for the U.S. Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, took some time to speak with Accredited Wikinews Reporter William Saturn about his campaign and issues positions. Harris is an officer in the United States Army National Guard, currently serving in Afghanistan. He is also in his third year […]

G20 protests: Inside a labour march

Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London — “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London. […]

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