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• 7 June 2021: Israel opposition parties announce coalition, form new government
• 29 May 2021: Austrian Airlines cancels Moscow-bound flight after Russia refuses a reroute outside Belarusian airspace
• 27 May 2021: Australia: Latrobe Valley historical societies ask for greater funding in budget submissions
• 27 May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo’s song good 4 u debuts at No 1 on US Billboard Hot 100 chart
• 25 May 2021: ‘Rock and roll never dies’: Italy wins Eurovision after 30 years
• 13 May 2021: Wikinews interviews candidate for Minneapolis mayor Philip Sturm
• 10 May 2021: Wikinews interviews Jonathan Stanley, Scottish Unionist candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland
• 10 May 2021: Wikinews interviews Neil Manson, SDP candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland
• 10 May 2021: Wikinews interviews Donald Mackay, UKIP candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland
• 9 May 2021: Three injured in a school shooting in Idaho, US; sixth grader in custody

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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

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• Worst storm in thirty years hits Newcastle, Australia
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• Wikinews attends appearance by Bob from Sesame Street, at Sesame Place

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• Five South Korean workers kidnapped from Nigerian natural gas facility
• Congressional Candidate Raj Bhakta challenges Schwartz to debates
• International forces in Dili reach agreement
• Five kidnapped South Korean natural gas plant workers released

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• Stowaway killed by aircraft landing gear; leg lands in homeowner’s backyard
• Danish Integration Minister’s car burned
• Michael Jackson fate in hands of jurors
• California IT company to create 100 new jobs in Dublin

• Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt
• Australia: Latrobe City budget sees 1.5% rate rise, A$10 million loan to be spent
• Irish finance minister Donohoe projects a loss of two billion euros a year under G7 global minimum corporate tax rate
• Taylor Swift’s Evermore records biggest sales week of the year as it returns to No 1 on album chart
• US president Biden extends investment ban to 59 Chinese firms
• Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of Lilibet Diana
• Wikinews interviews candidate for New York City mayor Vitaly Filipchenko
• University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, Brexit
• Wikinews interviews the research team behind ‘human-like’ Maia chess engine

• Isaac Herzog elected next president of Israel
• Australia: Wellington Shire council approves tender for construction of fabric shade at Yarram, Victoria swimming pool
• Loch, Australia group asks council for upgrades in this year’s budget
• Meeniyan, Australia residents group requests solar lighting along path to local reserve
• Fire destroys largest Iranian warship Kharg
• Microsoft Bing search censored image results for query Tiananmen Square “tank man”

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