Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews
Recently, Finnish open-source video game developer Perttu Ahola discussed Minetest, his "longest ever project", with
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British supermarket chain Tesco to sell its Polish branch to Salling Group A/S
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…
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies aged 55
Pierre Nkurunziza, the President of Burundi, died at the age of 55 on Monday. The government of Burundi on Tuesday announced his death and announced the cause of death as a cardiac arrest. Nkurunziza became president of…
Nicaraguan beef exports draw on cleared and contested Indigenous land
TIKTIK KAANU, Nicaragua — Eduardo Solano did not say much on the way home. He bought some oranges from a fruit vendor at a makeshift dock in Bluefields, the capital of Nicaragua’s South Caribbean Autonomous Region, and settled in for the three-hour boat journey that would get him most of the way home to Tiktik […]
Fire at historic Welsh ex-hotel Bontddu Hall kills one
A fire broke out yesterday at Bontddu Hall near Dolgellau in Gwynedd, Wales. The historic mansion is a former hotel with high-profile guests. A rescued woman died at the
Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in England from June 15, transport secretary declares
Yesterday, England's transport secretary, Grant Shapps, announced that from June 15, wearing a face covering would become compulsory while riding public transport in England. The measure, addressing the spread of the…
SpaceX successfully launches its first crewed spaceflight
SpaceX successfully launched its first crewed mission at 1922 UTC yesterday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in a Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket. This…
Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili arrested on domestic violence charge
Nikoloz Basilashvili, a Georgian tennis player with current world ranking number 27, was arrested on Friday on a charge of domestic violence in front of a minor. The arrest came after an allegation he assaulted Neka…
Japanese professional wrestler and Netflix star Hana Kimura dies aged 22
Japanese female professional wrestler and reality television star Hana Kimura, age 22, has died, wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) announced yesterday. No cause of death was announced. Kimura…
Astronomer tells Wikinews about discovery of closest black hole known so far
A study published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics last month reported astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and elsewhere discovered a black hole in the Telescopium constellation. The study stated…
Yellowstone update on first days of reopening
Yellowstone update on first days of reopening
Everglades National Park is Reopening in Phases
Everglades National Park is Reopening in Phases
Neuroscientists tell Wikinews about empathy and harm aversion observed in lab rats
In findings published last month in the journal Current Biology, neuroscientists from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience examined harm aversion in laboratory rats for conspecifics — rats not wanting to hurt…
Elizabeth Warren endorses Joe Biden in 2020 US presidential election
Former US presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announced yesterday she was endorsing Joe Biden for this year's presidential election. The move came shortly after fellow former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders…
Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced…
English mathematician John Horton Conway dies after contracting COVID-19
English mathematician John Horton Conway died on Saturday at his New Jersey home, reportedly due to COVID-19 complications. Princeton University neuroscience professor Sam Wang stated that Conway developed a fever on…
Bangladesh reports five new deaths due to COVID-19, a daily highest
Yesterday, Bangladesh has confirmed five new deaths due to COVID-19 on the day. This is the highest number of fatalities in a day due to the virus. As of yesterday, Bangladesh's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease…
Florida frog skull survey shows spikes, say scientists
In a new study released by the Florida Museum of Natural History on Monday, scientists report spiky skulls evolved at least 25 separate times in different kinds of frogs. The survey was reportedly to be published in…
Stores in Australia lower toilet paper limits per transaction
On Sunday and Saturday evening, Australian store chains Woolworths and Coles lowered their purchase restrictions on toilet paper to two and one package per transaction in all stores on national level, respectively. ALDI…
British mathematician Richard K. Guy dies at 103
Richard Kenneth Guy, a British mathematician who has published over 300 papers in various mathematical fields, died on Monday at 103 years of
