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[Archive 2007-08-18] Finland claims second world record for karaoke

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-18. Finland now holds the world record for the longest non-stop round of karaoke singing. The country already holds the record fo

[Archive 2007-09-01] Finland win first ever Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 held in London

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-01. Tonight the first Eurovision Dance Contest was held in London. Sixteen countries entered with most of the participants coming

[Archive 2008-01-01] Finnish actor Markku Peltola dies at 51

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-01. Peltola was most well known for starring in the 2002 Aki Kaurismäki-directed film The Man Without a Past, which won a Grand P

[Archive 2006-05-21] Finnish metal band win 51st Eurovision Song Contest

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-05-21. Lordi, described as "cartoon metalheads" wearing latex monster masks, beat runner-up Russian "heart throb" Dima Bilan to win

[Archive 2007-09-01] Finnish terrestrial analogue TV network shut down

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-01. The terrestrial analogue television broadcasts in Finland ended in September 1, 2007, at 04:00 local time, marking the transi

[Archive 2008-06-01] Fire in Universal Studios backlot

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-01. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a fully involved structure fire on the back lot of Universal City Studios

[Archive 2008-09-24] First play after retirement a success for former Czech president

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-24. The first play written by former Czech president Václav Havel after his presidential retirement saw a great success at its fi

[Archive 2017-09-26] First Star Trek series in twelve years, Discovery, debuts on television

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-26. On Sunday, US television station CBS aired "The Vulcan Hello", the premiere episode of Star Trek: Discovery. The episode is s

[Archive 2017-10-24] Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds at hurricane event

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-24. On Saturday night, former United States presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and father and son George H.W. Bu

[Archive 2013-10-29] Fleetwood Mac cancel upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-10-29. Pop band Fleetwood Mac has cancelled its upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand following diagnosis of their bassist John

[Archive 2007-12-23] Former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra pregnant

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-23. Jessica Sierra is pregnant, according to the Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa, Florida, where she is imprisoned awaiting trial f

[Archive 2007-12-05] Former 'Top Model' contestant Whitney Cunningham defends plus size models, celebrates the "regular woman"

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-05. Once you get a chance to talk to West Palm Beach, Florida native Whitney Cunningham, who placed seventh on the eighth cycle o

[Archive 2008-07-19] Former Beatle set for Quebec City concert amid protests

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-19. Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney received a hostile reception this week from some Quebec separatists as he prepares for his c

[Archive 2008-08-30] Former head of comedy for the BBC, Geoffrey Perkins dies in a road accident age 55

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-30. British comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins died in a road accident on Friday. It is believed he collapsed and fell into the pat

[Archive 2009-09-12] Former WWE superstar Jeff Hardy arrested on major drug charges

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-12. Former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Jeff Hardy has been arrested on five major drug charges. The former WWE Champi

[Archive 2009-07-20] Fortieth anniversary of first manned Moon landing

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-07-20. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first ever landing of humans on the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 touche

[Archive 2025-12-10] Four countries back out of Eurovision 2026 amid ongoing boycott

Historical Wikinews report from 2025-12-10. Last Thursday, the European Broadcasting Union confirmed Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. In respo

[Archive 2009-04-08] Fox News movie reviewer fired for downloading film

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-04-08. Editorial journalist Roger Friedman has lost his job at Fox News following a dispute with the company. Friedman admitted in a

[Archive 2007-10-03] Frank Messina: An interview with the 'Mets Poet'

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-10-03. In the early Olympic games, athletes used to run a mile and then recite a poem. The first poet-in-residence of an English foo

[Archive 2007-05-02] Free to air digital TV switched on in New Zealand

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-05-02. New Zealand's new digital free to air television platform, Freeview was 'switched on' today at the Auckland Museum by the Gov

[Archive 2007-09-12] Free-to-air channel sues pay TV operator over rugby screening

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-12. The owner of TV3 and the music channel C4, has made an unprecedented move by winning an interim injunction against New Zealan

[Archive 2007-09-19] Free-to-air channel wins suit against pay TV operator over rugby screening

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-19. MediaWorks has won their suit against the only pay television operator in New Zealand, Sky Network Television. The injunction

[Archive 2008-10-09] French author Le Clézio wins the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-10-09. French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio has been awarded by the Swedish Academy with the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature. L

[Archive 2015-01-05] French campaigning film director René Vautier dies

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-01-05. René Vautier, the self-described "most censored director in France", died yesterday aged 86. Vautier focused on French coloni

[Archive 2008-06-19] French director Jean Delannoy dies at age 100

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-19. Jean Delannoy, an early actor who started out in silent film movies and became a film director has died yesterday at the age

[Archive 2010-08-31] French film director Alain Corneau dies at age 67

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-08-31. Alain Corneau, a French film director, has died at the age of 67. His death was announced by the Artmedia talent agency. The

[Archive 2009-11-04] French structuralist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies at age 100

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-11-04. Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist who developed structuralism as a method of understanding human society and culture

[Archive 2008-01-20] French TV director Alain Jaubert talks about art programs in Taiwan

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-20. Alain Jaubert, director of the famous art program "Palettes" by Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne (ARTE) was in

[Archive 2006-07-03] Full-length open source movie ‘Boy Who Never Slept’ is released online

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-07-03. The movie is offered under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license; this allows people to use, ed

[Archive 2019-03-25] Fur fans flock to Toronto's Furnal Equinox 2019

Historical Wikinews report from 2019-03-25. From March 15 to 17, the Canadian city of Toronto played host to the tenth Furnal Equinox, an annual event dedicated to the "

[Archive 2007-02-06] Furry fans flock to Further Confusion 2007

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-02-06. Cell phones, cigarette lighters and glowsticks are raised in tribute as Circle of Life begins playing. Soon cheers drown out

[Archive 2013-11-02] Galician emigrant Rufino López receives 2013 Spanish-American International Award

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-11-02. Emigrant Rufino Lopez, born in Cedeira, Galicia, Spain in 1955, was awarded on Wednesday with the 2013 Spanish-American Inter

[Archive 2007-02-15] Gamespy, IGN award Galactic Civilizations II expansion Editors' Choice

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-02-15. Plymouth, Michigan, United States - This week, independent software developer Stardock released Galactic Civilizations II: Da

[Archive 2011-04-04] Genetically modified dairy cows produce 'human milk'

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-04-04. A team from the China Agricultural University is reporting success after transferring human genes into a herd of 300 dairy co

[Archive 2012-01-25] Geoffrey Rush named 2012 Australian of the Year

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-01-25. On the eve of Australia's national day celebrations, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Geoffrey Rush's receipt of this y

[Archive 2012-09-19] George Entwistle becomes new BBC director general

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-09-19. George Entwistle became the new Director-General of the BBC Monday. He replaces Mark Thompson, who had held the position sinc

[Archive 2010-01-13] George Garanian, Russian Armenian jazz band leader, dies at age 75

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-01-13. Russian alto saxophone player, conductor, and composer of Armenian origin George Garanian died aged 75 years last Monday at a

[Archive 2010-03-14] Georgia panicked by fake Russia invasion broadcast

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-03-14. A Georgian television station sparked panic today when it broadcast a report containing a simulation of events that might occ

[Archive 2008-03-13] German actor Erwin Geschonneck dies at 101

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-13. Erwin Geschonneck, German actor died Wednesday. He was 101. His biggest success occurred in the German Democratic Republic, w

[Archive 2010-08-23] German director Christoph Schlingensief dies at age 49

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-08-23. German director Christoph Schlingensief has died at the age of 49. His death was announced by Oliver Golloch, a spokesman for