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Tag: Wikipedia

World

The International Date Line Is ‘Pretty Arbitrary.’ Here’s Why.

April 24, 2024MIKE IVESComments Off on The International Date Line Is ‘Pretty Arbitrary.’ Here’s Why.

That squiggly line through the Pacific where days begin and end has no legal authority and technically doesn’t exist.

World

Turkey Restores Wikipedia After More Than 2-Year Ban

January 16, 2020THE NEW YORK TIMESComments Off on Turkey Restores Wikipedia After More Than 2-Year Ban

The country’s top court had ruled that the move was unconstitutional.

World

Turkey’s Ban on Wikipedia Is Unconstitutional, Court Says

December 26, 2019MIHIR ZAVERIComments Off on Turkey’s Ban on Wikipedia Is Unconstitutional, Court Says

The country blocked the site in 2017 after Wikipedia refused to remove pages that the government found offensive, including references to its relationship with terrorists and Syrian militants.

World

Most Wikipedia Profiles Are of Men. This Scientist Is Changing That.

July 19, 2019July 21, 2019MAYA SALAMComments Off on Most Wikipedia Profiles Are of Men. This Scientist Is Changing That.

Jessica Wade has added nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies for important female and minority scientists in less than two years.

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Wikipedia Isn’t Officially a Social Network. But the Harassment Can Get Ugly.

April 8, 2019April 10, 2019JULIA JACOBSComments Off on Wikipedia Isn’t Officially a Social Network. But the Harassment Can Get Ugly.

Unlike at social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, the people who respond to reports of harassment are largely unpaid volunteers.

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How Macron Failed to Curb the Far Right

September 11, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

Mexico City Gas Explosion Kills 3 and Injures at Least 70

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

What to Know About the Mass Protests in Nepal

September 10, 2025Alex Travelli, Melanie Bencosme and Jon Hazell

How Macron Failed to Curb the Far Right

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Prince Harry Reunites With King Charles for First Time in Over a Year

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025MARK LANDLER

Military Enforces Calm in Nepal After Two Days of Chaos

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Bhadra Sharma, Alex Travelli and Thomas Fuller

After Qatar, Israel Fires on Yemen: ‘Whoever Attacks Us, We Will Reach Them’

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Liam Stack and Shuaib Almosawa

Brazil Invited the World to the Amazon. It’s Become a Big Headache.

September 10, 2025Somini Sengupta and Max Bearak

Climate ‘Ideology’ Hurts Prosperity, Top U.S. Officials Tell Europeans

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Max Bearak

Bureau of Land Management Proposal Prioritizes Industry Use of Public Lands

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Maxine Joselow
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