January 10, 2008 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Commission due to Apple charging customers in the UK up to 10% Peter de Villiers is appointed as more than in other EU countries. the first ever black coach of the According to The Register, Apple South African rugby union team. will be demanding that the record •Fatmir Sejdiu is reelected labels lower their prices in the UK President of Kosovo after a third in respect to this forced price cut. round of the Kosovar presidential elections, 2008 The European Commission welcomed Apple's announcement •The price of gold in the London and in a reaction to the news Gold Fixing rises above €600 per European Commissioner for troy ounce for the first time. Competition Neelie Kroes said "the (€603.528, a.m. Fixing.) Shimon Peres discusses the Commission is very much in favour future of Israel with Wikinews of solutions which allow consumers Apple to lower UK iTunes to benefit from a truly Single prices Canupa Gluha Mani speaks Market for music downloads." The European Commission has about Lakota Oyate, Lakota forced Apple Inc. to lower its freedom Global premiere of Lordi horror prices for media in its United Wikinews interviewed movie Dark Floors next month Kingdom iTunes store, Apple's Canupa Gluha Mani, a in Oulu, Finland online media shop. The change in longtime activist and It has been announced that the policy will occur within the next six the central figure of global premiere of the Lordi horror months, Apple announced this the Lakota movie Dark Floors will be on morning. movement, about the February 8 in Oulu, Finland. Lordi, movement and Lakota Oyate. a Finnish theatrical hard rock Apple is the producer of the band, will also perform at the world's most-sold MP3 Player, the premiere. Featured story iPod and launched the iTunes Music Store, a online music store, John McCain and Hillary The event will take place at the on April 28, 2003. The store was Clinton win New Hampshire Oulun Energia Areena, home of the renamed to iTunes Store in 2006, primaries Oulun Kärpät, a team in the SM- as Apple began selling other media According to liiga, the Finnish National Hockey apart from music, such as feature- media League. The premiere will be the length movies. Since its launch the reports, John nation's largest, and is a co- store has sold more than 3 billion McCain has operative measure by Northern songs. At the moment songs are won the New Film, Media Foundation POEM and sold for £0.79 per song and £7.99 Hampshire Oulun Kärpät. per album which after the price cut primary for the Republicans in will on average be reduced to the 2008 Presidential race. "I The film is based on an original £0.74 and £7.48 to match the EU hate to use to the word kid, but I concept by director Pete Riski, who prices of €0.99 and €9.99, think we showed the people of directed all Lordi music videos, and according to Times Online. this country what a real the band's frontman and lead comeback looks like." New York vocalist. Made in English with a The price decrease follows an Senator Hillary Clinton has won United Kingdom cast except for the investigation by the European the New Hampshire Primary. band, Lordi appear in their famous If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Thursday, January 10, 2008 Wikinews Page 2 monster costumes playing a group Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, of monsters terrorising a group of George Bush said he would provide Thursday, President Bush will people trapped in a hospital. pressure if necessary. He made travel from Jerusalem on to Blabbermouth reports that the film this clear by saying "If there needs Ramallah, the West Bank is expected to become an to be a little pressure then you headquarters of the Palestinian international success. know I will provide it," after the Authority, to meet separately with talks. Palestinian President Mahmoud The end credits of the movie will Abbas. feature the Lordi song Beast Loose He spoke of the strong ties in Paradise, which was released as between the United States and At a meeting in Jerusalem, a single late last month. Israel. He says the source of that Tuesday, Prime Minister Olmert strength is a shared belief in the and President Abbas agreed to Riski directed the film, which was power of human freedom. begin negotiations on the thorniest produced by Markus Selin and issues blocking a peace written by Pekka Lehtosaari. The "We will do more than defend agreement. Among them: the project started after an interview ourselves. We will seek lasting borders of a future Palestinian with Lordi's vocalist in which he peace. We see a new opportunity state, competing claims to suggested Selin contact him over for peace here in the Holy Land Jerusalem, and the status of an idea he had had for a film. and for freedom across the Palestinian refugees. Solar Films produced the film in region," said Mr. Bush. co-operation with Northern Film, Concerns about rocket attacks into Media Foundation POEM and the Like President Bush, Israeli Prime Israel from Gaza and Israeli North Finland Film Commission. Minister Ehud Olmert kept his settlement activity have created comments at the arrival ceremony tensions since the American-led Oulu is considered a good choice broad in nature, avoiding any Annapolis Mideast conference in for the premiere, as it has a direct reference to issues related November. President Bush is reputation amongst Finns as the to the peace process. expected to use his trip to "film-friendly town up north" and encourage both sides to look at because Dark Floors was filmed "From the very beginning, your the big picture and keep focused there over the course of summer policies have reflected a basic on the need for peace. 2007. 5,000 people are expected understanding of the challenges to attend the premiere and facing Israel in this troubled region During the flight to Israel, White accompanying show. Tickets and a solid commitment to our House National Security Advisor became available today at national security," he said. Stephen Hadley told reporters www.Lippupalvelu.fi. traveling with the president that It fell to Israeli President Shimon Mr. Bush is not coming to the George Bush arrives in Middle Peres, who is considered by some Middle East to interject himself East to be largely ceremonial, to offer into the negotiations. He said, US President George W. Bush has some tougher talk. He said instead, the president wants both arrived in Israel - the first stop on President Bush is right to urge the sides to stay focused, and look a Middle East journey designed to world to pay attention to the beyond what he called "a lot of bolster the Israeli-Palestinian threat posed by Iran. distractions." peace process and foster unity on Iran. "We take your advice not to Hadley also talked about the underestimate the Iranian threat. recent incident involving Iranian They formed a long welcoming line Iran should not underestimate our vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the as George W. Bush set foot on resolve for self-defense," said Persian Gulf. He said Iran must be Israeli soil for the first time in his President Bush. careful and realize there will be presidency consequences to bear if they again President Bush, Prime Minister menace American boats in “If there needs to be a little Olmert and President Peres wasted international waters. pressure then you know I will no time getting down to business - provide it.” —George W. Bush launching talks shortly after the China bans free plastic bags Following a discussion with Ehud arrival ceremony. The People's Republic of China has If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, January 10, 2008 Wikinews Page 3 banned free plastic shopping bags attracted a lot of attention in the Record in a move to take effect from June past for having possibly the P.O. Box 98001 (RB) 1, 2008. The decision made by the highest greenhouse emissions in Washington, DC 20090-8001 Chinese Cabinet, the State the world, disproportionate to the United States of America Council, is intended to reduce the size of its economy, according to amount of plastic bags used in The Telegraph. Times Online Nike has disposal locations for China, currently being estimated quoted a Chinese activist as saying shoes in Nike stores around the at three billion per day. The State that plastic bags are not the main US, Canada, the U.K., Council also announced that at the problem and the government Netherlands, Germany, Australia, same time as the ban, the needed to make people care more and Japan. Select athletic clubs, manufacturing, sale and even use about the environment. schools and colleges also of very thin plastic bags, which are participate in "Nike Grind". defined as being under 0.025mm Fourteen days left to send thick, will be banned. Any National Geographic your shoe Dr. Phil's consultation meant to company that does not follow this for world record be private: Spears family ban can be fined. For the past few months, National A spokesperson for the parents of Geographic Kids (NGK) has been Britney Spears went on The Today The ban of free plastic bags and collecting used running shoes from Show to speak out against complete ban on very thin bags across the United States, in hopes television psychologist Dr.