Media
Wikimedia is a global movement whose mission is to bring free educational content to the world. Through various projects, chapters, and the support structure of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia strives to bring about a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. 1)
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a project to build free encyclopedias in all languages of the world.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary is a project to create a multilingual free content dictionary in every language.
Wikiquote
Wikiquote is a repository of quotations taken from famous people, books, speeches, films or any intellectually interesting materials. Proverbs, mnemonics or slogans are also included in Wikiquote.
Wikibooks
Wikibooks aims to build a collection of free e-book resources, including textbooks, language courses, manuals, and annotated public domain books. It aims to help both (self-)instruction of students and teachers in high schools and universities.
Wikisource
Wikisource is a multilingual project to archive a collection of free and open content texts.
Wikispecies
Wikispecies is an open, wiki-based project to provide a central, more extensive species database for taxonomy. It covers living and fossil representatives of Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life.
Wikinews
The Wikinews project was launched with the mission to report the news on a wide variety of subjects. Contributors from around the world write news articles collaboratively. Reports range from original reporting and interviews to summaries of news from external sources. All reports are required to be written from a neutral point of view.
- Australia: Victorian lockdown lifted (2021/08/01 17:46)
Sunday, August 1, 2021
At 11:59 pm on Tuesday, the Australian state of Victoria ended its stay at home restrictions, which included a five-kilometre (3.1-mile) travel restriction, ending the lockdown that had been in place for two weeks.
Masks are to remain required outside of the home, and gatherings at residences are to remain restricted. Those wishing to book accommodation must only do so with "their household, intimate partner or single bubble person". Public gatherings of up to ten people are to be allowed in the state, with weddings and funerals also scheduled to be allowed with no more than 50 people. Schools will return to on-site learning on Wednesday.
With Victoria having recorded ten new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews has warned that COVID-19 is "with us still", and in a press release, the Premier's office has told "people will need to remain vigilant to stay on top of this highly infectious Delta variant. That means COVIDSafe behaviours like checking in everywhere, every time, wearing a mask and getting vaccinated when you’re eligible will remain key as we cautiously open up again."
While maintaining that "we are in no way triumphant, in no way boastful", Premier Andrews noted that "we have seen off two Delta outbreaks, I don't think there is a jurisdiction in the world that has been able to achieve that", encouraging Victorians to take pride in that fact, while retaining vigilance. The state's Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, shared similar thoughts, claiming that the state was "on the cusp" of restraining the outbreak of COVID-19, but advised state residents that "we can't call it mission accomplished yet".
Local government areas in New South Wales, with Wagga Wagga, Hay, Lockhart, and Murrumbidgee councils highlighted.
Image: Alison Newman.New restrictions were put in place for cross-border travel, with the City of Wagga Wagga, Hay Shire Council, Lockhart Shire Council, and Murrumbidgee Council local government areas in New South Wales to be removed from the cross-border travel bubble at 11:59 pm on Tuesday. Premier Andrews has said that "I take no pleasure in having to essentially lock out those four communities from Victoria, but there's a refusal to lock people in Sydney into Sydney, so I have no choice but to make these changes", and has kept open the possibility of "further border changes".
Related news[edit]
- "Australia: Victoria lockdown extended by a week with 85 active cases recorded" — Wikinews, July 21, 2021
- "Australian state of Victoria to enter five-day lockdown following more than a dozen active COVID-19 cases" — Wikinews, July 15, 2021
Sources[edit]
- "Lockdown Lifted Across Victoria" — Premier of Victoria, July 27, 2021
- Chanel Zagon and Nick Pearson. "Victoria to exit lockdown tonight as 10 new local cases of COVID-19 recorded" — Nine News, July 27, 2021
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"Victorian lockdown to end at midnight but household visits still banned" — ABC News (Australia), July 27, 2021
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Wikiversity
Wikiversity is a project dedicated to learning materials and learning communities, as well as research. Wikiversity is not limited to university (or tertiary) level materials, but is open to materials and communities of all learner levels. The way it can facilitate learning activities and communities is still being explored, but is centered around the model of 'learning by doing', or 'experiential learning'.
Wikivoyage
Wikivoyage aims to create the world's largest free, complete and up-to-date world-wide travel guide.
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons provide a central repository for free photographs, diagrams, maps, videos, animations, music, sounds, spoken texts, and other free media. It is a multilingual project with contributors speaking dozens of languages, that serves as a central repository for all Wikimedia projects.
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for August 4 (2021/08/04 03:00)
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View from Mount Fyffe, Kaikōura Ranges, New Zealand - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for August 3 (2021/08/03 03:00)
- Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for August 2 (2021/08/02 03:00)
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View of a glacier in Chugach State Park, Alaska, United States. - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for August 1 (2021/08/01 03:00)
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Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta japonica) in summer plumage on Mount Tsubakuro, Japan - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for July 31 (2021/07/31 03:00)
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A house wren (Troglodytes aedon) peeking out of its nest box in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for July 30 (2021/07/30 03:00)
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Spherical panoramic of Türlersee in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. This lake features protected areas, a walking path and a public beach along its shore and is popular for recreation the entire year. - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for July 29 (2021/07/29 03:00)
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Male Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea) in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. Since 2015, it has been the national bird for the State of Palestine. - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for July 28 (2021/07/28 03:00)
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Tavče gravče traditionally served with long hot peppers. - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for July 27 (2021/07/27 03:00)
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Common lionfish (Pterois miles) at Shaab El Erg reef in the Egyptian part of the Red Sea - Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for July 26 (2021/07/26 03:00)
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Clementines – peeled and unpeeled
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Wikidata
Wikidata aims to create a free knowledge base about the world that can be read and edited by humans and machines alike. The data available in Wikidata is licensed under the Creative Commons CC0 License to allow third-party users to freely reuse the data available, unlike other Wikimedia projects.
MediaWiki
The MediaWiki open source community maintains several software projects.
Meta-Wiki
Meta-Wiki is a project used as a central hub for various coordination and organization tasks, such as discussions affecting multiple wikis or planning upcoming events.
Wikimedia Incubator
The Wikimedia Incubator is a wiki used for developing new wikis.
Wikimedia Labs
Wikimedia Labs 2) is a project aimed to help volunteers get involved in Wikimedia operations and software development, and to make it easier for system administrators and developers to try out improvements to Wikimedia infrastructure, including MediaWiki.