Wikinews Shorts: March 26, 2012

Australian Broadcasting Company releases content to Wikimedia under free license
In lieu of the (ABC) turning 80 this year, they have decided to release a collection of historic audio and visual content under a  free license for use on Wikipedia and for use by the public. Project officer Liam Wyatt hopes that "this release from the Australian public broadcaster will be the beginning of an ongoing relationship with the Wikimedia projects and the Wikimedia community, and encourage other broadcasters – especially those that are publicly funded – to join us."


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3.1 earthquake aftershock rattles central Virginia
Another has rattled central Virginia last night. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was focused around, Virginia which served as the epicenter for an August 2011 earthquake that was strong enough to damage American landmarks in like the. It was felt as far away as, and ,. As of press time, no damage was reported.


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Central Chile rocked by second earthquake in 24-hours
Central Chile experienced two earthquakes within 24 hours. Saturday morning, at 4:28 a.m., a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Santiago. No injuries or damages were reported. A second earthquake, of 7.1-magnitude, took place on Sunday, at 6:37 p.m. in, which is approximately 219 kilometers south-south-west of Santiago. As of this report, no injuries or major damages have been reported. Coastal evacuations are being promoted by authorities, however, the Chilean Navy is doubtful of a.

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Tiger Woods secures first PGA Tour win in 30 months
American  has secured his first  win in 30 months, winning at the  in Orlando, Florida. This makes his seventh Arnold Palmer Invitational. Woods beat runner up, posting a score of two-under 70. "Tiger's back," stated Jay Busbee of Yahoo! Sports.

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New leader of Hong Kong chosen while protestors seek 'true democracy'
was declared the new of Hong Kong today. He won 689 out of 1,193 election committee votes. Pro-democracy protests took place throughout the weekend, including the protestors waiting for the election committee upon their arrival at the convention center to cast their votes. The demonstrators also attempted to storm the convention center, and when election results were announced the police used to ward off the protestors. Demonstration organizer Avery Ng describes Hong Kong as not being a "true democracy," with other protestors believing that Hong Kong would never gain the right to vote, which would be given to them by China.

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