### [2026-05-4](/feed/2026/05/4/index.md)

##### Wikinews
#  Wikinews, a sister project of Wikipedia focusing on news content, closes indefinitely after 21 years of operations. The Wikimedia Foundation says existing pages on the site remain accessible, but the project no longer accepts new contributions. 




### Sources:

1. [Wikinews](https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_closes_Wikinews_after_21_years)

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