Sunday, April 27, 2008 A woman in the tiny farming community of Saint-Rémi, Quebec, south of Montreal visited the local cemetery Saturday and received a rude shock. Graffitied on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Eliott Trudeau’s family crypt were “FLQ“, the initials of the Front de libération du Québec and the French words for “traitor” […]
Failings identified in response to Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Two inquiries into the seizure of Royal Navy personnel by Iran in March 2007 have found that the capture was not a result of “a single failure or any particular individual’s human error, but rather of an unfortunate accumulation of factors” and that there was a “collective failure of judgement” in […]
5 Tips And Ideas To Lessen Annoying Ac Noise
Read An Opinion On: Land For Sale Mudgee Submitted by: Thomas Ravenel The installation of an air conditioning unit makes life so much convenient during the hot summer months. There is nothing like retiring straight to bed after a hard day s work at night and experience the cool haven of your bedroom. Your eyelids […]
Wikinews discusses H1N1 with the WHO
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 The World Health Organization (WHO) is a program of the United Nations and a global authority on human health. In an interview with Wikinews, the WHO tells about the current H1N1 pandemic. The organization’s 93rd update as of March 26, 2010 states 213 countries, territories, and other communities have laboratory-confirmed cases […]
Officials respond to shooting at Texas elementary school that kills 19 children, 1 adult
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Daimler acquires stake in winning team Brawn GP, changes its name to Mercedes Grand Prix
Thursday, November 19, 2009 On Monday Daimler AG announced a deal to buy a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP. As a result, the team who won both the 2009 Drivers’ and Constructors’ championships this year with Mercedes-engined cars, would be rebranded as Mercedes Grand Prix from 2010 Formula One Season onwards. The team could possibly […]
Link A Bigger Audience With Linked In!
Read An Opinion On: Unlawful Dismissal Rules In Australia By Christopher Granger At that period in time where people start taking on online identities, so did online reputations come forth. All of the content that bears your name or might probably be related to you constitutes the whole of this online reputation. Now, one may […]
Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed further
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]
Mascots for Vancouver 2010 Olympics based on native mythology
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 The mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia were just announced. Based on mythological characters, they are Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. Miga, a sea bear who lives in the ocean with her family pod near Tofino, and Quatchi, a young sasquatch, represent the Olympics, while Sumi represents the […]