Wikinews interviews Sue Gardner on Wikipedia blackout
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Today, the English version of Wikipedia is taking part in a 24-hour ‘blackout’ to protest two proposed U.S. anti-piracy laws, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT […]
Changing position, President Trump says FBI Director Comey was fired over Russia investigation, showboating
Saturday, May 13, 2017 Despite the White House’s initial assertion that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey was dismissed Tuesday over mishandling the Hillary Clinton email case, United States President Donald Trump on Thursday told NBC that “this Russia thing” was among his reasons, mentioning Comey’s repeated claims that he, Trump, was not […]
Fashion Trend In Pakistan.}
Read An Opinion On: Gold Ball Pendant Necklace Submitted by: Jack Jamr Fashion trend in Pakistan. Pakistan is a third world country economically its not that much established that we can afford fashion as our daily life. But I must say that No department of life as be it economic, cultural, religious or recreational has […]
‘Bright’ idea lights its way to win NASA contest
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 NASA Tech Briefs INSIDER newsletter 02/05/08 reports that the winner of the $20,000 first prize in the agency’s “Create the Future” contest is an invention called “Litroenergy”, the luminous output of micro particle “Litrospheres.” Their self-luminance reportedly endures for over 12 years. The spheres are inexpensive, making them useful in many […]
NFL Playoffs: Cardinals thrill Packers in overtime
Monday, January 11, 2010 Arizona Cardinals 51 45 Green Bay Packers After a very close offensive battle throughout the game, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Green Bay Packers 51-45 in an overtime thriller today in the wild card round of the NFL Playoffs. The game was won after Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers fumbled the […]
Experiment on frozen sperm raises hopes of “restoring” extinct mammals
Tuesday, August 15, 2006 According to Japanese and American scientists, healthy offspring have resulted from the injection of sperm into female mice from male mice that have been in a deep freeze for 15 years. The mice, as a whole, were kept frozen in temperatures of -20 degrees celsius. Scientists at the Institute of Physical […]
Window Treatments: Getting Both Privacy And Light
Read An Opinion On: Bq Design Site Bedheads Sydney Window Treatments: Getting Both Privacy and Light by Randall Freedman It is a common problem for homeowners and decorators alike. How do you dress up windows so you get privacy but still let natural light in? Fortunately, today s selection of window treatments include those that […]
Q and A with New Zealand Prime Minister hopeful
Sunday, May 18, 2008 This article is part of the series New Zealand General Election Other election coverage Q and A with New Zealand Prime Minister hopeful Background Wikipedia, Wikinews’ sibling project, has in-depth background articles on: Political parties in New Zealand New Zealand House of Representatives Politics of New Zealand Mixed Member Proportional voting […]
Transgender woman hired as city manager for Lake Worth, Florida
Thursday, April 9, 2009 Susan Stanton, the former city manager of Largo, Florida, has been hired as the new city manager for Lake Worth. Stanton was fired from her job as Largo’s city manager in 2007, apparently when her gender transition became public knowledge. “We said all along that we’d pick the best candidate regardless […]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike
Thursday, June 8, 2006 The head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed in an air strike on a building north of Baqubah city, according to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. “Today [sic] Zarqawi has been terminated,” he said Thursday, and suggested the man the United States had placed a $25 […]