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Read An Opinion On: Bettina Submitted by: Francis Drew The entertainment industry is not exclusively for adults. Children also have roles to play, be it in dancing, acting, singing or even modeling. When your child expresses interest in any of these fields of entertainment, it is up to you, as a parent, to nurture the […]
Bill restricting Post Office closures defeated in UK Parliament; MP tells Wikinews why she supported the bill
Thursday, March 20, 2008 Yesterday, the U.K. Labour Party successfully prevented a bill restricting the closure of post offices from being passed, although the governing Labour party only had a majority of 20 due to 19 of its MPs’ voting against the party line. One of these was Diane Abbott, who told Wikinews why she […]
North Korea receives transfer of $25 million
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 US$25 million of North Korean funds previously frozen in a Macau bank has been transferred to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. The money was released late last week, and transferred from Macau to the Federal Reserve in New York City, and from there to a Russian bank and then into an […]
Polaroid goes bankrupt
Friday, December 19, 2008 Camera company Polaroid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. The firm, famed for the introduction of instant photography, says alleged fraud by the founder of their parent group is to blame. Owned since 2005 by Petters Group Worldwide, Polaroid says that the group’s founder Tom Petters […]
What To Expect With A New Hvac Installation
Read An Opinion On: Air Cooled Chillers byAlma Abell After spending time comparing different options, the home owner has chosen a new heating and cooling system. The only task remaining is for the team to arrive and take care of the HVAC Installation. Here is what the customer can expect to take place during and […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Libertarian candidate Zork Hun, Parkdale-High Park
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Zork Hun is running for the Libertarian party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Parkdale-High Park riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, […]
Teen hacker admits to attack on scientology.org
Monday, October 20, 2008 A teenager, belonging to the anti-scientology group Anonymous, has admitted that he launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the official website of the Church of Scientology, scientology.org. Dmitriy Guzner, aged 18, will admit to the charges related to carrying out the DDoS attack. He now faces a maximum […]
Three Ways That Basement Waterproofing In Frederick Can Give Homeowners A Huge Return On Their Investment
Read An Opinion On: Backspace Living byadmin Homeowners who have had to deal with having water seeping into their basement on a regular basis know how frustrating it can be -; especially if they want to use the basement for storage, entertainment, or living space. Unfortunately, a wet basement is a serious danger to the […]
Blue Security anti-spam community target of large-scale spam attack
Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Beginning Monday morning, many BlueFrog and Blue Security users began receiving an email warning them that if they did not remove their email addresses from the Blue Security registry, they would begin to receive huge amounts of unsolicited email. As quickly as four hours after the initial warning message, some users […]
Russian commander: Tu-160s penetrate US airspace undetected
Tuesday, April 25, 2006File:Tu 16019.jpg A senior Russian air force commander has claimed that new, upgraded Tu-160 bomber aircraft were unchallenged by US air defense systems when they penetrated a radar zone near the Canadian coast in US territory during an April training exercise, reports the Russian news agency RIA Novosti. Commander of Russia’s long-range […]