Wikinews Shorts: March 7, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, March 7, 2007. The European Union has banned the 35 planes in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 45 aircraft fleet from flying in EU airspace. The reason provided by EU was that these plans do not fulfill the safety requirement for international planes and thus were banned. PIA […]
The Importance Of Maintaining Healthy Blood Sugar Levels
Read An Opinion On: Follicular Unit Extraction Cost By Steven A Johnson An astounding 23.5 million Americans are estimated to have diabetes. While there is no cure for diabetes, the good news is that in most cases type 2 diabetes can be prevented! By making important changes to your health, you can lower your risk […]
Lyneham air base in England given all clear after bomb scare
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 The British Royal Air Force gave the all clear at the Lyneham air base in Wiltshire, England after an earlier bomb scare. It had earlier been reported that an improvised explosive device (IED) was found inside a vehicle by a bomb sniffing dog. According to BBC News, the vehicle was parked […]
Eight men and several Spinka charities charged with tax fraud in Los Angeles
Monday, December 24, 2007 Eight men and five Brookyln-based Spinka charitable organizations have been charged with tax fraud and money laundering. Six have been arrested, and two are still at large. The men charged are Naftali Tzi Weisz, 59, a Grand Rabbi from Brooklyn; Gabbai Moseh E. Zigelman, 60, also from Brooklyn and Weisz’ assistant; […]
Owl Energy Monitor Compared To Current Cost Envi
Read An Opinion On: Desa Australia Owl Energy Monitor Compared to Current Cost Envi by Katrina Wagner A great many people have yet to implement a program of Greening their lives as it is still a rather new idea for many. There is some trepidation regarding the effect that it might have on their lives […]
Date announced for by-election to replace former New Zealand PM Clark
Monday, April 20, 2009 The government has announced 13 June as the date for the upcoming Mount Albert by-election. The by-election has been caused by former Prime Minister Helen Clark‘s departure to head the United Nations Development Program. While it is considered to be a safe Labour seat, the by-election is expected to be heavily […]
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]
China and Russia continue joint army exercise
Friday, August 19, 2005 Russian and Chinese armed forces began their first ever joint military exercises since the Korean War, when Russia was still part of the Soviet Union, on Thursday. The exercises are expected to last for eight days. 10,000 troops — about 1800 Russians, the rest Chinese — are participating in the war […]
The Services A Real Estate Company In Leesburg Va Can Offer You
Read An Opinion On: Land Data Brisbane byAlma Abell One of the biggest investments you can make in the course of your life is to buy a home. If you are ready to put down roots and find a place that you can escape to at the end of a long hard day, make sure […]
Judge shot at courthouse in Nevada
Monday, June 12, 2006 Today in Reno, Nevada a judge has been shot in a courthouse while he stood near a third floor window. The police and a SWAT team have been searching the nearby parking garages for the shooter. Judge Chuck Weller was hit in the chest with the bullet at the Mills B. […]