Thursday, September 6, 2012 London, England— Tuesday, following her team’s 62–37 win over Mexico in the quarter-finals at the North Greewich Arena, Wikinews interviewed Amber Merrit of the Australian women’s national wheelchair basketball team. In their next match, the Gliders will face the victors from the United States versus Canada, having suffered their first loss of this year’s Games to […]
Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics
Monday, December 3, 2007 At Thanksgiving dinner David Shankbone told his white middle class family that he was to interview Reverend Al Sharpton that Saturday. The announcement caused an impassioned discussion about the civil rights leader’s work, the problems facing the black community and whether Sharpton helps or hurts his cause. Opinion was divided. “He’s an opportunist.” “He only stirs […]
Prince William marries Kate Middleton—live updates
Friday, April 29, 2011 Prince William of Wales, the second in line to the British throne, and Kate Middleton will today be married at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the city as the couple travel through the capital to the Abbey, and then back to Buckingham Palace, and millions are thought […]
Lennox Healthy Climate Air Filters Keep Health Risks At Bay!}
See More About: Rope Galore Lennox Healthy Climate Air Filters Keep Health Risks At Bay! by Joly The rapid rise in pollution in the past few decades has adversely affected human health. Pollutants such as pollen, bacteria and dust particles mix easily with air causing asthma, respiratory diseases and common allergies. While we have a tendency to notice major health […]
Daisuke Enomoto will be the fourth space tourist at the ISS
Friday, March 10, 2006 Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke “Dice-K” Enomoto, 34, is set to become the fourth private citizen in space. The Arlington, Virginia-based company “Space Adventures”, which specializes in spaceflight-related travel, announced on March 7 that Enomoto was approved by the Russian space agency as a flight candidate. Enomoto has now passed the physical examinations necessary to be cleared for […]
How Is The New Generation Of Drones Impacting Pilot Training?
See More About: Align Helicopter Accessories On one day alone, August 4, 2015, at one airport, New Jersey’s Newark, four different commercial airliners on approach for landing reported seeing drones near or in their flight path. According to the FAA, pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over the past year, from a total of 238 sightings in all […]
US drone strike kills at least fifteen in Pakistan
Monday, January 18, 2010 According to local officials, a United States drone attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan province has killed at least fifteen people, although some reports put the death toll as high as twenty. The incident occurred in the Shaktoi region of the province. “Now the death toll is 15. It could rise further. People are still busy removing […]
Wikinews interviews Kent Mesplay, Green Party presidential candidate
Sunday, June 29, 2008 While nearly all coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third-party candidates. These prospects represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. Wikinews has reached out to these candidates throughout the campaign. […]
Asx Down On Cyclone Worries
See More About: Buy Concrete Vibrator Online Submitted by: Trader J Howell ASX Down On Cyclone Worries: Australian shares are trading a bit soft in Friday s session after Cyclone Narelle is expected to hit the country in few hours. Many oil and gas companies as well as iron ore companies, metals, etc. shut down their plants due to this […]
New South Wales, Australia government says entire state in winter 2018 drought
Friday, August 10, 2018 On Wednesday, the New South Wales, Australia Department of Primary Industries (DPI) reported fifteen percent of New South Wales, Australia (NSW) was in “intense drought”, and the rest of the state “in drought” or “drought-affected”. Farmers were reportedly running out of food for cattle and had to make difficult decisions about the collection times for their […]