Saturday, September 3, 2005 Onsite commentators are blasting the United States federal government, saying the response to Hurricane Katrina has been too slow and otherwise inadequate. President Bush visits victims in Biloxi Sept. 2 Mayor Ray Nagin has repeatedly pleaded for more help. The Washington Post reports that on the Friday after the storm, Louisiana…
Swedish nuclear reactors shut down over safety concerns
Saturday, August 5, 2006 Correction — August 14, 2006 This article reports that the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant reactor cooling systems failed. This is incorrect. Two of the four emergency diesel generators supplying power to the plant failed to start as expected, during a reactor shut down. The emergency cooling system, which functioned normally was sufficient…
Appropriate Home Care Assistance In Baltimore, Md For Every Patient
Read An Opinion On: Home Care Packages Provider byAlma Abell Not every patient who needs home care needs full-time, 24 hour nursing care. In fact, many elderly patients who need home care in Baltimore, MD only need a bit of assistance on a daily basis. Perhaps they need home care assistance with keeping the house…
Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek gets hero’s welcome in hometown
Sunday, March 28, 2010 Evan Lysacek holds his gold medal during the men’s medals ceremony at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships. Image: David W. Carmichael. Residents of the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois celebrated Evan Lysacek Day last Friday. Held in honor of the gold medalist in figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter…
Election of new 7 wonders of the world: deadline approaching
Monday, June 25, 2007 Of the original seven wonders of the ancient Greeks, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one remaining. The other six on the list are: – the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, – the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, – the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, – the Mausoleum of Maussollos…
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Associated Press will charge for online content in 2006
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 The Associated Press (AP) announced yesterday that it will charge its members for online content, starting on January 1, 2006. The decision occurred at its annual board meeting. Until the new pricing arrangement takes place, news sites that purchase AP content for their print editions have been able to use the…
Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Recently, Finnish open-source video game developer Perttu Ahola discussed Minetest, his “longest ever project”, with Wikinews. Started in October 2010, Minetest was an attempt by Ahola to create a sandbox game similar to Minecraft. Minecraft is a multi-platform commercial game, which was in alpha version when Ahola challenged himself to create…
US Marine Corps blame deadly Morocco Osprey plane crash on pilots
Sunday, August 19, 2012 The V-22 Osprey is capable of being flown as a normal aircraft, or (as here) like a helicopter. This file photo depicts US forces testing one in 2003.Image: US Air Force. Officials with the US Marine Corps have announced their investigation into the fatal crash of a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey…
‘Davos man’ versus ‘Camp Igloo’; 42nd World Economic Forum convenes in Swiss alps
Thursday, January 26, 2012 A Wikinews introduction to the 2012 World Economic Forum. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel gave yesterday’s opening address to the 42nd meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is facing a distinctly different geo-political landscape from twelve months ago. Outside the WEF security cordon, in the sub-zero temperatures of Davos’ train…