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…
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Read An Opinion On: Student Telemedicine Those Regular Doctors Visits Could Save Your Life by Ethan C Kalvin An apple a day will keep the doctor away or so the saying goes and if you are looking for a way to really keep the doctor away then don’t just eat the apple but also take…
News briefs:April 23, 2010
Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything. Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To…
Cuba sentences USAID worker to fifteen-year prison term
Sunday, March 13, 2011 A 15-year prison sentence was handed down by a Cuban court to US Agency for International Development (USAID) worker Alan Gross for crimes against the state. Gross was arrested in December 2009 while on a USAID mission intended to promote democracy by distributing satellite communications equipment to Jewish groups; these groups…
Zeus botnet trojan horse is back
Saturday, April 24, 2010 Trusteer, a web security company, reports that a trojan horse virus called Zeus can steal online banking details from infected computers. The virus has infected one out of every 3,000 computers of the 5,500,000 million which the company monitors in the United States and the United Kingdom. The trojan can infect…
When You Want To Know More: Psychology Blog, Health Care Blog And Political Blogs
Read An Opinion On: Inogen G4 Oxygen Concentrator Review When You Want to Know More: Psychology Blog, Health Care Blog and Political Blogs by Wideangle Thinking While they may call today the information age, information overload might be a better expression. With all the media outlets available, and all the gadgets from which to gather…
CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate David Sparrow in Don Valley West
Friday, October 10, 2008 In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with David Sparrow. Sparrow is a candidate in Ontario’s Don Valley West riding, running under the New Democratic Party (NDP) banner. The riding was set to vote in a…
Ford offers US$78 million for Romanian auto plant
Saturday, September 8, 2007 Ford Motor Company, the U.S. car maker, will reportedly pay €57 million (US$78 million) for a 72.4 percent stake in the Romanian assembly plant Automobile Craiova, a Romanian official said Friday. “The offer of Ford Motor Company for a 72.4 percent stake is €4.1556 per share or €57 million overall,” said…
How To Push Harder When You Want To Stop Your Fitness Regime
Read An Opinion On: Van Nuys Ca Dental Assistant By Kya Grace One of the toughest challenges exercisers face is pushing themselves when they feel that they cannot continue exerting their bodies any longer. If the exercises you perform get monotonous or easy on the body then they cease to be effective as your body…
Typhoon Ketsana leaves over 140 dead in the Philippines after heavy flooding
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 The Philippines has appealed for international assistance following the worst flooding in more than 40 years. At least 140 people have been killed and another 32 are missing as a result of the heavy rains, and the death toll from the disaster continues to rise. The Philippine government has been attempting…