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…
China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009…
Russian commander: Tu-160s penetrate US airspace undetected
Tuesday, April 25, 2006File:Tu 16019.jpg The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic stategic bomber(Image missing from Commons: image; log) 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…
Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 The iPhone features touch-screen operation The rear view of the new iPhone Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco. The iPhone is claimed to be “a revolutionary mobile phone” as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile…
Euro reaches new lows
Friday, July 15, 2011 On Tuesday, the Euro fell to a new record low in relation to the Swiss Franc, and to multi-month lows against the U.S. Dollar and Japanese yen; all considered by investors to be safe currencies during times of economic turmoil. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that recent comments from the…
‘Family Guy’ returns to US television, loses in ratings to ‘Housewives’
Tuesday, May 3, 2005 The animated series Family Guy returned to the FOX television network with a new episode Sunday for the first time since it was taken off the schedule three years ago. Although the show kept most of its audience that lead-in The Simpsons gave, FOX was still fourth out of five major…
Lorry drops thirteen tonnes of fish in British town
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Clean-up of thirteen tonnes of raw fish in Shaftesbury, Dorset, was hampered by poor weather conditions. A lorry spilt thirteen tonnes of raw fish on a road in the small British town of Shaftesbury, Dorset, earlier today. Crates of iced fish, worth £80,000, apparently burst out the rear doors of the…
Sea lion walks from beach into Pantai Inn in California
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 1 2 Sea Lion in a Pantai Inn Lounge Image: Pantai Inn. Sea lion sleeping in Pantai Inn Image: Pantai Inn. 1 2 Sea lion rescued in Pantai Inn Image: Pantai Inn. Sea lion in a net near Pantai Inn Image: Pantai Inn. Last Tuesday early morning, a sea lion walked…
Others named in lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date…