Monday, September 11, 2006 September 9, 2006 The Queensland state election has been won by the Peter Beattie led labor government. After a colourful campaign featuring disunity between the liberal-national coalition and a forecasted protest vote that failed to eventuate…
Wikinews interviews Canadian Paralympic skier Vanessa Knight
Thursday, December 20, 2012 Recently, Wikinews spent time with with Canadian Paralympic skier Vanessa Knight who was at Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup. ((Wikinews)) We’re interviewing Vanessa Knight, who’s from Canada. Vanessa Knight: That’s right! ((WN)) And…
Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients
Monday, March 20, 2006 Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses. Janet Evans of Marion Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone…
Apple to hold media event on September 1, may update iPods and Apple TV
Friday, August 27, 2010 Apple Inc. will hold a music-centered event in San Francisco, California on September 1. It has been widely speculated that the company will introduce an updated line of iPod portable music players and a new Apple…
England’s elderly face human rights breaches in home care system
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 A report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) finds that, in many cases, England’s home care system breaches the human rights of the elderly it is supposed to serve. The Close to…
News briefs:January 04, 2008
Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief January 04, 2008 23:35 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Israeli troops kill 9 in Gaza 1.3 Georgian President faces election challenge 1.4 US unemployment hits two-year high 1.5 Israel plans crackdown on West Bank settlement outposts…
Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all
Sunday, October 8, 2017 In a study scheduled for publication in the December 1 issue of Forest Ecology and Management, scientists from the University of California, Davis; USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station; and University of Washington have found…
FDA ruling on emergency contraceptive pill questioned
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 The independent and nonpartisan US congressional watchdog, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) called the Food and Drug Administration’s decision not to allow over-the-counter (OTC) sales of an Emergency Contraceptive pill, “unusual”. Emergency Contraceptive Pills or ECPs…
How To Get A Low Interest Credit Card
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News briefs:May 12, 2006
The time is 18:00 (UTC) on May 12th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Oil Blast in Nigeria, 200 feared dead 1.2 Preliminary tests show Iran could have highly enrichted uranium: UN 1.3 Giorgio…