Read More About: Hungry Human Submitted by: Kyle Bateman Lycos was a big name in search in the late 1990s. Along with the likes of Yahoo, Alta Vista and HotBot, it competed for our clicks as we browsed the Web, which itself was less than ten years old. When Google came along, quickly dominating the […]
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 […]
Final bidder submits SGD5.5 billion plan for Singapore casino
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 The third and last bidder for Singapore’s Sentosa Integrated Resort (IR) project, Eighth Wonder, submitted its development plan yesterday: a SGD 5.5 billion(USD 3.52 billion) eco-friendly casino known as “Harry’s Island”. Harry’s Island will boast 10 luxury, family-oriented hotels, a tree house with family suites, and a 7,500-seat Caldera theater which […]
Bird Flu found in Africa
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 The H5N1 Avian Flu virus, also known as Bird Flu, has been found in Nigeria by Italian scientists. Tests done on samples in a laboratory confirm that the strain is the one that can kill people, although no human cases have been reported said the Paris-based United Nations body. This is […]
Amir Khan Vs Zab Judah Boxing Fight Previews
Read More About: Tennis Betting Lines On July 23 young British boxer / Punch and WBA lightwelterweight Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KOs) will step in his brilliant spotlight andundoubtedly toughest test yet as he faces almost old 33-year-old speed demon,Brooklyn native and IBF light welterweight champion, Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO) ina unification bout, and […]
Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans. A similar scheme has operated in South […]
Cosmetic Surgery Loans: Get A Private Makeover}
Read More About: Lower Cheek Fat Cosmetic surgery loans: get a private makeover by Andrew Baker Cosmetic surgery is gaining due precedence in our present culture of self-improvement and self-awareness. In that, cosmetic plastic surgeons have procedures to help in that regard. These procedures contour the outer or inner parts of ones body so that […]
Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines
Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from Arahuay in Peru, Ban Samkha in […]
News briefs:February 27, 2008
Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief, February 27 2008 0430 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc. 1.2.1 Kenya peace talks put on hold 1.2.2 Jersey child abuse case ‘was not covered up’ 1.2.3 Nigerian election result will not be annulled 1.2.4 Iraq demands immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops 1.3 Non-disastrous […]
Car entrapped by ice in Halifax
Sunday, December 11, 2005 This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. Halifax, Nova Scotia Following the first major snow storm of the season, several cars were reported to be ‘entrapped’ by slick […]