Thursday, November 5, 2015 In the aftermath of a deadly nightclub fire in Romania last week, yesterday Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ponta announced his resignation, stating “I’m handing in my mandate, I’m resigning, and implicitly my government too”. I’m handing in my mandate, I’m resigning, and implicitly my government too The announcement came after […]
Tips When Selling Gold Jewelry
Here’s An Opinion On: Giulians Australian Opal Rings byAlma Abell Over a span of years the price of gold has just gone one way and that is up. Certainly the price varies for all kinds of reasons but rarely does it go down and stay down for long. Many people have one way or another […]
Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/OH-WY
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]
Fans mourn death and celebrate life of Michael Jackson around the world
Friday, June 26, 2009 Fans have spontaneously gathered in many places around the world to both mourn and celebrate Michael Jackson who died yesterday. In New York, a crowd of 200 people gathered, to dance and sing, under the marquee of the Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem, where the Jackson Five famously performed […]
Nokia files lawsuit against Apple
Friday, October 30, 2009 Mobile phone and computer manufacturer Nokia is filing a lawsuit against Apple over patent infringements. The infringements include speech coding, wireless data, security and encryption technology Nokia claims is used in Apple iPhones. According to a Nokia press release, 40 other companies are paying royalties to them in return for the […]
Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural ‘insurance policy’
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a vault containing millions of seeds from all over the world, saw its first deposits on Tuesday. Located 800 kilometers from the North Pole on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the vault has been referred to by European Commission president José Manuel Barroso as a “frozen […]
Wikinews interviews Juana Bustamante, Chilean earthquake survivor from Paniahue
Saturday, April 3, 2010 Paniahue, Santa Cruz, Chile – Wikinews’ Diego Grez interviewed Juana Bustamante, a Chilean earthquake survivor from Santa Cruz, who lost her home. Juana told us her story of what she faced when the earthquake took place. The building where she was living fell down while she was on the second floor. […]
2006 “Stolenwealth” Games to confront Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
Friday, March 3, 2006 The possibility of large-scale protests in the face of the 3,000 journalists covering the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, has event organisers and the Government worried. The group “Black GST” – which represents Indigenous Genocide, Sovereignty and Treaty – are planning demonstrations at prominent Games events unless the Government agrees to a […]
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]
UK cable TV operator NTL acquires Telewest
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 United Kingdom cable TV operator NTL has agreed to buy Telewest Broadband for $6 billion USD (3.4 billion pounds). NTL’s and Telewest’s service territories do currently overlap. The acquisition is expected to save the companies 1.5 billion pounds. NTL has agreed to pay $23.93 for each Telewest share, in cash and […]