Monday, January 23, 2006 Bushfires are burning across Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania assisted by very hot conditions. Victoria is the hardest hit with a single blaze burning out over 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) and destroying 20 homes. There are around a dozen fires burning in Victoria, with others in South Australia, Western […]
Zimbabwe bound arms ship flees from South Africa
Saturday, April 19, 2008 A Chinese arms ship bound for Zimbabwe was expelled from Durban, South Africa on Friday evening by the city’s High Court. This comes after China, soon to host the Olympic games in Beijing, has come under world scrutiny for its human rights record and after Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe created further […]
Controversial medical center demolished in Buffalo, New York
Saturday, May 26, 2007 A medical center, once the site of intense controversy over abortion in the 1990s, which has been vacant for nearly 10 years, was imploded in Buffalo, New York at 6:00 a.m. [eastern time] today. Several streets in about a 2 block radius were shut down until the implosion occurred and the […]
Out Of Home Advertising Opportunities: The Bar Top Video Game}
Here’s An Opinion On: Pump Systems Pressure Pumps Out of Home Advertising Opportunities: the Bar Top Video Game by Jeff R. Lamb In a landscape that used to be dominated by jukeboxes and arcade machines, a new digital player is capturing the attention of customers – the bar top video game machine. These devices typically […]
Dr. Joseph Merlino on sexuality, insanity, Freud, fetishes and apathy
Friday, October 5, 2007 You may not know Joseph Merlino, but he knows about you and what makes you function. He knows what turns you on and he knows whether it is a problem for you. Merlino, who is the psychiatry adviser to the New York Daily News, is one of the more accomplished psychiatrists […]
Iranian news agency reproduces The Onion article
Saturday, September 29, 2012 The Fars News Agency (FNA), an Iranian news agency, yesterday reported an article from US satirical news website The Onion as fact. The article reports “a Gallup poll” suggesting “the overwhelming majority of rural white Americans” would prefer to vote for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, as opposed to US […]
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 […]
Rapper Proof (D12) shot and killed outside Detroit nightclub
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Rapper Proof, born Deshaun Holton, was shot and killed on April 11, 2006, at approximately 4:30 a.m. EDT (0830 UTC) at the Triple C Club on 8 Mile Road in Detroit. Proof was known for his work together with his good friend Eminem and his group D12. Another man was shot […]
Mudslides kill at least thirteen in Italy
Friday, October 2, 2009 At least thirteen people have been killed after torrential rains caused mudslides in Italy on Friday. The mudslides occurred in the city of Messina, located in the northern part of Sicily. The mud blocked rails and road, cut off communications, and destroyed several buildings. Search and rescue teams were using dogs […]
So You Want To Be An Umpire?
By Lanny Hintz An umpire plays a very critical role in every baseball game. He is the decision maker in terms of rules of play and decorum in the field. If you ever want to be an umpire, you must of course know the rules of the game and all the technicalities subject to the […]