Friday, August 7, 2009 The remaining six workers staging an occupation in Newport, Isle of Wight, England have left peacefully after police entered their factory. After barricading the office which has served as a living quarters for 19 nights against police entry, three of the workers, Justin Moody, Mark Smith, and Dave Arbuthnott, exited via […]
Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!” […]
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 The New Zealand government officials have announced that it will give NZ$160,000 in aid to help farmers who were affected by the huge amounts of snow in Canterbury, New Zealand two weeks ago. The aid package will provide four regional offices for co-ordination, food supplies and ongoing support. The Federated Farmers […]
Monday, May 30, 2011 FIFA has suspended two of its senior officials amid allegations that they bribed voters ahead of the organization’s presidential election, while Sepp Blatter has been cleared of ignoring these activities and is now set to be re-elected as FIFA chairman on Wednesday. Mohamed bin Hammam, head of the Asian confederation, and […]
Thursday, February 28, 2008 Representatives from the British insurance industry have said that the cost of the earthquake which hit Britain early yesterday could be over 10 million GBP. The Association of British Insurers has said in a statement that the cost for the earthquake is “likely to run into the low tens of millions […]
Sunday, June 4, 2006 An armed gang killed a retired IPS officer and looted cash and valuables from passengers in an air-conditioned compartment of the Rajendra Nagar – Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Express near the Patna junction, an official said. The six robbers, who were armed with five guns were arrested by the Government Railway Police […]
Sunday, October 10, 2010 A United States federal court judge and Florida state court judge are enmeshed in a conflict against each other regarding a wrongful death lawsuit involving Scientology. A federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Steven Douglas Merryday, ordered Pinellas County Senior Circuit Judge Robert […]
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday, May 9, 2007 Today, some of the leading biologists in the world announced that they are starting a new project to write the Encyclopedia of Life, a project that aims to […]
byAlma Abell In order to comply with the law, as well as qualify for auto insurance, individuals must obtain vehicle registration. If a person is new to the area, generally they have 30 days to register the vehicle. The process of registering a car is simple, with the owner simply needing to bring proof of […]