Broken stormwater drain led to Guatemala sinkhole

November 20, 2018 0 Comments

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 A rupture in the underground stormwater drain system opened a huge sinkhole on February 23, killing three people and bringing down twelve houses in Guatemala City. Teenagers Irma and David Soyos and their father, 53-year old Domingo Soyos were killed when their house collapsed into the sinkhole. Nearly a thousand people …

BBC suspend presenter Jeremy Clarkson over ‘fracas’ with producer

November 19, 2018 0 Comments

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Jeremy Clarkson, one of the presenters on the BBC’s motoring programme ‘Top Gear’ has been suspended by the corporation. Clarkson, responsible for several prior controversies, was suspended Tuesday, after allegedly ‘punching’ a producer last week. The next two episodes of ‘Top Gear’ have been pulled from broadcast, with a third — …

Wikinews interviews Australian disability standing skier Jonty O’Callaghan

November 18, 2018 0 Comments

Monday, December 17, 2012 Recently, Wikinews spent time with with Australian Paralympic skier Jonty O’Clallaghan who was in Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup. ((Wikinews)) I’m interviewing Jonty O’Callaghan, one of the Australian skiers with the IPC [International Paralympic Committee] Nor-Am Cup, and you’re a fifteen-year-old? Jonty O’Callaghan: Yup. Yeah, I’ve been skiing …

Atlas V successfully launches spy satellite

November 18, 2018 0 Comments

Thursday, March 13, 2008 An Atlas V rocket has successfully launched a classified spy satellite for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The satellite, currently known to the public as NRO L-28, or Launch 28, is believed by amateur enthusiasts to be a signals intelligence (SIGINT) spacecraft, known by the codename Trumpet. The Atlas …

First images received from orbit around Mercury

November 17, 2018 0 Comments

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 The first images of Mercury taken from orbit around the planet have been received from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) probe. The images come after the spacecraft entered an orbit around the closest planet to the sun on March 17. After various system examinations, the first images …

Wikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball player Tina McKenzie

November 17, 2018 0 Comments

Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia —On Saturday, Wikinews interviewed Tina McKenzie, a former member of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders. McKenzie, a silver and bronze Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, retired from the game after the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Wikinews caught up with her in …

News briefs:August 18, 2006

November 16, 2018 0 Comments

The time is 17:00 (UTC) on August 18th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 North Korea to accept international aid 1.2 North Korea reportedly planning nuclear bomb test 1.3 Chechen rebels surrender 1.4 Canadian soldier killed in accidental shooting laid to rest 1.5 US senators on Greenland tour 1.6 …

French fashion brand Lacoste announces limited-edition logo change from crocodile to endangered animals

November 15, 2018 0 Comments

Saturday, March 3, 2018 On Wednesday, French sports clothing brand Lacoste announced producing a limited edition of polo shirts featuring top-ten endangered animal species as the logo, instead of the company’s usual crocodile logo, in a measure to protect those animals, partnering with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Lacoste announced partnering with …

Football CL: All first leg games of second qualifications round are over

November 15, 2018 0 Comments

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 First leg of the second qualifications round of UEFA Champions League is now over. Second leg games will be played on August 2 and August 3. Contents 1 Selected match reports 2 Partizan boycotted by fans 3 All results 4 Sources The biggest surprise of the leg is probably Artmedia Bratislava’s …

How To Set Up An At Home Recycle Center

November 14, 2018 0 Comments

Click Here To Know More About: Reece Adp Vanity By Tom Knapp With curbside recycling programs available to more than half of all Americans, there’s no reason you can’t easily set up your own at-home recycling center. Still, the EPA estimates that while 75 percent of what Americans trash every week could be recycled, only …