Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out

May 19, 2019 0 Comments

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to …

Wikinews interviews John Wolfe, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama

May 19, 2019 0 Comments

Sunday, May 20, 2012 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. So far, he has …

Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV

May 15, 2019 0 Comments

Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco. The iPhone is claimed to be “a revolutionary mobile phone” as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile version of the Apple operating system Mac OSX. It is approximately the …

Google may shut down Chinese operations due to censorship and cyber attacks

May 15, 2019 0 Comments

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 The U.S.-based multibillion dollar online search engine, Google Incorporated, has announced Tuesday in a public statement on its official blog that the company has been the victim of a “highly sophisticated” and “targeted attack” against their corporate infrastructure that they allege “originated from China.” The author of said statement, David Drummond, …

Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic skier Andrew Bor

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Sunday, Wikinews sat down with Australian Paralympic guide skier Andrew Bor who was participating in a national team training camp in Vail, Colorado. ((Wikinews)) This is Andrew Bor, who is Melissa Perrine’s guide skier. How did you become a guide? Andrew Bor: I was coaching with the team, the September before …

Main Page/Sandbox3

May 11, 2019 0 Comments

Hello all. Is this a sandbox? Wednesday, 8 May 2019     Small     Large More news Developing news Politics and conflictsDisasters and accidentsCrime and lawEnvironmentObituariesEconomy and businessScience and technologyCulture and entertainmentHealthSports JAPAN PROMISES 500,000,000USD…DEVELOPING… Relief efforts continue With more than 150,000 deaths confirmed, the massive earthquake off Indonesia has become a global disaster …

ACLU President Strossen on religion, drugs, guns and impeaching George Bush

May 11, 2019 0 Comments

Tuesday, October 30, 2007File:Nadine Strossen 5 by David Shankbone.jpg There are few organizations in the United States that elicit a stronger emotional response than the American Civil Liberties Union, whose stated goal is “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of …

Wikinews attends 2018 Bangalore ComicCon

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Thursday, November 29, 2018 On November 17 and November 18, Wikinews attended the 2018 Bangalore Comicbook Convention, in Karnataka, India. Beginning on Saturday morning, the ComicCon continued till Sunday. Organised by ComicCon India, who organised Comic Con in Hyderabad in October, this event was held at Karnataka Trade Promotion Organisation (KTPO)’s convention hall. Wikinews spoke …

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marija Minic, York Centre

May 9, 2019 0 Comments

Monday, September 17, 2007 Marija Minic is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the York Centre riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews …

Wikinews Shorts: March 2, 2007

May 8, 2019 0 Comments

A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, March 2, 2007. United States fast-food chain Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits has filed a $20 million dollar lawsuit against competitor Church’s Chicken. Popeyes Chicken says fast-food chain Church’s Chicken was trying to steal customers. AFC owned both companies for 12 years, till it sold Church’s in 2004. AFC …