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

May 15, 2019 0 Comments

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 …

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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

May 11, 2019 0 Comments

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 …

Insure Your Investments By Insuring Your Business

May 8, 2019 0 Comments

Click Here To Know More About: Form 2555 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Asena Advisors byAlma Abell Whether you run a small business or a large business, it is very important to make sure that your business is insured. It takes a lot of hard work and investing to run a successful business. Make sure it …

New Zealander blind in one eye because of novelty lens

May 7, 2019 0 Comments

Monday, January 22, 2007 Novelty coloured contact lenses have left a 24-year-old man living in Auckland, New Zealand with one blind eye. The unnamed man wore the novelty lenses for three days, after which he sought medical advice. At that time his cornea was already damaged. It has been reported that the man, who did …

Romanian VAT to remain at 19 percent

May 6, 2019 0 Comments

Monday, February 28, 2005 [[w:Bucharest, Romania|Bucharest, Romania]] — The Romanian Finance Minister Ionu? Popescu has responded to public fears of a rise in value added tax (VAT) by saying that Romania’s VAT will remain at 19% and will not increase. He rejected rumours that the value added tax, which is applied to most goods and …