Thursday, May 6, 2010 Presidential aides and state television announced yesterday that the Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, died. Yar’Adua ascended to the presidency in 2007, but was later taken ill, and had not been publicly seen for the last few months. He was hospitalised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to get inflammated tissue around his heart treated; it was later diagnosed […]
California’s violent video game ban law ruled unconstitutional by US Court of Appeals
Sunday, February 22, 2009 A U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday has declared unconstitutional California Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793, the California “ultraviolent video games law” that sought to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. Federal judge Consuelo M. Callahan has ruled that the 2005 statewide ban, which has yet to be enforced, violates minors’ […]
Benefits Of Commercial Air Duct Cleaning
Click Here To Find Out More About: Elliptical Cross Trainers For Sale Submitted by: Martin Gordon Indoor Air Quality or IAQ refers to the internal quality of air of a room or a building and it relates to the comfort and health of people living in them. There are many things that affect the IAQ like carbon monoxide, volatile organic […]
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. Two weeks ago Dr. Siemionow, […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progressive Conservative candidate Penny Lucas, Kenora—Rainy River
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Penny Lucas is running for the Progressive Conservative in the Ontario provincial election, in the Kenora-Rainy River riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed 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 from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, […]
3 Simple Tips For Finding The Best Kitchen Contractor
Click Here To Find Out More About: Buy Flatpack Kitchens 3 Simple Tips for Finding the Best Kitchen Contractor by Patricia Strasser To save time and resources when creating your dream kitchen, make certain that you find the best contractor in town by following some tips. They include: asking for recommendations, waiting for lean season, and requiring credentials. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFkeyjH6w64[/youtube] According […]
Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals experience in a broad spectrum […]
Crosswords/2005/February/1
Tuesday, February 1, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword (Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people, print it out and fill it in at you own leisure!) If you like, you can follow the instructions on Crosswords/Across Lite to download and solve today’s crossword on […]
Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended
Monday, October 2, 2006 Buffalo, New York —Sam Savarino, CEO of Savarino Companies, the development company to be in charge of building the Elmwood Village Hotel at Forest and Elmwood Avenues in Buffalo, New York has told Wikinews in an exclusive interview that the contract to buy the properties from 1109-1121 on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo has been “extended,” but […]
Preparing For An Effective Career Counseling
Click Here To Find Out More About: Free Social Media Monitoring Submitted by: Jennifer Petersen Preparing for career counseling can be lot like preparing for a job interview. You ll get out of it what you put into it. You are probably expecting some help in determining your career path, but in order to do that, first you must decide […]