Monday, October 13, 2008
Cook Islands and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league player Adam Watene has died. The Wildcats announced the death of the 31-year-old earlier today. They reported he collapsed in the gym shortly after a training session.
A spokesman said, "The Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are sad to announce the sudden passing of Adam Watene. The circumstances surrounding Adam’s...
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy
Recent Developments "Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development" — Wikinews, November 21, 2006
"Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale "by owner"" — Wikinews, November 16, 2006
"Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended" — Wikinews, October 2, 2006
"Court date "as needed" for...
Monday, March 27, 2023
A map of Montebello within Los Angeles County and the county within California. Image: Ixnayonthetimmay.On Wednesday, a tornado hit Los Angeles County, California, US, inflicting, according to the National Weather Service, minor injuries on a person and damaging at least 17 buildings.
The National Weather Service estimated the tornado's peak winds reached 110 miles per...
More On This Topic: Mobility Aid Centre Australia 7 of the Funniest things People have Insured by Vincent A RogersWhen you think of insurance what springs to mind? Insuring your car, home, pets, travel insurance or even your mobile phone? Sure these are all of your standard everyday things that you want, and in many cases need, to get insured, but it doesnt end there. You can pretty much insure...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
L. Alan Winters, CB. Image: University of Sussex.Earlier this month, Wikinews spoke with University of Sussex professor of economics L. Alan Winters regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU) in the 2016 Brexit referendum and the subsequent negotiations leading up to and following the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement of December,...
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Artistic impression showing the orbits of the triplet of the HR 6819 system. The red trajectory is of the black hole. The two stars are located in the Telescopium constellation and visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere. (Image: ESO/L. Calçada)A study published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics last month reported astronomers from the European Southern...
More On This Topic: Emergency Electrician Double Bay If you are a contractor, you may need to visit an electrical supply store from time to time. A lot of contractors will actually go almost every day while they are in the middle of big construction projects. This is often because they forget to get certain items, or they discover half way through as project that additional supplies are needed....
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
An estimated 150,000 protesters in Melbourne fill Federation Square blocking roads in all directions.People rallied in 300 locations across Australia today to protest the Federal Government's proposed changes to industrial relations laws, WorkChoices. According to police, around 150,000 people congregated in Melbourne, from where speeches were broadcast throughout the...
Monday, January 26, 2009
Half a million participated in anti-China demonstrations on October 25, 2008 ("1025 demonstration") in Taiwan.Image: MiNe.On Thursday, the municipal intermediate people's court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China pronounced sentences for 21 defendants implicated in the 2008 Chinese milk scandal which killed at least six infants and sickened nearly 300,000 others.
In...