Saturday, March 20, 2010
Map of Wales with Gwent highlighted in light green.According to an announcement from Gwent Police, a baby boy has died after being found abandoned behind a convenience store in Gwent, Wales. The boy, who has not yet been identified, was found behind a Spar convenience store in the town of Cwmcarn at 1815 GMT on Tuesday. The baby was found to be wrapped in a towel which...
Monday, January 25, 2010
Map of England with South Yorkshire in red.An elderly woman has died in a house fire in South Yorkshire, England. The woman, who is currently remaining unidentified, was blind and 93-years-old when her bungalow in Sheffield caught fire as a result of an accident in her kitchen yesterday afternoon.
An internal investigation into the fire has suggested that while the woman...
March 26, 2005 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and Canada National Railway (CN) have worked out a tentative agreement, avoiding a walkout scheduled for midnight on the 26th by 604 workers.
The previous contract expired 31 December 2003, and the union notified CN of their intent to strike 23 March. The IBEW members covered under the contract maintain the track signals,...
More On This Topic: Financial Pr Sydney By Christina Xia In recent years, China's medical device products for the rapid increase in the number of Korean exports, Chinese exports to the Korean medical equipment used mainly in low value-added on consumables. Has been since the Korean War armistice, after half a century of construction, only 50 million population, land area of only hundreds of...
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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