More On This Topic: Energy Savings Melbourne Successful Child Actors: Kirk and Candace Cameron by Toni CasalaYou may remember Kirk and Candace Cameron from two of the most popular sitcoms of the late 80s and early 90s. Kirk was an instant teen-idol who starred on Growing Pains and his younger sister Candace played DJ Tanner on the hit show Full House. While both young actors were starring on...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wintry conditions are causing widespread disruption across parts of northwestern Europe over the past two days. Heavy snow as well as sub-zero temperatures have resulted in cancellations of hundreds of flights and caused traffic disruptions on major roads.
Many hundreds of passengers became stranded at Frankfurt Airport in Germany on Tuesday night as the airport closed,...
Monday, February 18, 2008
Television producer and owner of the anti-Scientology website www.xenutv.com (XenuTV), Mark Bunker, also known as Wise Beard Man, chatted online with Wikinews for nearly three hours. More than 120 people followed the interview live (many from Project Chanology), which makes this exclusive Wikinews interview our most attended IRC interview to date.
Bunker started XenuTV...
Friday, July 10, 2009
The Saskatchewan provincial government alongside the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) have come together to establish a CA$500 million, 10 megawatts research nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes.
"In 1949 … cobalt-60 treatment was tried for the first time here in Saskatchewan, where it saved a woman battling cervical cancer. Maybe we can lead again in terms of...
More On This Topic: Lifestyle Homes For Sale Restore the Caregiver's Energy with Respite Care Los Angeles by AAA T.L.C.Every caregiver needs rest if he or she is to last. It may be hard to think of your needs and yourself at this time, but if you don't, your life will be so hectic and you will burn out. It is quite important to reduce stress and avoid burnout. Respite care is a temporary...
Thursday, May 27, 2010
A US Coast Guard official said today that BP's latest effort to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been successful in slowing the amount of oil leaking from the well.
The official, Admiral Thad Allen, said that the procedure, known as a "top kill" operation, has been able to block some of the leaking oil at the source, the top of the damaged well. The operation involves...
Saturday, August 15, 2009
A cargo ship spotted off the African island nation of Cape Verde could be the missing MV Arctic Sea.
The Maltese flagged MV Arctic Sea disappeared off the French coast sometime after July 29. Owned by the Russian Arctic Sea company she was operated by the Finnish Solchart Management company and had a Russian crew. French intelligence sources have found a ship matching...
More On This Topic: Hemp Clothing Australia Digital art - not real art, right? Do you reckon you could do the same, if you had just enrolled in one of Adobe's Photoshop courses? And maybe had a couple of thousand dollars to spend on cameras, and computers? We don't mean to downplay your technical abilities, or your own special talents, but we do want to show you how digital artists create...
Monday, December 2, 2013
Police in the West Midlands in England today said nearly 200 kilograms worth of drugs with value possibly as great as £30 million (about US$49 million or €36 million) has been seized from a unit in the town of Brownhills. In what an officer described as "one of the largest in the force’s 39 year history", West Midlands Police reported recovering six big...
Monday, May 18, 2009
A judge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States ruled that a boy, Daniel Hauser, has been medically neglected by his parents and must take chemotherapy and radiation therapy for his cancer against his will. Medical professionals testifying at the proceedings said that Daniel's cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, has a 90% survival rate with modern treatment, but only a 10% chance...