Monday, November 30, 2009 Iran announced earlier today that it plans to build ten new uranium enrichment plants. Iranian media reported that the Cabinet approved the construction of the plants just two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) censured Iran for its nuclear activities. The proposed facilities, reported to be similar to Iran’s […]
An account of the Esperanza Fire from an animal rescuerAn account of the Esperanza Fire from an animal rescuer
This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, December 2, 2006 As families fled their homes in the early morning hours on Thursday October 26, there was no warning. The Esperanza Fire […]
Proton rocket fails during launch of JCSAT-11 satelliteProton rocket fails during launch of JCSAT-11 satellite
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 A Proton rocket which was intended to launch the JCSAT-11 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit lifted off and successfully completed its first stage burn, but the second stage failed leading to loss of the rocket and satellite. The launch vehicle was a Proton M booster with a Breeze M upper […]
Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spamPfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam
Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account for one in four spam messages. BACKGROUND Spamming remains one of the biggest problems facing […]
Sense Of Urgency To Buy Motor Car InsuranceSense Of Urgency To Buy Motor Car Insurance
More Detail Here: Insurance Brokers Australia Austbrokers Sense of urgency to buy Motor Car Insurance by Trade Port India Anyone in search of Motor car insurance policies need not look any where beyond the insureatclick.com website. The site offers an ultimate cost saving and time efficient way to buy car insurance online . It is […]
Recalled pet food found to contain rat poisonRecalled pet food found to contain rat poison
Friday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples from Menu Foods. Menu Foods […]
Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidateWikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]
Interview: PRS, the UK’s music royalty collection societyInterview: PRS, the UK’s music royalty collection society
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 PRS for Music is the UK’s music royalty collection society tasked with working on behalf of copyright holders, specifically authors and music publishers. Founded in 1914, the PRS is a non-profit organisation with 350,000 UK businesses holding PRS licenses. The society works in conjunction with PPL which collects fees on behalf […]
BT Global Services to double US revenues and cut costsBT Global Services to double US revenues and cut costs
Friday, September 15, 2006 BT Global Services this week laid out its vision for the next three years: its revenues to double in the USA, Japan, India and China, and £400m of annual savings, achieved through offshoring and slashing its procurement costs. £200m of this will come from a reduction in what it spends on […]
Abductors of American journalist Jill Carroll release videotape with demandsAbductors of American journalist Jill Carroll release videotape with demands
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 The abductors of American journalist Jill Carroll released today a silent 20-second video of the abducted journalist on Al-Jazeera television news channel. Along with the video came a statement demanding the United States release all female prisoners in Iraq within 72 hours or they will kill her. Al-Jazeera has not revealed […]