Tuesday, May 15, 2007 A bomb explosion killed two people and injured ten others in the capital of the northeast Indian state of Assam on Monday. Assamese protesters who were blockading a highway over the killing of a local civilian in an anti-insurgency operation last week, clashed with tea-plantation workers whose supplies were interrupted by […]
Thousands of trapped miners rescued in South AfricaThousands of trapped miners rescued in South Africa
Thursday, October 4, 2007 As many as 3,200 mine workers became trapped in the in Elandsrand mine, a gold mine in South Africa about 50 miles (80 km) west of Johannesburg in Carletonville, Gauteng, after an incident on October 3. All miners have been rescued, and none of them were injured. The mine is owned […]
Pennsylvania state trooper found guilty of first-degree murderPennsylvania state trooper found guilty of first-degree murder
Friday, March 20, 2009 In the United States, a suspended Pennsylvania state trooper has been convicted of first-degree murder for killing his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, faces a mandatory life sentence without parole for slashing to death John Yelenic, a Blairsville dentist who was in the final stages of divorcing his wife, Michele. […]
Diamond Drill Bits From Technology Lk}Diamond Drill Bits From Technology Lk}
Diamond Drill Bits from TechnologyLK by Mike L. The hardness and abrasiveness of diamonds makes them ideal for industrial use. That is why aside from the traditional and popular use of diamonds in jewelry, they are also used now in creating and modifying industrial equipment and machineries. Diamond drill bits are the most useful and […]
Website petitioning in an attempt to save old trillium logoWebsite petitioning in an attempt to save old trillium logo
Thursday, June 29, 2006 The Ontario Liberal Party created a new Ontario trillium logo at a cost of $219,000 dollars. Many people and the PC Party of Ontario call it a waste of time and money. They replaced the logo with a version of the flower similar to the party’s trademark. The picture can be […]
How To Prevent Silverfish In Your Home}How To Prevent Silverfish In Your Home}
More Detail Here: Containers Online Container Brisbane How to Prevent Silverfish in Your Home by Marcy Tate Silverfish are those squirmy, fast moving bugs that you have probably found hanging around your shower or in an old book. There’s good reason why silverfish choose these places: They love the starch found in the binding of […]
Ralph Nader calls out Democrats for financial bailoutRalph Nader calls out Democrats for financial bailout
Correction — Aug 2, 2010 Nader referred to the 1999 repeal of the 1933 Glass-Steagal Act. The Wikinews article omitted the word “repeal” from the account of Nader’s speech. Sunday, October 5, 2008 Independent U.S. presidential candidate Ralph Nader had harsh words for the Democrats who engineered yesterday’s passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of […]
Virginia law bans mobile phone use by teen driversVirginia law bans mobile phone use by teen drivers
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 Virginia governor Tim Kaine signed a bill into law on Friday last week that prohibits the use of mobile phones by newly licensed drivers under the age of 18 while operating a motor vehicle. Mobile phone users must pull off to the side of the road, or into a parking lot, […]
Crosswords/2005/February/7Crosswords/2005/February/7
Monday, February 7, 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 your own leisure! < Previous crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 Across 3 Down 4 Yesterday’s […]
Tower Crane LiftingTower Crane Lifting
Tower Crane Lifting by City Lifting The invention of cranes has paved new ways in dealing with huge amounts of weight. Working on the mechanism of lever and pulley, modern day tower cranes and mobile cranes are equipped with a hydraulic cylinder that makes lifting the load or moving the jib easier. At construction sites, […]