Monday, November 22, 2004 Dan Rather has announced that he will retire on March 9th, 2005 as anchor of CBS Evening News. He will continue to be a correspondent for both of the 60 Minutes shows. It is reported that Rather’s leaving has nothing to do with a report in 2004 regarding US President Bush’s […]
The Advantages Of Purchasing Hollow Metal Doors For Your Home Or Business
See More About: Energy Efficient House Builders Adelaide Hills Adelaide Hills Energy Efficient House Builder byAlma Abell When building a house or just replacing the doors on the home you live in there are many different choices on what type of doors you will have installed on it. There are wooden doors, glass doors and […]
Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco. The iPhone is claimed to be “a revolutionary mobile phone” as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile version of the Apple operating system Mac OSX. It is approximately the […]
Somali pirates hijack Indonesian tugboat and Turkish container ship
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Two more vessels have been hijacked in Somalia. Pirates have captured an Indonesian tugboat with a barge that was working for French oil firm Total and a Turkish container ship. The Turkish vessel’s seizure was confirmed by a US Fifth Fleet spokesman. MV Bosphorus Prodigy is a 330 ft (100 m) […]
Computer giants attack Aussie CSIRO’s WLAN patent
Friday, May 20, 2005 Six of the world’s largest computer companies are seeking to have a patent held by the Australian Government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) revoked. Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Apple and Netgear are taking legal action against the CSIRO to have its U.S. patent broken. In 1996, the CSIRO […]
Canada’s Don Valley East (Ward 33) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley East (Ward 33). One candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests […]
Wikinews interviews Aurélien Miralles about Sirenoscincus mobydick species discovery
Thursday, January 24, 2013 1 2 3 4 A group of researchers published a paper about their discovery of a new species of Madagascar mermaid skink lizards last December. The species is the fourth forelimbs-only terrestrial tetrapods species known to science, and the first one which also has no fingers on the forelimbs. The species […]
Olympic highlights: August 21, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008 August 21, 2008 is the 12th major day of the 2008 Olympic games. The below article lists some of the highlights. Contents 1 Events 1.1 Women’s 20km walk 1.2 Star class sailing 1.3 Tornado class sailing 1.4 Men’s marathon 10 km swimming 1.5 Women’s beach volleyball 1.6 Men’s 400 meters sprint […]
Romanian government to strengthen laws against tax evasion
Monday, April 11, 2005 The Romanian government has drafted legislation pertaining to tax evasion that makes it a criminal offence on the same level as crimes against individuals. Developed with the aid of Romania’s business community, the new law is expected to reduce corruption and tax evasion. According to the new law, the maximum jail […]
Rower Tuijn halfway across Pacific in record attempt
Monday, July 9, 2007 Dutch adventurer Ralph Tuijn has reached the halfway point of his attempt to be the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean unaided. The 16,000 kilometre journey from the coast of Peru to the seaside city of Brisbane, Australia, the widest section of the Pacific, has never been crossed absolutely […]