Wednesday, June 16, 2021 In early May, Wikinews extended an invitation to Vitaly Filipchenko, an independent candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, […]
Wikinews Shorts: February 5, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, February 5, 2009. Contents 1 Flight 1549 transcript released 2 UK house prices rise despite recession 3 Bank […]
Harvard lawyer who advises IDF asked about “rules of engagement” in 2004
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Michael Byers, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia, revealed […]
London Tube bombs went ‘bang bang bang, very close together’
Saturday, July 9, 2005 After a press conference in London from the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London, more details are emerging about the attacks […]
27 believed dead in Indonesian plane crash
Saturday, May 7, 2011 Officials say 27 people are dead after a plane crashed into the sea off east Indonesia today. Fifteen bodies have been […]
People bid farewell to elderly Shinkansen super-express in Japan
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 The final farewell train in the first series of Shinkansen super-express, called zero-kei (0 Series), ran through western Japan Sunday afternoon […]
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar […]
Emergency declared in US state of Washington, eight additional casualties, many still without power
Monday, December 18, 2006 A state of emergency was declared Sunday for the U.S. state of Washington by governor Christine Gregoire, as additional reports of […]
SLM shareholders led by Martin Garbus sue Spider-Man creator Stan Lee and Marvel for $750m
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 Martin Garbus, Esq. filed a shareholder derivative suit Monday against Marvel Entertainment and its Chief Executive Officer Isaac Perlmutter, as well […]
OpenSync Interview – syncing on the free desktop
Friday, May 19, 2006 This interview intends to provide some insight into OpenSync, an upcoming free unified data synchronization solution for free software desktops such […]