Monday, August 10, 2009 A poll commissioned by the news network Al Jazeera in Pakistan has concluded that a majority of Pakistanis believe that Pakistan’s largest military aid donor, the United States, is the “biggest” threat to the country today. The polling was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of Gallup International. Of the more […]
Michael Moore’s new film ‘Sicko’ leaked via P2P
Thursday, June 14, 2007 A number of reports confirm that Michael Moore’s forthcoming documentary has been leaked onto Peer-to-peer networks. This is the second pre-release leak in a month of a film from Lionsgate Studios. The movie, SiCKO contrasts the U.S. healthcare system with that of several other countries and includes a trip to Cuba […]
Try To Avoid Motorcycle Crashes And Ride Safe
More On This Topic: Sydney Mobility Products For Sale By Frank Strider Although motorcycle crashes only account for about 4 percent of all crashes with vehicles in the United States it not something to be happy about because of all the deaths in those accidents they bring in a staggering 10 percent and another 7 […]
Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK’s Gatwick Airport
Friday, December 28, 2018 Police on Tuesday warned new owners of drones to obey the law after Gatwick Airport, the second-largest airport in Britain, faced days of closure on account of drone sightings. About 150,000 travellers have had their plans affected. Two suspects were arrested but later released without charge. Airport authorities closed the facility’s […]
Sir Terry Wogan announces his departure from BBC Radio 2 breakfast show
Monday, September 7, 2009 Sir Terry Wogan has announced that he will be no longer presenting the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, after a 16 year run on the station. File:Terry Wogan.jpg Wogan had been presenting the show since April 1972 to December 1984. At the time he had left BBC Radio 2 to pursue […]
New ‘clean water’ funding for Djibouti’s drought-stricken rural areas
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 With the announcement Monday of €2 million in new funding from the European Union (EU), the Republic of Djibouti’s Ministry of Agriculture hopes to provide some relief to an estimated 25,000 rural inhabitants suffering through severe drought conditions. The money, to be channeled through UNICEF for its water and sanitation program, […]
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California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef
Sunday, February 17, 2008 I am dismayed at the in-humane handling of cattle that has resulted in the violation of food safety regulations at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. In a press release today, California-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. indicated that it has voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw […]
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]
Australian jockey Stathi Katsidis found dead at age 31
Thursday, October 21, 2010 One of Australia’s leading jockeys Stathi Katsidis has been found dead at the age of 31. He was found dead on Tuesday morning by his fiancee, Melissa Jackson. Katsidis died less than a week before he was due to ride in the Cox Plate and was set to ride in the […]