Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York, […]
Wikinews 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 […]
Ukrainian manufacturer preparing to sell Adolf Hitler dolls
Thursday, April 24, 2008 Correction — May 3, 2008 This article has been retracted. This article has been deemed a hoax. Please see the follow up article, Hitler doll story found to be hoaxed, for more information. News reports are claiming that dolls depicting former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler will go on sale in Ukraine. These […]
Getting The Right Care For Brain Injury Victims
More On This Topic: Gamingcity By N Glover Serious brain injury is a catastrophic condition that leaves the victim struggling to cope with life changing effects. However, brain injuries differ in that they affect life on multiple levels. Victims of brain injury are not only physically affected but also psychologically scarred and often socially isolated. […]
Scientists use DNA analysis to track elephant poaching networks
Friday, February 18, 2022 Findings published Monday by a team composed mostly of University of Washington Center for Forensic Science researchers in Nature Human Behaviour report using a form of DNA analysis techniques originally designed for human teeth to track ivory poached from African elephants. The scientists, in collaboration with the United States Department of […]
Scientology website hacked
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 The Church of Scientology’s European website was hacked and defaced earlier today by hackers claiming to be members of Anonymous. Anonymous proponents previously hacked Scientology’s main website, www.scientology.org. The group also protested the church in February 2008. Another website run by the church, freedom-belgium.org, was also hacked and defaced. The hacked […]
2008 Taipei Cycle: Interview with Fma International about the design of “Champion Cheongsam”
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 The leader of the 2008 Tour de Taiwan gets a yellow jersey. But every tour winner gets assistance from a “Miss Etiquette,” a tour assistant and a brand new part of the Tour de Taiwan. Miss Ettiquette has become a key feature at the awards ceremonies for every stage. Fma International […]
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More On This Topic: Best School For Film Summer Internships in Paris by Michiel Van KetsAre you waiting to start university, coming to the end of your degree or looking for an interesting and challenging way to spend your gap year? Then a summer internship in Paris may be just for you. Paris is one […]
Triple limb-reattachment fails – boy loses foot
Tuesday, April 5, 2005Terry Vo, the 10-year old Australian boy who had two hands and a foot reattached by surgeons after losing them in an accident, has had to have the foot re-amputated. He will be given a prosthetic foot in its place. The operation to re-attach three limbs was thought to have been a […]
Minimum wage to be increased in New Zealand
Monday, December 18, 2006 File:New Zealand money.jpg The minimum wage in New Zealand will be increased by 9.8% on 1 April, 2007, the biggest increase in New Zealand for seven years. The announcement was made today by Labour minister, Ruth Dyson, and will make the current minimum wage for workers over 18-years NZ$11.25 per hour, […]