Monday, September 26, 2005 Renault driver Fernando Alonso finished third in the Brazilian Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Carlos Pace near São Paulo. McLaren drivers and championship rivals Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikonnen finished first and second respectively; although Alonso’s third place decreased his lead in championship points over Raikonnen, his closest rival, […]
Wikinews wanders the Referendum-year Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 With many venues reporting sell-out shows, the 68th year of the Edinburgh Festival attracted visitors from around the globe. Wikinews’ Brian McNeil roamed the city for the four weeks of the event, capturing the colour, spectacle, and comedy, in photos. The image gallery below may take some time to load on […]
Television’s ‘Mr. Wizard’ Don Herbert dies at 89
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Don Herbert, known to many as his stage name “Mr. Wizard”, died Tuesday night. Mr. Wizard, who is famous for introducing science to children for over 50 years, died of bone cancer at the age of 89 at his Bell Canyon home in Los Angeles. Using everyday equipment made it something […]
Cosmetic Dentistry – A New Solution To The Problem Of Discolored Teeth In Cedar Rapids, Ia
byAlma Abell Years ago, those who had teeth that were misshapen, broken, discolored or otherwise less than ideal, had very few remedial actions open to them. Few people in the area had even heard of cosmetic dentistry, Cedar Rapids IA was not a mecca for dental splendour, neither was anywhere else except perhaps, Hollywood itself. […]
Pensioners Living On Pocket Money As Savings Recede}
More On This Topic: Residential Parks NSW Lifestyle Homes For Sale Pensioners Living on Pocket Money as Savings Recede by Mark Miller Nearly two million retired adults in the UK have less disposable income than the average 11 year old as a savings crisis creates a generation of pension paupers. A new survey said 15 […]
‘Purity’ ring case taken to High Court
Saturday, June 23, 2007 Lydia Playfoot, a 16 year old schoolgirl from West Sussex, England, has been faced with expulsion by her school, Millais School of Horsham, for wearing a purity ring that symbolises her dedication to chastity. Her case, that she should be allowed to wear the ring as it is an “expression of […]
Officials: Eight insurgents killed in Orakzai, Pakistan
Sunday, April 25, 2010 In a gun battle that took place between Pakistani soldiers and insurgents on Sunday, eight insurgents were killed and ten others were injured. The incident occurred when about 40 rebels attacked a checkpoint near the Goain village in the Orakzai district of the North-West Frontier Province of the country. Jahanzeb Khan, […]
Daisuke Enomoto will be the fourth space tourist at the ISS
Friday, March 10, 2006Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke “Dice-K” Enomoto, 34, is set to become the fourth private citizen in space. The Arlington, Virginia-based company “Space Adventures”, which specializes in spaceflight-related travel, announced on March 7 that Enomoto was approved by the Russian space agency as a flight candidate. Enomoto has now passed the physical examinations necessary […]
What To Look For In An Experienced Accident Attorney In Towson
More On This Topic: Dogs Potty Patch Dog Grass Pad byAlma Abell While most people associate car accidents with personal injury cases, a number of other accidents can occur sending you looking for an experienced accident attorney in Towson. If you’ve been injured in any number of situations through the negligence of others and need […]
More than 160 dead in bushfires in Australia
Monday, February 9, 2009 173 people have been killed in fires raging through Australia, making this the deadliest bushfire in Australian history. Nearly 815,447 acres (330,000 hectares) have been burned and 750 homes have been burned to the ground. In 1983, 75 people were killed on what was dubbed the Ash Wednesday fires. 71 people […]