Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San José Mine in Copiapó, codenamed Operación San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Operation), began on Tuesday night, at around 20:00 local time (23:00 UTC). Florencio Ávalos was the first miner to be rescued, at 00:12 local time (03:12 UTC) on Wednesday. He was…
Canada’s Toronto—Danforth (Ward 30) city council candidates speak
Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Toronto residents will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Toronto Centre (Ward 28). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include Edward Chin, Paula Fletcher (incumbent), Patrick Kraemer, Suzanne McCormick, Daniel…
Easy Terms For First Home Loan And Italian Law
Read An Opinion On: Best Mortgage Brokers Lane Cove Easy terms for first home loan and Italian law by Antonio Guastalla Are you going di buy a home in Italy? Well, easy terms for first home loan in Italy is a very interesting information for you: Italian legislation provides a lot of easy terms for…
Iraqi insurgents intercepted drone feeds using widely available software
Saturday, December 19, 2009 United States defense officials acknowledged that Iraqi insurgents successfully intercepted live video feeds from U.S. MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles with widely available software. The story broke on Thursday in the Wall Street Journal with a defense official, anonymously, informing them it is an old problem, which has already been fixed….
Tornado kills one and injures 100 in northern Colorado
Friday, May 23, 2008 A tornado that has caused 28 miles (45 km) of destruction throughout Weld County, Colorado, has killed one and injured 100. The man killed was inside a vehicle that was destroyed in the storm, west of Greeley, which is about 60 miles (97 km) north of Denver. A state trooper says…
News briefs:July 29, 2010
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Spy Camera It’s A Mp3 Player, It’s A Camera, It’s A Sunglasses It’s A Spy Sunglasses
Read An Opinion On: Energy Efficiency Consultant Perth By Camila Machuca Sunglasses with hidden spy camera and a 2GB MP3 player plus built-in headphones, sounds unbelievable however, it’s true. Fashionable and trendy sunglasses with built-in spy camera and earphones are a reality now and not some science fiction stuff. Capture all your photos in style…
Bluetongue outbreak in Germany
Thursday, September 20, 2007 A highly dynamic Bluetongue (or catarrhal fever) infection of sheep herds is underway in Germany. From August 2006 till September 9, 2007, 1,833 farms had reported the presence of the infection. From Sept 9. till September 14, 2007, the number of farms reporting infections has grown to 5,686. The number of…
Suspected US drone attack kills eight in Pakistan
Friday, November 20, 2009 Pakistani officials said that a suspected US drone attack has killed at least eight people today, including foreign militants, in the country’s northwest. The officials said that two missiles were fired at a compound being used by suspected Taliban militants in Mir Ali village, in North Waziristan, a region on the…
Adele and David Bowie each win five Grammys
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 On Sunday, British singer Adele won five Grammy Awards at the 59th Grammy Awards event in Los Angeles. David Bowie posthumously won five Grammys. Adele won Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo and Record of the Year for her song Hello, and Album of the Year for her album 25,…