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 […]
Most Tokyo power restored after blackout
Sunday, August 13, 2006 A power outage hit large parts of Tokyo, and Chiba, Japan. The electrical blackout occurred due to an industrial accident, in which a crane damaged some power lines accidentally at 7:40 AM local time (2240 UTC), the Kyodo News agency reported, quoting Tokyo Power Electric Co. Power was reported to have […]
Gene mutation produces autism-like traits in mice
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 By causing the mutation of one specific gene, researchers have produced mice with two frequently encountered behavioral traits of persons diagnosed with autism. Autism commonly affects the ability to interact socially and is associated with repetitive behavior. The finding was reported in the March 20 online edition of Nature. Using mice, […]
How Should Teachers Prepare For Their Violin Lessons}
More Detail Here: Film Schools In Australia Submitted by: Stacy C. Tan Violin teachers are talented violin players who can offer performances at any given time and give lectures on how the musical instrument functions. This is the common thought of many people. But actually, no matter how good a violin teacher is, he always […]
Australian Dollar reaches a 27 year high
Thursday, October 7, 2010 After 27 years, the Australian Dollar has achieved a record high by equating to 98.73 U.S. cents. The previous record was set in 1983, when the currency was floated by foreign exchange markets — since then the last peak that it experienced was in July 2008, when it was worth 98.49 […]
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 […]
Canada’s Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39). Two candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an […]
Understanding The Basics Of Heating And Cooling
More Detail Here: Metal Fabrication Australia Heatingand cooling are the two basic concepts in physics.Whole physics revolve around these two factors and it is interesting to knowthat these two factors are complementary. When the temperature rises i.e. heatis more then we need some cooling effect and vice versa. But generally we donot take these two […]
Unreported tainted milk incident publicised in China
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The health department in Guizhou province, China has ordered three batches of milk products to be removed from sale after the discovery they contain melamine. In 2008 six children were killed by milk contaminated with the chemical and 300,000 fell ill. The department has suspended all sales from the three companies […]
Financial Action Task Force places United Arab Emirates on money laundering ‘grey’ list
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed the United Arab Emirates on its global grey list March 4 for “strategic deficiencies” in combatting “money laundering, terrorist funding, and proliferation financing”, subjecting it to heightened scrutiny. The UAE joins 23 countries, including Middle East neighbours Jordan, Syria and Yemen, and Pakistan and […]