Tuesday, July 3, 2007 A woman, who was taking the road test to become a licensed school bus driver, crashed a bus into a utility pole in White Plains, New York, today. The wreck occurred on South Kensico Road between the intersections with Minevera Place and Oakley Avenue. The Journal News reported that the accident […]
Japan to use renewable energy
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 A new law which seeks to utilise reusable energy and minimise cost impact on consumers is under development in Japan. The new law, which would be effective from July 1 next year, would seek to reduce Japan’s dependency on nuclear power. The new legislation would urge power utilities to cut costs by […]
US raids Iran ‘liaison office’, Russia says it is unacceptable
Friday, January 12, 2007 The U.S. armed forces detained five Iranians working at a “liaison office” located in Erbil, Iraq before dawn on Friday. Sources said that the U.S. forces first landed their helicopters around the building, then broke through the office’s gate, disarmed the guards, confiscated some documents and certain objects, arrested five suspected […]
Bad Credit Unsecured Loans: Financial Loans Without Collaterals And In Spite Of Poor Credit
More Detail Here: Life Financial Planners By Gilbert Imlay At times, an individual may be faced with an urgent monetary requirement and not have the necessary security to place as collateral against a financial loan. In such circumstances, he needs to be cautious about the loan plan which he applies for as only unsecured loans […]
Wikinews interviews Jonathan Stanley, Scottish Unionist candidate for 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election in Scotland
Monday, May 10, 2021 Voters in the Scottish constituency of Airdrie and Shotts are to go to the polls on May 13 to elect a replacement member of parliament (MP) to the United Kingdom House of Commons. The outgoing MP for the seat is Neil Gray — a representative of the pro-independence Scottish National Party […]
Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’
Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming […]
Drone smartphone app to help heart attack victims in remote areas announced
Monday, August 26, 2013 German non-profit organization Definetz announced on Friday the development of the ‘Defikopter’: a medical drone, launched by smartphone app, designed to be able to fly defibrillators to heart attack victims in remote areas quicker than an ambulance. The Defikopter is to be launched by an app that sends out the GPS […]
How To Rejuvenate The Suction Cups On Your Radar Detectors And Fix Your Mounting Brackets
More Detail Here: Energy Savings For Small Business By Danny Feemster Hi there, I thought I would share a couple of tricks we tell our customers all the time when they have a worn out suction cups and windshield mount for their radar detector. Have you noticed that the suction cups on your radar detector […]
Hotel development proposal could displace Buffalo, NY business owners
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]
At least eight dead as building collapses during construction in China
Sunday, July 6, 2008 At least eight construction workers have died and thirteen more are injured after a building collapsed during construction in Qiuzhigou Village, a suburb of China’s Wuhan City. It is unclear how many more if any are trapped as the project’s coordinator fled and is being sought by police. The collapse occurred […]