News briefs:April 23, 2010
Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything. Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By TurtlestackContinue Reading
Space Shuttle Atlantis set for June 8 launch despite worker strike
Sunday, June 3, 2007 After having its launch delayed three months due to damage caused by hail stones during a storm, Space Shuttle Atlantis has been given the green light by NASA to launch on June 8. “NASA’s senior managers have signed the Certification of Flight Readiness confirming that SpaceContinue Reading
Advantages Of Synthetic Mooring Lines For Transport Vessels
Click Here To Know More About: Longwall Hydraulics byAlma Abell Advantages of Synthetic Mooring Lines for Transport Vessels Traditionally, many transport ships used wire rope mooring lines because it was the best option available. Manufacturers have been working hard to create mooring lines that not only do a great job,Continue Reading
CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate David Sparrow in Don Valley West
Friday, October 10, 2008 In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with David Sparrow. Sparrow is a candidate in Ontario’s Don Valley West riding, running under the New Democratic Party (NDP) banner. The riding wasContinue Reading
Israel buys nuclear capable subs
Friday, August 25, 2006 Israel has purchased two more Dolphin class submarines which have the capacity to carry nuclear warheads. Israel already has three older nuclear weapons-capable Dolphin submarines but the new Dolphins have propulsion systems that allow them to remain submerged for longer periods of time, according to theContinue Reading
Wikinews interviews former Salt Lake City mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Former Salt Lake City mayor and human rights activist Rocky Anderson took some time to discuss his 2012 U.S. presidential campaign and the newly-created Justice Party with Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Anderson served as mayor of Salt Lake City for eight years (2000–2008) as aContinue Reading
The Lost City Of The Incas
Click Here To Know More About: Peak Demand Shaving By Jude Limburn Turner Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site in Peru, situated in a mountain ridge above Urumba. Known as ‘The Lost City of the Incas,’ this site has incredible spiritual and mythological symbolism, dating back to ancient IncaContinue Reading
Ozzy Osbourne’s personal possessions fetch $800,000 for charity
Sunday, December 2, 2007 American heavy metal performer Ozzy Osbourne, who became famous as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath and later as a solo act, has raised more than US$800,000 for The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, founded by his spouse Sharon Osbourne at the Cedars Sinai Hospital, byContinue Reading
2007 Taipei IT Month exposed problems on traffic jams
Thursday, December 13, 2007 Although the 2007 Taipei IT Month closed last Sunday (December 9), it attracted more than 750,000 people to visit the show, but it exposed some problems especially on the traffic factor. Generally on weekdays (December 3-7), the traffic jam at Shi-fu Road often took place inContinue Reading
CARTOSAT-I and HAMSAT satellites launched precisely by PSLV-C6, will have longer life
Saturday, May 7, 2005 India’s recently launched satellites, the 1560 kg Indian Remote Sensing satellite, CARTOSAT-1 for stereoscopic cartographic applications and 42.5 kg HAMSAT will have a longer life as per the Project Director, PSLV, N Narayana Murthy. Murthy told reporters that the additional fuel in the satellites for puttingContinue Reading