Shoppers World hosts arts event
Saturday, August 27, 2005 Shoppers World in Brampton, Ontario, Canada asks its visitors to “look up, look way up” this October. The Highway 10 and Steeles Avenue mall is encouraging Bramptonians to paint a ceiling tile for charity this summer, for their upcoming “Looking Up to the Arts” event. TheContinue Reading
Recession hits Australian asbestos victims fund
Saturday, May 9, 2009 Asbestos victims seeking their retribution payment of A$350 million from the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund are approaching the Australian government following an admission from James Hardie compensation fund trustees stating they are unable to pay the victims in lump sums due to the recession. The JamesContinue Reading
MT duo & Robot Taiwan 2008: Vast opportunities for machinery industry
Friday, May 2, 2008 The 2008 Taipei CNC Machine Tools & Manufacturing Technology Show (MT duo) and Taiwan International Robot Exhibition (Robot Taiwan 2008) both began yesterday. These events are both taking place in the build up to Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS 2009) at TWTC Nangang, which isContinue Reading
Australia/2007
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E. coli outbreak kills 1, sickens nearly 100
Friday, September 15, 2006 An E. coli outbreak linked to fresh bagged spinach in at least 20 states, has killed 1 person, a 77 year old woman in Wisconsin and has made more than 95 sick, some severely and affecting people anywhere from 3 to 84 years old. Michigan, Oregon,Continue Reading
Australia Votes 2007: Labor releases tax plan
Friday, October 19, 2007 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Election 2007 Labor has released its tax plan, following the announcement from the Liberal/National coalition that they would provide tax cuts costing AU$34 billion if re-elected. The government has placed pressure on Labor since their announcement on Monday,Continue Reading
Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines
Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from ArahuayContinue Reading
Fußball-Bundesliga 2007–08: Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich
Sunday, October 28, 2007 October 28, 200717:00 (UTC+1) Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Bayern Munich Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Attendance: 80,708 Referee: Markus Merk Tinga 45’Valdez 61’Valdez 79’Federico 79’Blaszczykowski 83’Klimowicz 83’Klimowicz 90’+1′ Match Report 66′ Sosa 66′ Altintop 70′ Toni 70′ Podolski 88′ van Bommel 88′ Ottl 90’+1′ Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich remainedContinue Reading
Airplane in Nigeria crashes during mock rescue exercise
Saturday, March 13, 2010 A Nigerian airplane crashed in the city of Port Harcourt yesterday, resulting in several minor injuries. The plane was supposed to be taking part in a mock rescue exercise, and was carrying 30 members from the National Emergency Management Agency and other emergency workers, when itContinue Reading
Police describe bloody evidence in NY Sen. Monserrate assault trial
Thursday, October 1, 2009 A crime scene police detective and a forensic biologist testified on Tuesday about bloody evidence entered into the court record, in the ongoing criminal trial against New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate. Monserrate faces charges of felony assault in an alleged attack on his girlfriend KarlaContinue Reading