Wikinews interviews Aurélien Miralles about Sirenoscincus mobydick species discovery
Thursday, January 24, 2013 1 2 3 4 A group of researchers published a paper about their discovery of a new species of Madagascar mermaid skink lizards last December. The species is the fourth forelimbs-only terrestrial tetrapods species known to science, and the first one which also has no fingersContinue Reading
Experts raise serious questions over safety of U.S. oil industry and warn another spill may be ‘unavoidable’
Saturday, April 16, 2011 One year after the Deepwater Horizon disaster which caused the largest oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and caused huge environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico, experts have warned there are serious questions over the safety of deep water drilling as theContinue Reading
How Long Does It Take For Muscles To Grow
Click Here To Know More About: Rockhampton Industrial Shed Prices Blue Print Sheds By Chris Chew “May I know how long does it take for my muscles to grow visibly?” Well, as a professional fitness personal trainer, I get variations of this question from almost every new client. So howContinue Reading
Swiss court rules in favor of American account holder
Saturday, January 23, 2010 An American client of Switzerland-based bank, UBS, has won an appeal in Swiss court on Friday against providing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States with relevant information about his offshore accounts. The Swiss court ruled that the man’s failure to complete an IRSContinue Reading
Employment figures in Brazil up by 2.2% according to IBGE
Thursday, February 14, 2008 According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the 2007 rate of employment in Brazil was 2.2% higher then figures for 2006. According to the IBGE the employment figures are at their highest since 2001. The IBGE reported growth in employment levels for allContinue Reading
A Good Seamless Floor Helps Keep Both Employees And Customers Safe
byAlma Abell When it comes to your business flooring options, you have a large selection to choose from but certain industries need specialized flooring to keep their work areas safe. A poured seamless floor is often found in commercial kitchens, hotels, and numerous other businesses because it is a smooth,Continue Reading
Karnataka closed for a day after Supreme Court’s judgement for Kaveri water
Sunday, September 11, 2016 On Friday, various cities in the Indian state of Karnataka observed Karnataka Bandh ((en))English language: ?Karnataka closed as the people opposed the Supreme Court’s judgement on the Kaveri river dispute. Most shops were closed to support the strike. The Indian Supreme Court judgement instructed Karnataka toContinue Reading
New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities
Sunday, June 10, 2018 In findings published on Friday in PeerJ, an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal, researchers from the University of York and Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme have mapped key habitats of the world’s largest fish, the whale shark, shedding light on congregation sites that have perplexed marine biologists.Continue Reading
Oleg Yankovsky, prominent Russian actor, dies at age 65
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 One of the most popular Russian theatrical and cinema actors, Oleg Yankovsky, died at the age of 65 on Wednesday. He died in Moscow after a nearly life-long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Yankovsky was a leading actor of Mark Zakharov‘s Lenkom Theatre for over 35 years.Continue Reading
News briefs:January 04, 2008
Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief January 04, 2008 23:35 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Israeli troops kill 9 in Gaza 1.3 Georgian President faces election challenge 1.4 US unemployment hits two-year high 1.5 Israel plans crackdown on West Bank settlement outposts 1.6 Transaven Airlines plane carrying 14 people crashes off VenezuelanContinue Reading