New Zealand boarding school closed due to gastro-enteritis outbreak
Friday, March 17, 2006 Nelson Boys College was closed today because of an outbreak of gastro-enteritis in its boarding houses. About 40% of the school’s boarding students have been hit with what is thought to be the highly contagious and violent stomach bug, Norovirus. The principal, Salvi Garguilo, says theContinue Reading
British Government warns against tax breaks for Scientology
Thursday, October 21, 2010 The new British coalition government has warned local authorities in the United Kingdom not to provide tax breaks to branches of the Church of Scientology. After an investigation by The Guardian newspaper revealed that several local authorities have granted Scientology tax breaks worth over a millionContinue Reading
Auckland City Council acts to remove suspect chemicals in pre-school’s soil
Saturday, April 1, 2006 Chemicals, which the Auckland City Council said are a suspected cause of cancer and are considered toxic, have been found in soil at a children’s playcentre in Auckland. The contamination was found at the Auckland Central Playcentre in Freemans Bay, and the Council will now spendContinue Reading
Wikinews interviews Mario J. Lucero and Isabel Ruiz of Heaven Sent Gaming
Friday, November 7, 2014Albuquerque, New Mexico —Online entertainment is a booming market, and plenty of players are making their play; back in March of this year The Walt Disney Company bought the multi-channel network Maker Studios. What is web entertainment, and the arts therein? And, who are the people venturingContinue Reading
Greek film director Yannis Dalianides dies at age 87
Sunday, October 17, 2010 Yannis Dalianides, a Greek film director who worked on over 60 movies, has died at the age of 87. Dalianides died after spending a month in hospital. He was known as the “godfather” of the Greek musical and the “Gentle Knight of Popular Cinema”. Born inContinue Reading
State of the health care system in Sierra Leone critical
Saturday, December 5, 2009 According to Médecins Sans Frontières the health care system in Sierra Leone causes loss of life because the poor cannot afford medical treatment.The maternal death rate and the child mortality rate in Sierra Leone are the highest in the world.Experiences of Médecins Sans Frontières had shownContinue Reading
Web browser Firefox increases market share in Europe
Thursday, July 19, 2007 Firefox share by continent % 1. Oceania 28.9% 2. Europe 27.8% 3. North America 18.7% 4. South America 15.5% 5. Africa 14.7% 6. Asia 14.3% source:XiTiMonitor The French web survey provider XiTiMonitor reports that in their study conducted from Monday, July 2 to Sunday, July 8,Continue Reading
US Army chief of staff: more troops needed in Afghanistan
Monday, November 9, 2009 The United States’ army’s chief of staff, General George Casey, said today that he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan. In a US television interview with NBC’s Meet the Press programme, Casey said he believed additional forces are needed to cut the Taliban’s successes andContinue Reading
Bowler Brett Lee to miss first Ashes Test
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Australia’s cricketer Brett Lee is out of the first Ashes test match – which starts on July 8 in Cardiff – with a torn muscle in his left side. He is also doubtful to play the second Test at Lord’s, which begins on July 16. ItContinue Reading
Controversy over whether New Orleans Mayor failed to follow hurricane plan
Sunday, September 4, 2005 New Orleans’ Mayor Ray Nagin is facing criticism over the evacuation of citizens before Hurricane Katrina struck. In the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of buses were sitting in bus yards, some less than a mile from the Superdome. Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux BlancoContinue Reading