Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 Edmund WhiteAll photos: David Shankbone What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He hasContinue Reading
Ban on YouTube spreads to Google services in Turkey
Monday, June 7, 2010 Access to search engine Google has been limited and most of Google’s online services cannot be accessed in Turkey. The access limitation happened due to the blocking of an IP set that belongs to Google. These IP addresses were shared between YouTube and other Google services.Continue Reading
Human remains in mass grave confirm Argentina secret death camp
Friday, December 12, 2008 File:Parque de la Memoria – Buenos Aires – Dennis Oppenheim – Monumento al escape.jpg Memory Park – Buenos Aires Dennis Oppenheim’s Monument to the Escape was dedicated in October 2006. It is a memorial to the victims of the military regime during the Argentine Dirty War,Continue Reading
Saskatchewan places moratorium on boar farming, says escaped boars should be killed
Saturday, March 14, 2009 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. Image: Richard Bartz Makro Freak. At the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) conference, a resolution was passed that encourages the Government of Saskatchewan, Canada to place a moratorium on specialty livestock farmsContinue Reading
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Torbjorn Zetterlund, Willowdale
Saturday, October 6, 2007 Torbjorn Zetterlund is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Willowdale riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and willContinue Reading
Category:Science and technology
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 15 February 2023: Saudi Arabia announces astronaut to be nation’s first female space traveler 12 February 2023: India launches Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, deploying three low-earth orbit satellites 16 January 2023: UK Treasury consideringContinue Reading
Ransomware attack hits over 200 US companies, forces Swedish grocery chain to close
Monday, July 5, 2021 On Friday, a ransomware attack which initially targeted software company Kaseya spread to over 200 companies in the US through Kaseya’s network management software. Huntress Labs, a cybersecurity company, alleged the attack was carried out by REvil, a Russia-based ransomware group. Kaseya told its customers toContinue Reading
George Zimmerman found not guilty in Trayvon Martin case
Sunday, July 14, 2013 Zimmerman after being arrested in 2012. Image: Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. George Zimmerman, a Florida man charged with the shooting of seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, was found not guilty of second-degree murder late Saturday night following 16 hours of deliberation. The case has drawn national attention inContinue Reading
Haiti votes in presidential runoff
Monday, March 21, 2011 About one million Haitians remain in squalid, temporary shelters. Voters in Haiti are going to the polls today to vote for the country’s next president. The election follows months of political turmoil after the corrupt first round election in November caused a crisis requiring international intervention.Continue Reading
Remains of a child discovered in Jersey care home
Monday, February 25, 2008 The Channel Islands including Jersey Parts of a body belonging to a child have been discovered at the Haut de la Garenne in Saint Martin, Jersey, a United Kingdom Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Victorian building, which was originally built as aContinue Reading