US Boy Scouts and hikers airlifted from wildfire in Utah
Friday, July 20, 2007 On Friday, a group of hikers and 18 boy scouts were airlifted by helicopters away from a wildfire in Nephi Canyon, Utah. The hikers and scouts escaped into a rough rocky area to keep a safe distance from the dangerous wildfire after it advanced on theirContinue Reading
Blu-ray prevails in high definition disc war
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Formats supported by U.S. studios (size relative to 2007 box office receipts) The battle between the two high definition optical disc formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD has ended after sole HD DVD manufacturer Toshiba has announced it will no longer produce HD DVD players. In aContinue Reading
Nigerian election result will not be annulled
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Umaru Yar’Adua A judge has ruled today that Nigeria‘s 2007 election results, which saw Umaru Yar’Adua’s become president, will not be annulled. Opposition parties claimed that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), of which the President is leader, fixed the results of the 2007 election in hisContinue Reading
Finland offers helicopters, personnel to assist Greece with forest fires
Monday, August 27, 2007 The government of Finland has announced it will offer to send three specialist firefighting helicopters, 25 firefighters and 2-3 forest fire experts to Greece via the European Union to assist with the forest fire emergency Greece is currently experiencing. Greece is currently in urgent need ofContinue Reading
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Tad Brudzinski, Newmarket-Aurora
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Tad Brudzinski is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Newmarket-Aurora riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. He did not answer the question “Of the decisions made by Ontario’s 38th Legislative Assembly,Continue Reading
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville
Monday, September 24, 2007 Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and willContinue Reading
Celebrities contribute to Katrina relief
Published:Wednesday, September 7, 2005Updated:Saturday, September 10, 2005 (Travolta, Preston, Moore, Stones, Three Doors Down, Johnson, Smith) After Hurricane Katrina passed across the United States, various artists and media stars have leapt at a call to action. John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston flew his private plane to deliver a loadContinue Reading
Law center helps defend open source
Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Eben Moglen, Columbia University Law Professor, will head the newSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC). An initial 4 million dollars has been provided by Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to fund the project. The law center will provide free legal service for open source projects and developers.Continue Reading
Micro-loans to US poor from Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank
Sunday, February 17, 2008 Grameen Bank of Bangladesh has made the first loans to U.S. citizens who do not have a bank account. Grameen Bank is experienced in micro-financing in its home country, lending money to poor women that want to start small businesses. Since the start of the mortgage-crisisContinue Reading
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia felt up and down U.S. east coast, Pentagon evacuated
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Shakemap of the quake Image: USGS. A 5.8 earthquake struck 4 miles southwest of Mineral, Virginia, 80 miles south of Washington D.C., at 1:51 p.m. EDT (17:51 UTC) and lasted for 15–30 seconds. The quake had a magnitude of 5.8 with an epicenter 27 miles (43 km) east ofContinue Reading