Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Sunday, Wikinews sat down with Australian Paralympic guide skier Andrew Bor who was participating in a national team training camp in Vail, Colorado. ((Wikinews)) This is Andrew Bor, who is Melissa Perrine’s guide skier. How did you become a guide? Andrew Bor: I was coaching with…
Space Shuttle Atlantis launch delayed until 2008
Sunday, December 9, 2007 NASA have today announced that the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-122, which is a module delivery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), will be delayed until January 2nd, 2008 at the earliest, after scrubbing today’s launch attempt, and an earlier attempt on December…
Simple animals could live in Martian brines: Wikinews interviews planetary scientist Vlada Stamenkovi?
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Planetary scientist Vlada Stamenkovi? of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and colleagues have developed a new chemical model of how oxygen dissolves in Martian conditions, which raises the possibility of oxygen-rich brines; enough, the work suggests, to support simple animals such as sponges. The model was…
BBC Radio Bristol presenter fired over ‘racist’ phone call
Thursday, November 13, 2008 A United Kingdom radio presenter with the BBC was fired on Saturday, and replaced, after an allegedly racist off-air phone call. Sam Mason of BBC Radio Bristol had earlier called up a taxi firm to arrange a booking for her 14-year-old daughter. Mason asked the operator…
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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Dental Crown Cost Sydney Crowns For Teeth Sydney Cosmetic Dentist Perfection with Speed by Jean PR Maddahi Beautiful, and completely natural looking smiles are the goal in all cosmetic dentistry. But, sadly this is not always the outcome. Some teeth are made too…
US toy retail giant Toys R Us files for bankruptcy in US, Canada
Thursday, September 21, 2017 On Monday night, New Jersey, US-based toy retail giant Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy in the US as well as in Canada. The retailer filed it from Richmond, Virginia for Chapter 11 bankruptcy code in the US, and a judge allowed a loan of over…
Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/OH-WY
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for…
Over 60 illegal miners die in South African mine fire
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Over 60 miners were killed in an abandoned gold mine shaft near Welkom, in the Free State province of South Africa, after a fire broke out inside the mine. 36 bodies from the Harmony Gold mining company Eland mine shaft were brought up earlier on the…
Citizenship of Australian terrorists overseas under question
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Yesterday, Australia’s Prime Minister proposed his government might strip individuals of their Australian citizenship if authorities consider them involved in terrorist activity. Prime Minister Tony Abbott stated, “As flagged by me in my national security statement in February, we will be legislating within a few weeks…
NTSB releases updates on status of 3 major US investigations
Sunday, June 17, 2007 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents in the United States, released updates on three major investigations on June 14. The NTSB, well known publicly for its involvement in the investigation of aviation incidents which involve harm or loss of…