Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Wikinews interviewed the creator of a parody website satirizing American political commentator Glenn Beck, about his thoughts after prevailing in a domain name dispute brought by Beck before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Florida resident Isaac Eiland-Hall created the website in September,…
Canadian neighbourhood protected from bully for three years
Sunday, March 29, 2009 Ralph Scala was sentenced Saturday for 49 counts of mischief, criminal harassment, and uttering threats during seven years of neighbourhood bullying in Toronto, Ontario. Scala, aged 36, slashed tires, smashed windows, and intimidated and insulted his neighbours. “I had to go and calm her down when…
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma,…
News briefs:June 17, 2010
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Hundreds of thousands rally in Australia against IR legislation
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 People rallied in 300 locations across Australia today to protest the Federal Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations laws, WorkChoices. According to police, around 150,000 people congregated in Melbourne, from where speeches were broadcast throughout the country. In Sydney, thirty thousand gathered in Belmore Park and…
Man United hold on for FA win at Reading
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Reading F.C. 2 3 Manchester United Match Stats Attendance 23821 Goalscorers for Reading F.C. Kitson (23′), Lita (84′) Goalscorers for Manchester United Heinze (2′), Saha (4′), Solskaer (6′) Bookings (Reading F.C.) de la Cruz (Yellow(20′)), Bikey (Yellow (62′)) Bookings (Manchester United) None Reading and Manchester United…
Harvard University officials update Agassiz Neighborhood Council about local construction in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Thursday, April 28, 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts —Harvard University planners met with the Agassiz Neighborhood Council to update the community about Harvard’s construction and expansion plans in the neighborhood on April 26, the Harvard Crimson reported today. The two major topics discussed were the Northwest Science Building, which is currently under…
News briefs: May 6, 2012
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Scottish prosecutors keeping quiet about Lanarkshire surgical deaths
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 NOTE [ ? ] This article’s primary contributor has recently invoked the complaints process of a different regional NHS trust. However, he has never had any dealings with NHS Lanarkshire, has never been registered there, and has never received medical attention there. His only contact with NHS…
Canadian Prime Minister Harper plays small role in television show Corner Gas
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was filming a cameo appearance on the popular sitcom Corner Gas. Corner Gas is filmed about 40 km south of Regina in the tiny farming community of Rouleau. Harper was filmed in a scene where he was surrounded by a large…