Russian firefighting aircraft starts fires in Portugal
Saturday, July 8, 2006 The Russian Beriev 200 airplane leased to the Portuguese Government suffered an accident last Thursday (July 6) afternoon, after one of its engines was damaged. The accident occurred after a refueling operation at the dam of Aguieira, near Santa Comba Dão. As the aerial firefighting aircraft took off at the end […]
U.S. space agency NASA sues ex-astronaut
Friday, July 1, 2011 NASA, the space agency of the United States, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former astronaut and sixth human to walk on the Moon Edgar Mitchell. NASA filed the lawsuit in a Miami federal court after learning of Mitchell’s plans to auction off a camera that was used on the surface […]
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Submitted by: Sharon Campbell Learning how to use DJ equipment isnt the start. You have to keep in mind that finding the most appropriate DJ the equipment will always be the first thing that you will be doing. If you have the right stuff with you and if you know how to use them, you […]
20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 A survey released today by the RACV and Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce found that 20 percent of cars in Victoria have at least one worn or unroadworthy tyre. The study looked at 1,000 cars last month and found of those 200 had at least one tyre that had worn. Chief […]
UN sponsored ceasefire in Israel-Lebanon begins
Monday, August 14, 2006 At 5:00 a.m. GMT, a UN sponsored ceasefire between the IDF and Hezbollah took effect. Outside of isolated small arms fire, both sides seem to be abiding by it. Although fighting took place until just minutes before the ceasefire, no air strikes or rocket attacks have been reported since. Israel has […]
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Mothers, teachers concerned about leukemia deaths at California elementary school
Saturday, May 28, 2005 California State Senator Joseph Dunn, school officials, and environmental professionals met with Kennedy Elementary School parents in a town-hall style meeting in Santa Ana Thursday evening. The parents aired their concerns over health issues at schools and workplaces, including a rash of leukemia cases in the student population, and began a […]
Prominent Texas attorney dead, just days following daughter’s suicide
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Media reports indicate Brian Loncar, a prominent attorney based in Dallas, Texas was found unresponsive in a car outside his office Sunday morning. Loncar was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. He was found in the front seat of his Rolls Royce Wraith. […]
Wikinews Shorts: October 4, 2006
A compilation of brief news reports forWednesday, October 4, 2006 Contents 1 Brisbane Broncos 2006 NRL Premiers 2 Editing Biologists discover new marine life in Indonesia 3 Lenovo Recalls 526,000 ThinkPad Batteries 4 Sources October 1, 2006 The Brisbane Broncos have won the 2006 National Rugby League Telstra Premiership, defeating the Melbourne Storm 15-8, in […]
New Jersey backpedals on proposed bikini waxing ban
Saturday, March 21, 2009 New Jersey has reversed its plans for a state-wide ban on bikini waxing after salon owners from across the state spoke out against the proposal. The New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling planned to consider a ban on so-called “Brazilian waxes” in response to two women who reported being injured […]