Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This […]
Australian PM Gillard pressured to address human rights crackdown in China
Monday, April 25, 2011 The international organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to publicly address China’s recent crackdown on dissidents, during her visit to the country from April 25th to 28th. In an open letter HRW called on Prime Minister Gillard to address the increasing use of repressive […]
Three Reasons To Get Car Insurance
Read An Opinion On: Compare Nsw Green Slip Submitted by: Michael Hunter Most Americans today own an automobile of some sorts. It is almost impossible to live in some places without an automobile because there is no other way to travel. This article is not about how many cars are on the road though, but […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marija Minic, York Centre
Monday, September 17, 2007 Marija Minic is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the York Centre 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 will be contacted. Expect interviews […]
Flash floods kill at least nineteen campers in Arkansas
Monday, June 14, 2010 Search and rescue workers in Arkansas continue to search the Little Missouri and Caddo Rivers for survivors of Friday’s flash flood. At least nineteen people were killed when the flood swept through the Albert Pike Recreation Area campground in the Ouachita National Forest in the southwestern portion of the state. Initially, […]
Wikinews discusses International Women’s Day celebration with Mysore Divisional Railway Manager
Sunday, March 8, 2020 This Thursday, an all-women crew ran the Mysore–Bangalore Tippu Express in the Indian state of Karnataka. The state-run Indian Railways launched this event ahead of International Women’s Day, for promoting gender equality at work places. Aparna Garg — who has been the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) for Mysore Division for almost […]
To Much Credit Card Debt Can Spell Disaster For Your Finances.
Read An Opinion On: Energy Efficiency Consultant Melbourne By Salihu Ibrahim Credit cards make it very easy to live in a society that promotes buy now and pay later. The are often misused as people have the means to be able to buy various items they don’t really need. If this is a common practice […]
Spy drones to be launched over the UK skies
Monday, May 21, 2007 Police in the United Kingdom are now testing the use of “spy drones” in the skies over the country in a bid to stop criminal activity. The drone will be equipped with cameras linked to CCTV, and will be only one meter in width and will weigh 2 to 3 pounds. […]
Mississippi tornado kills at least ten
Sunday, April 25, 2010 At least ten people are dead after a large, destructive tornado tore through Yazoo City, Mississippi yesterday. The tornado has been rated an EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, and is estimated to have had at most 170 mph winds. Five of the deaths were in Choctaw County, four in Yazoo […]
Cessna to display seven aircraft and new cabin concept at Paris Air Show
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 The US-based Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., is expected to statically display seven of its aircraft and a mock-up of its latest business jet large cabin concept at the 47th International Paris Air Show, dubbed the LCC. The seven aircraft expected to be on display are the Citation […]