Thursday, April 6, 2006 It has been confirmed that tests done on a dead Mute Swan found in the village of Cellardyke in Fife, Scotland has tested positive for the deadly strain of H5N1 Bird Flu virus. The swan is believed to have been native to Scotland. Two other swans found in Richmond Park in […]
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Sunday, February 26, 2006 The Boston College men’s basketball team defeated the North Carolina State Wolfpack at home in a 74-72 double-overtime thriller on Feb. 25. The BC Eagles, ranked #11 going in to the contest, left with a 22-6, 9-5 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the NC State Wolfpack dropped to #19 […]
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Thursday, June 15, 2006 A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launched a civilian Earth observation satellite into orbit today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in central Kazakhstan. The satellite’s mission is mainly to assist exploration of natural resources, monitor pollution and natural or man-made disasters. The three-stage Soyuz rocket lifted off at 0800 UTC (4:00 a.m. EDT), […]
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April 21st
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Used Cars Melbourne Submitted by: Randal Blair Selling something old and completely deteriorated is as tough as trying to make a cat fall on its back. No matter how hard you try it never does. Seven years down the line and still my fathers station wagon was parked […]
April 19th
Sunday, June 21, 2009 Audio Wikinews News Brief for June 21, 2009 Recorded by: James_PainProblems listening to the file? See media help. RSS Contents 1 About 2 News Brief Transcript for June 21, 2009 2.1 Intro 2.2 Violence in Iran increases 2.3 Wikinews interviews former Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith on his latest run for […]
Thursday, May 6, 2010 An NBC employee won US$266 million from the California Lottery’s Mega Millions drawing. The winner, wishing to remain anonymous, will receive $165 million in total, after federal taxes, reports spokesperson for the lottery Cathy Doyle Johnston. David Reese, a KNBC assistant manager, was informed by the winner around 2:30 local time […]
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April 18th
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Melbourne Music School 2012 South Carolina Peach Festival by S.Crawford The South Carolina Peach Festival is a popular regional event held during the peak of the state’s peach season. The town of Gaffney, in the Upstate region, is considered the peach capital of the state and has hosted […]
Saturday, March 14, 2015 This weekend saw the opening of two new exhibitions at Edinburgh’s National Gallery of Modern Art. Wikinews attended Thursday’s press preview for the event where a full contingent of the capital’s press turned out to see the striking collection of paintings, photographs, and other works. Presented below are a selection of […]
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April 17th
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]
April 16th
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco. The iPhone is claimed to be “a revolutionary mobile phone” as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile version of the Apple operating system Mac OSX. It is approximately the […]