Police kill gunman in London, England

Thursday, May 8, 2008 On Tuesday, armed police with Scotland Yard killed an armed man in a gunfight on Kings Road in London, England. Police arrived at the scene at about 4:50 p.m. local time, after receiving reports of gun shots into a child’s bedroom in the area in Chelsea in the west of the […]

Why Timely Ac Repairs In Spanish Fort, Al Are Important

More On This Topic: Commercial Energy Cheap Commercial Electricity byAlma Abell As long as a home heating and cooling system is still working, it is easy to put off calling a professional to deal with what seems to be a minor issue with the unit. While choosing to delay AC Repairs in Spanish Fort ALmay […]

UN Report on Global Warming calls for rapid ‘unprecedented’ changes globally to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degree C

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations organization, released its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC (SR15) on Monday, during its 48th session held in Incheon, South Korea. In this report, the panel called for rapid “unprecedented” changes globally to limit planetary warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F) above […]

David S. Touretzky discusses Scientology, Anonymous and Tom Cruise

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 David S. Touretzky, prominent free speech activist and critic of Scientology, discussed his opinions on the recent Internet backlash against the Church of Scientology in an interview with former Scientologist and Wikinews reporter Nicholas Turnbull. The recent conflict on the Internet between critics of Scientology and the Church has been spurred […]

US fall foliage report: September 17

Thursday, September 17, 2009 This week, a taste of autumn is in the air throughout northern portions of the United States. Cold air is slowly seeping in from the arctic, and the leaves are just beginning to change in certain areas as summer fades away. In the Northeastern U.S., fall colors have begun to arrive […]

Chess: R Praggnanandhaa becomes youngest Indian Grand Master

Monday, June 25, 2018 On Sunday, R Praggnanandhaa became the youngest Indian chess player to earn the title of Grand Master. At the age of twelve years, ten months and thirteen days, Praggnanandhaa was the second youngest person to earn the title. Praggnanandhaa earned his third norm on Sunday as he faced Dutch Grand Master […]

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]

Exxonmobil burns off excess fuel in Jurong Island, Singapore

Thursday, November 23, 2006 As of 9 am this morning, flaring is still being carried out by ExxonMobil at Jurong Island, Singapore. This is the 3rd day flaring works are being carried out by the company to burn off excess fuel from the refinery plant. The flame, according to Ms Eva Ho, Communications Manager of […]

1 million people welcome 2007 in Sydney

Monday, January 1, 2007 A crowd of approximately 1 million has welcomed the new year in Sydney overnight. Many of the crowd had camped out since 6 AM AEDT (7PM UTC) to ensure they had the best vantage point for the fireworks displays at 9 PM and 12 AM. Earlier predictions of rain failed to […]