Repeal of ministerial control of RU486 bill passes Australian Senate

Thursday, February 9, 2006 The bill on whether the Australian Federal Health Minster Tony Abbott should not exercise ministerial control of the abortifacient RU486 has passed the Australian Senate February 9, 2006. If the bill passes the Australian House of Representatives, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will exercise control and evaluation of the suitability of […]

Olympic highlights: August 15, 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008 August 15, 2008 is the 7th major day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. Contents 1 Highlights 1.1 Men’s 200-meter individual medley 1.2 Men’s 50m freestyle 1.3 Women’s 200m breaststroke 1.4 Women’s 75kg weightlifting 1.5 Men’s individual pursuit 1.6 Women’s artistic gymnastics individual all-around […]

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Annie Awards for animation Sunday; Wikinews will be there

Thursday, February 8, 2007 This Sunday, the International Animated Film Association (Association International du Film d’Animation) or ASIFA will hand out the Annie Awards in Glendale, California. As animation’s highest honor, the crowd is always a who’s who of direction, art design, character design, layout, visual effects, and voice artists. There are 23 award categories […]

Richard Stallman, founder of GNU Project confirmed safe after earthquake

Friday, August 17, 2007 Wikinews has learned that Richard Stallman, the founder of the GNU Project, is confirmed to be safe in Peru after a massive 8.0 earthquake struck the country on August 15. It was earlier reported that he may have been missing. According to e-mails and forum posts obtained by Wikinews, Stallman was […]

First Google Android phone unveiled, will be available soon

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 The first phone that runs on Google Android was unveiled today by T-Mobile. The announcement of this new handset, named the T-Mobile G1, was made in an event run by T-Mobile USA which took place today. The event started at 14:30 UTC (10:30 local time) when Cole Brodman, the chief technology […]

Polish mine explosion kills 8

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Methane gas was blamed for the explosion deaths of 8 miners in southern Polish‘s Halemba coal mine Tuesday, November 21. Officials say at least 15 are missing. Rescue efforts were halted because dangerously high levels of methane gas returned, according to Zbigniew Madej, spokesman for state-owned Coal Co., which operates the […]

American Thom Mayne snags Pritzker architecture prize

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Longtime Los Angeles architect Thom Mayne was awarded this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize. Established in 1979 to honor “consistent and significant contributions to humanity,” the prize is considered by many to be the highest honor in the field. The award includes a bronze medallion and US$100,000. Mayne was the first American […]

Kai-fu Lee: Developers will rule the next-generation Internet world

Thursday, June 12, 2008 The 2008 Google Developer Day started its second day today at Beijing International Convention Center, China. “Cloud Computing” was chosen as its theme for this event, driving more discussions between several participating programmers on the applications of Internet APIs. The battle of [operating] platforms comes to an end in the presence, […]

Apartment block blaze kills nine in Mississippi, US

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 A blaze at an apartment block killed nine people early yesterday morning in Mississippi, US. The dead included six young children, and the building was seriously damaged after fire broke out at 4 a.m. in Starkville. All nine victims were in the same apartment in the two-story building, which was split […]