News briefs:May 18, 2010
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Yahoo chooses Dublin as location of new European Headquarters
Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Dublin – Yahoo!, the internet portal, today announced it has chosen Dublin, Ireland as the location of its European Headquarters. Ireland beat off stiff competition from other European countries to win the investment. The move is expected to create over 400 jobs – two thirds of which are expected to be […]
CIA “rendition” confirmed in Europe
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 The Council of Europe is pressing member governments to provide information concerning CIA prisons operating secretly in Europe. In an interim report by the human rights council rapporteur, Swiss senator Dick Marty made public the 42-member nation’s preliminary conclusions regarding CIA activity on European Union soil. Marty reported, “Individuals have been […]
Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural ‘insurance policy’
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a vault containing millions of seeds from all over the world, saw its first deposits on Tuesday. Located 800 kilometers from the North Pole on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the vault has been referred to by European Commission president José Manuel Barroso as a “frozen […]
Australians need bigger toilets
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 Standards Australia, the non-government standards setting organisation in Australia has indicated that it is reviewing the weight limit for toilet seats as they need to accommodate the “increasing size of humans”. Obesity levels have been rising for years in Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows that the percentage of Australian […]
New Zealand policeman caught speeding
Tuesday, January 23, 2007 New Zealand policeman, Sergeant Gregory Arthur Smith has been caught by a speed camera going 115 kilometres per hour (km/h) in a 50km/h zone. Sergeant Smith has been charged with driving at a dangerous speed, despite having been responding to an emergency, and with his lights flashing. 42-year-old Sergeant Smith was […]
Christian youth camp directors charged with dragging 15-year-old girl behind van
Monday, August 13, 2007 Charles Eugene Flowers and Stephanie Bassitt, who run Love Demonstrated Ministries in San Antonio, Texas, United States, have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault for tying a girl to their van and dragging her behind it on her stomach. The victim had stopped running with a group of campers, after […]
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Wikinews interviews Jim Hedges, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate
Saturday, January 29, 2011 U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate Jim Hedges of Thompson Township, Pennsylvania took some time to answer a few questions about the Prohibition Party and his 2012 presidential campaign. The Prohibition Party is the third oldest existing political party in the United States, having been established in 1869. It reached its height […]
Basic Anti Ligature Security Fixtures
More On This Topic: Renovation D By Patricia Holland Anti-ligature security fixtures are needed in institutions where individuals are likely to attempt harm to self or others. Suicide is a very real threat in mental health care facilities and correctional facilities. In these settings, there is also the temptation for individuals to manufacture homemade weapons […]