Month: September 2018

U.S. space agency NASA sues ex-astronaut

September 30, 2018 By

Friday, July 1, 2011 NASA, the space agency of the United States, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former astronaut and sixth human to walk on the Moon Edgar Mitchell. NASA filed the lawsuit in a Miami federal court after learning of Mitchell’s plans to auction off a camera that was used on the surface […]

Mothers, teachers air more concerns about leukemia cases at California elementary school

September 30, 2018 By

Saturday, June 18, 2005 On Thursday night, California State Senator Joe Dunn held the second town hall meeting regarding a recent outbreak of leukemia in schoolchildren, at Franklin Elementary in Santa Ana, California. Representatives from the City of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Unified School District, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) […]

Interview with Jimbo Wales

September 30, 2018 By

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Saturday, December 10, 2005 While this wasn’t Interview with the Vampire, getting a live interview with Jimmy Wales of the Wikimedia Foundation is requiring more work and planning than ever. Four contributors […]

BBC announces pay freeze and no bonuses for managers

September 29, 2018 By

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 More than 400 senior managers within the United Kingdom’s BBC, which employs around 28,500 people, have been told that they face a real-terms pay cut as bonuses and pay rises are scrapped this financial year. Tuesday’s announcement said that bonuses will not now be paid and pay rates will stay fixed […]

Runaway EMU train collides with freight train in India

September 29, 2018 By

Friday, May 1, 2009 At approximately 06:00 a.m. (00:30 GMT) Wednesday, between four and seven people were killed when an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) passenger train crashed into a stationary freight train at Vyasarpadi Jeeva station, in Chennai, India. Between eleven and twenty persons were injured, and rushed to General Hospital in Chennai. Officials are […]

Htc Wildfire Is A Phone Which Will Give You Complete Satisfaction

September 29, 2018 By

More On This Topic: Optic Fibre Cabling Fibre Optic Cables HTC Wildfire is a phone which will give you complete satisfaction by fillsmith Since the day this phone is launched in the market the stock of HTC Wildfire phone is running short. It has won millions of heart. The rear panel is the best part […]

Dog owner to face felony charge

September 27, 2018 By

Thursday, March 17, 2005 Two dog attacks in a week puts Spotsylania County authorities in the spotlight to take action on pet owners for their dog’s behavior. In unrelated incidences, an elderly woman was killed and another woman was bitten. Three dogs have been shot dead by police. An 82 year old woman was walking […]

News briefs:May 31, 2010

September 27, 2018 By

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Rumour of Kola Nuclear accident appear to be false

September 27, 2018 By

Wednesday, September 6, 2006 Rumours of an accident at the Russian Kola Nuclear Plant appear to be false. The rumours have been circulating after an emergency shutdown of the reactor—known as a SCRAM—at unit 3 of the plant. According to the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, they have been in contact with the management of the […]

Locally designed, low emissions car launched in Qatar

September 26, 2018 By

Friday, November 30, 2012 Qatari non-profit organization Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD) launched a low emissions car at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 18) in Doha. The car was designed and developed in Qatar. Revealed during a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Centre, the car in addition to […]