Parents arrested after putting baby on Craigslist

December 11, 2017 By

Sunday, June 1, 2008 A couple from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has been arrested on charges of public mischief after listing their seven day old baby girl on the popular Internet classified ads website Craigslist. The listing claimed that the baby was unexpected, “healthy and very cute”. It asked CAN 10 000 for the baby. […]

German polar bear Knut turns one year old

December 11, 2017 By

Thursday, December 6, 2007 Knut, Germany’s famous polar bear, turned one at the Berlin Zoo yesterday. For the celebration he had a healthy cake with fruits and vegetables, fish and rice on lettuce topped with a candle-shaped rolling pin. The director of the zoo, Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, said: “I wish Knut that he will get as […]

Wikinews interviews Canadian Paralympic skier Vanessa Knight

December 10, 2017 By

Thursday, December 20, 2012 Recently, Wikinews spent time with with Canadian Paralympic skier Vanessa Knight who was at Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup. ((Wikinews)) We’re interviewing Vanessa Knight, who’s from Canada. Vanessa Knight: That’s right! ((WN)) And what kind of skier are you? Vanessa Knight: I am a disabled racer. I have […]

Residents in Seattle, Washington will soon ride the ‘S.L.U.T.’

December 10, 2017 By

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Construction workers in Seattle, Washington located in the United States are nearing completion of a new light-rail trolley, but it is not the trolleys that are making the residents of the city laugh, it is the abbreviation that city officials designated for the new transit system. The new transit system, South […]

CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Jo-Anne Boulding in Parry Sound—Muskoka

December 10, 2017 By

Friday, October 10, 2008 In Wikinews’ attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with Jo-Anne Boulding. Jo-Anne is a candidate in Ontario’s Parry Sound—Muskoka riding, running under the New Democratic Party (NDP) banner. The riding’s Conservative incumbent is Tony Clement, Minister of […]

Ford offers US$78 million for Romanian auto plant

December 9, 2017 By

Saturday, September 8, 2007 Ford Motor Company, the U.S. car maker, will reportedly pay €57 million (US$78 million) for a 72.4 percent stake in the Romanian assembly plant Automobile Craiova, a Romanian official said Friday. “The offer of Ford Motor Company for a 72.4 percent stake is €4.1556 per share or €57 million overall,” said […]

YouTube removes over 150,000 videos showing child abuse

December 9, 2017 By

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Lance Armstrong accused of EPO doping

December 9, 2017 By

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 The French cycling newspaper L’Équipe is reporting that a drugs testing laboratory has discovered that Lance Armstrong, seven times winner of the Tour de France, used the banned substance EPO in the 1999 tour – his first victory after defeating testicular cancer. L’Equipe also points out that the results may tarnish […]

2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target

December 8, 2017 By

Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, “design” progressively became the critical factor for […]