Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads

October 30, 2017 By

Saturday, August 12, 2017 Yesterday, the state government of Victoria, Australia announced their decision to trial self-driving vehicles on two of the state’s major connecting motorways, the CityLink and Tullamarine Freeway. The trial is to use autonomous vehicles from automobile companies including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Tesla. The two-year trial is to have three phases. […]

Jay Walsh named Wikimedia Foundation Head of Communications

October 30, 2017 By

Tuesday, January 8, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Recently of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where he worked in media and public relations, Mr. Jay Walsh was announced as the replacement for Sandy Ordonez as the […]

Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

October 30, 2017 By

Friday, January 9, 2009 The Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 24 to 14 last night’s FedEx BCS National Championship Game to win the Division I title of the National Collegiate Athletic Association‘s American college football league. Florida, ranked Number 1 in the nation, were led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim […]

How To Write A Personal Statement For Your Thesis}

October 30, 2017 By

More On This Topic: Financial Planning Advisor Best Financial Advice Submitted by: Albert Barkley Graduate schools, fellowships, grants, and other competitive programs often require each applicant to submit a short essay about her history and goals. These essays are sometimes written in response to very specific questions. Theyre written in response to a generic prompt. […]

Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

October 30, 2017 By

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2008, what would the question be? The year that markets collapsed, or perhaps […]

Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’

October 30, 2017 By

Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming […]

Ford’s US auto sales spike, surpassing GM

October 29, 2017 By

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that its sales in the United States rose 43% in February compared to the same period last year, as the automaker outsold rivals Toyota and General Motors. The strength of our new products … are resonating with customers Ford said that total sales improved to […]

More worries of further contamination of food from China

October 29, 2017 By

Friday, September 26, 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that more food imported from China may be contaminated with melamine, a chemical used in the manufacturing of plastics. Melamine, although nontoxic in very small amounts, can cause severe kidney problems in large doses. Guanshengyuan, a Chinese company that makes children’s candy, has stopped […]

Airliner hijacker found working for British Airways

October 29, 2017 By

Sunday, May 18, 2008 A man who hijacked a domestic flight over Afghanistan has been found to be working for British Airways. 34-year-old Nazamuddin Mohammidy was one of nine men who forced the Ariana Airlines airliner to divert to the United Kingdom’s Stansted Airport in 2000. A standoff followed for the next 70 hours with […]

US reveals Nazi war criminal’s location was known two years before his capture

October 29, 2017 By

Wednesday, June 7, 2006 The 27,000-pages of documents released on Tuesday reveal that while the United States and West Germany knew the location of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann two years before his capture, the fact was kept secret. The documents were declassified as part of the Nazi War Criminals Disclosure Act of 1998. West […]