Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia —On Saturday, Wikinews interviewed Tina McKenzie, a former member of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders. McKenzie, a silver and bronze Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, retired from…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Jim Reeves, York-Simcoe
Monday, October 1, 2007 Jim Reeves is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the York-Simcoe riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further…
News briefs:June 1, 2010
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Gunmen kill seventeen at drug rehab centre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Thursday, September 3, 2009 Seventeen people have been killed after gunmen stormed a drug rehab centre in the city of Ciudad Juarez on the United States-Mexico border. Around a dozen gunmen entered the clinic and lined up patients against a…
Filmmaker Peter Jackson to make Xbox games
Friday, September 29, 2006 New Zealand filmmaker, Peter Jackson and screenwriter Fran Walsh announced at the X06 convention, Wednesday, that they are teaming up with Microsoft to create Xbox and Xbox 360 games with their new company, Wingnut Interactive. Wingnut…
US Federal deficit reaches record high of $455 billion
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The United States 2008 federal deficit has reached a record high, US$454.8 billion—more than double last year’s deficit. Financial experts believe that next year, the deficit will reach over $700 billion, while the National Debt Clock…
Black Box from missing Indonesian plane may have been found
Friday, January 26, 2007 The United States military may have found the Black Boxes from a missing Indonesian jetliner that went missing on January 1, 2007. Using ultrasonic pinger signals, the USNS Mary Sears located debris on the bottom of…
News briefs:June 1, 2010
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France votes no in EU referendum
Sunday, May 29, 2005 In a result predicted by polls, a 54.87% majority of French voters voted non in Sunday’s European Constitution referendum. Of France’s 42 million eligible voters, over 70% turned out at the 55 thousand polling stations across…
2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target
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…