Thursday, July 9, 2009 On Sunday July 5, Australian businessman Stern Hu along with three other Rio Tinto employees were arrested by Chinese officials claiming they have evidence that the men damaged China’s economy and security. The arrest come after the failed US$19.5 billion bid by state owned Chinalco to obtain an 18% stake in Rio […]
Pakistani general election likely to be postponed
Monday, December 31, 2007 The electoral commission of Pakistan held a meeting today to decide whether the general election of the country will go ahead as planned next week on Saturday January 8, 2008. A firm decision is expected on Tuesday; however, according to CNN, Election Commission Secretary Kanwar Dilashad told The Associated Press that […]
Investigation wanted into the murders of Iraqi academics
Sunday, February 26, 2006 Majid Majhoul Hawi al-Moussawi said his family “locked the door and left for Syria, the only country that would have us. We are grateful, but there is no work. There is nothing for us here.” He took his family out of Baghdad after his daughter Hanan, 16, was kidnapped. Professionals in […]
Confused About Student Loan Payment Options?
Click Here For More Specific Information On: What To Do After Receiving A Debt Validation Letter By John Mailer Loans are not as easy as scholarships and grants. It becomes a responsibility for many years after you graduate until you pay off the debt. And that’s why it is very vital for you to study […]
Australian government hopes to establish triage by phone
Sunday, January 29, 2006 The Australian federal government hopes to slash hospital emergency department waiting queues by setting up a 24-hour national medical hotline. A government source said that the National Health Call Centre Network would be manned by registered triage nurses 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Triage nurses would perform a diagnosis over […]
Wikinews interviews Ubuntu developer Fabrice
Saturday, October 9, 2010 The 10.10 version of Ubuntu (codename Maverick Merkaat), a free operative system is to be released in the next few days. French Wikinews contributor Savant-fou (Baptiste) has interviewed Fabrice (fabrice_sp on Ubuntu), an Ubuntu’s MOTU (Master Of The Universe), member of the development team of the operative system. Ubuntu is a […]
Oakland renters displaced by Hope VI program
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Oakland, California —A developer’s recent glossy sales brochure hails the Coliseum Gardens housing development in East Oakland as the most comprehensive development to date for one of Oakland’s largest nonprofit housing developers, but close scrutiny of the project reveals that only 4 out of the 178 low-income public housing families displaced […]
Coping With Anger And Depression During The Menopause
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Top Celebrity Rhinoplasty Surgeon Manhattan By Kathryn Whittaker Menopause. The word is a scourge to many women. It is the shifting of one stage of life to another – from being a creator of life to a point where that is no longer possible. There are many changes […]
Leaders throughout the world deliver Christmas messages
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 International leaders have issued Christmas time messages: Contents 1 Australia 2 The Bahamas 3 Belgium 4 Canada 5 Liberia 6 Philippines 7 Turkey 8 United States 9 United Kingdom 10 The Vatican Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Leaders_throughout_the_world_deliver_Christmas_messages&oldid=3159975”
Bolivian President-Elect takes 50% pay cut to aid social programs
Monday, January 2, 2006 So more staff can be hired for Bolivia’s education, health and social programs, President Elect Evo Morales announced that he and his cabinet will take a 50% pay cut. The 46-year-old leader slashed his future salary of about $3600 a month to $1800. Raising Bolivia from its situation as one of […]