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 the game after the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Wikinews caught up with her in […]
U.S. 2004 tax rates lower for those earning over $10 million, Tax Policy Center says
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 The Tax Policy Center has published a table that states that taxpayers earning more than $10,000,000 in 2004 paid lower tax rates than taxpayers earning between $1,000,000 and $10,000,000. Among other things, it breaks down the average tax rate by cash income into various income tax categories. According to the Tax […]
Walmart Failed Facebook Social Internet Marketing Campaign
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Rockhampton Industrial Shed Prices Blue Print Sheds By Christina Humble Bee With the rise of Facebook as the world’s most popular social networking platform, marketers area eagerly jumping the bandwagon, targeting Facebook users. Wal-Mart versus Target on Social Internet Marketing Campaign on Facebook Wal-Mart — Focus excessively on […]
Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)/Aviation
Aviation articles by Wikinewsie Iain Macdonald. Rescue helicopter crash kills six in Abruzzo, Italy UK Civil Aviation Authority issues update on Shoreham crash response Nigerian jet attacks refugee camp, killing dozens Fighter jet crashes during Children’s Day airshow in Thailand Plane carrying 92 crashes into Black Sea near Sochi Hijackers divert Libyan passenger jet to […]
NCAA 2010 ice hockey east and west regional tournament results
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 The 30 guys in the dressing room definitely believed it and we expected to win — and we still expect to win In the NCAA Ice Hockey east regional finals played last night at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers beat the UNH […]
Dog flu spreads across the US
Saturday, October 15, 2005 Dogs are normally resistant to most flu strains. Since about 2000, a new strain of dog flu has been spreading in America, and there’s no vaccine to prevent it. To limit exposure to the flu, some dog owners are avoiding public places like dog shows and parks. Since the flu can […]
Matt Smith revealed as 11th incarnation of Doctor Who
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Actor Matt Smith will be the next to portray the Doctor on the BBC television program Doctor Who. Smith will be the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, taking over from actor David Tennant who will end his time with the series after filming four editions of the program through 2009. The […]
Category:Jewellery
This is the category for jewellery. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 8 April 2014: Scottish artist Alan Davie dies at age 93 12 August 2011: Three killed amongst Birmingham, England riots 13 July 2011: 21 people killed and 113 reported injured in three blasts in Mumbai 4 July 2011: Hidden treasure worth […]
Toll of the phosphor accident in Ukraine still rising
Friday, July 20, 2007 Between 143 and 152 people have now been hospitalized in the wake of Monday’s train derailment near Lviv, Ukraine, and subsequent phosporous cloud. According to the Ukrainian Healthcare Ministry’s spokesperson, Igor Gerych, 43 of the injured are children, 13 are firemen and three are medical personnel. None are considered to be […]
News briefs:July 16, 2010
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