Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia βOn 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 […]
Raw Opals spend week preparing for London Games
Monday, May 21, 2012 Bruce, Canberra β This past week, an overstocked Australian Opals, the women’s national basketball team, prepared for the 2012 Olympic Games in London with a weeklong training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to be used to help narrow the nineteen member Opals squad down to the twelve that […]
Taliban in Pakistan captures convoy bound for NATO troops
Thursday, November 13, 2008 On Monday, the Pakistan branch of the Taliban captured a supply convoy of thirteen trucks and two armored Humvees bound for NATO troops, without incurring a single fatality. They made off with millions of dollars worth of sophisticated military equipment, according to The Washington Post. Approximately 60 masked militants belonging to […]
At least 53 killed, over 90 injured in Shanghai apartment fire
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 China’s Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that at least 53 people were killed in Shanghai during a deadly fire. The blaze, which occurred on Monday at 2:15 p.m. CST (0615 UTC), consumed a 28-story high-rise apartment building in the city’s Jing’an District. The building was being renovated at the time of […]
Fujitsu launches cloud website for dog pedometer service
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Japanese multinational company Fujitsu launched a website for a dog pedometer which allows customers to monitor their dog’s health online. The device measures data while attached to the dog’s collar. Customers are also able to add more data to the website manually, then it displays the complete set of data graphically. […]
Supporters of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi mark detained leader’s 62nd birthday
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar marked her 62nd birthday today, still under house arrest, where she has spent most of the past 17 years. About 250 supporters met at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon, not far from […]
Greek PM survives confidence vote
Saturday, November 5, 2011 Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a close confidence vote early Saturday morning. The vote was 153β145 for Papandreou. Upon winning, Papandreou stated he may step aside if necessary. Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos stated a new government would be formed to last until the end of February. Venizelos has been proposed […]
African Safari Tips And Guidelines On Money Matters And Tipping
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Australian Financial Services License Online Afsl Authorised Representative By Solomon Okila After booking and confirming your travel arrangements, you may realize that you still need some more information even as you prepare for the trip to Africa. Some of the questions that you will have, relate to money […]
Inspectors close Chicago landmark Healthy Food restaurant after finding dead mouse in cooler
Saturday, April 2, 2005 Chicago city inspectors closed the landmark Lithuanian restaurant Healthy Food on Thursday, after finding mouse feces on the meat slicer and cutting board, and a dead mouse in the cooler. The restaurant has operated at 3236 S. Halsted, on the south side of the city in the Bridgeport neighborhood, since the […]
Thai Queen attends protester cremation as report indicates explosive tear gas used
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 With the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) having called off Monday’s demonstration and march on Bangkok‘s police headquarters, Thailand’s Queen Sirikit (Thai: ????????????????????????? ???????????????) and HRH Princess Chulabhorn Valayalaksana (Thai: ??????????????????? ???????????????????????? ?????????????) attended the cremation and funeral of Angkana Radubpanyawoot, one of the protesters killed in clashes between police and […]