This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Monday, August 14, 2017 On Friday, several free knowledge, culture and open source oriented organisations — Creative Commons, Mozilla, and the Wikimedia Foundation, amongst others — collectively announced a three-year commitment for […]
Different Types Of Galvanized Fencing Wire In Texas
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Stainless Steel Fabricators Brisbane Lang Ford Metal byAlma Abell Any fence which is made from galvanized steel is considered to be galvanized fencing in Texas. The most common galvanized fencing is chain-link although there are other variations such as welded wire fencing. When a fence is constructed of […]
Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology
Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at […]
Elwood Norris receives 2005 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 MIT has announced that Elwood “Woody” Norris, inventor of potentially revolutionary technologies of Hypersonic Sound beams and AirScooter flying vehicles, will receive this year’s Lemelson-MIT prize for invention this Friday, April 22. The prize comes with an award of US$500,000, making it the largest single award for invention given in the […]
200 candles: Chileans celebrate country’s Bicentennial
Saturday, September 18, 2010 Chile is celebrating its Bicentennial, with several events that have been organized by the government for almost a decade. It commemorates two hundred years since the First Government Junta of 1810 was formed, starting the Independence process, that ended in 1818 after Bernardo O’Higgins proclaimed it. The Bicentennial takes place on […]
Wikinews investigates: Advertisements disguised as news articles trick unknowing users out of money, credit card information
Notice — May 19, 2010 This article has been judged, by consensus of the Wikinews community, not to meet Wikinews standards of style and neutrality. Please see the relevant discussion for details. Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The Internet has already brought great things to the world, but has also brought spam, phishing, scamming, etc. We all […]
Paul McCartney slams Chinese fur practices, rules out future concerts in China
Monday, November 28, 2005 Legendary musician Sir Paul McCartney has boycotted China in response to a preview of BBC news footage that was filmed undercover at a fur market in Guangzhou, China. The footage, some of which is to air during BBC’s Six O’Clock News at 18:00 GMT on November 28, 2005, shows animals (particularly […]
Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Law by David DoneIntellectual property law includes the rules that regulate copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, trade secrets, and patents. While these are not the only types of intellectual property that the law pertains to, they are the most popular. Intellectual property rights essentially give you a limited period of time during which you […]
Feng Shui For Love?
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Renovation D Website Renovation D By Charles Chang Has your romantic life been on the blink lately? Perhaps youve recently had a relationship thats gone sour. You may think it is you, or perhaps you blame it on your ex. But maybe it isnt you, its those dried […]
Josef Fritzl’s former house to be demolished
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 The house where Josef Fritzl used to live and where he imprisoned his daughter is set to be demolished. Fritzl locked his daughter Elisabeth in the make-shift dungeon for 24 years. During that time he raped her repeatedly — and fathered seven children with her, one of whom died in the […]