This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Scarborough East (Ward 44). One candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for […]
News briefs:August 3, 2010
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Your First Trade Show Exhibition
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Australian Tight Spread Forex Trading By Lawrence Reaves Although the forthcoming trade show will be the first time you have exhibited, you will have attended several as a visitor. Indeed, if you follow the guideline about exhibiting for the first time you will have taken heed that it’s […]
Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study
Thursday, January 29, 2009 Giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual with “more personal touch” can increase milk production, so says a scientific research published in the online “Anthrozoos,” which is described as a “multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals”. The Newcastle University‘s School of Agriculture, Food and […]
Lib Dems launch manifesto
Thursday, April 14, 2005 An exhausted Charles Kennedy returned to the election campaign to launch a twenty page Liberal Democrat manifesto targeted at disaffected Labour voters, promising a fairer tax system and withdrawal from Iraq. Entitled The Real Alternative the manifesto pledges to reduce the lowest rate of income tax, but increase the rate on […]
Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City fire
Friday, March 20, 2009 Following the Pilkhana massacre which occurred February 25 and 26 leaving 74 dead and the inferno at the Bashundhara City shopping mall complex March 13 leaving seven dead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said security measures are being tightened countrywide across Bangladesh. Fire drills will be enacted at all key-point installations (KPI). […]
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Apple Inc. unveils iPad 2 tablet
Thursday, March 3, 2011 In a media event on March 2, Apple Inc. unveiled its iPad 2 tablet computer, the successor to the company’s iPad. The announcement was made at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. CEO Steve Jobs appeared at the event and introduced the new product, with FaceTime […]
Telstra becomes the first in the world to switch to HSPA+ wireless Internet technology
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 On Monday, Australian telecommunications company Telstra has introduced dual carrier HSPA+ standard for broadband Internet business customers in the Next G network. This is the first time this technology is being introduced on national scale. The bandwidths the users can deploy increased into two to three times, with Telstra becoming the […]
Wikinews Shorts: January 23, 2012
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, January 23, 2012. Contents 1 Western show of unity in the Strait of Hormuz on the eve of further anti-Iran sanctions 2 Libyan deputy leader resigns over protests 3 Nigeria death toll set to rise 4 Economy not Sharia will be the focus of Egypt’s new Islamic government […]