This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 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 Beaches—East York (Ward 32). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for…
Wikinews interviews the Socialist Alliance about the upcoming Queensland State election
Monday, March 2, 2009 With a Queensland state election coming up in Australia, many minor parties will be looking to hold balance of power and making the major parties listen to what they have to say. The Socialist Alliance (SA) is one of these parties. SA is a left-wing political party. There stated describes itself…
Rural African school goes to Sweden for environment award
Friday, April 1, 2005 Emwatsi Primary School in western Kenya has been selected as a 2005 international finalist for the Volvo Adventure Award for their project “Biodiversity Conservation through Beekeeping”, which focuses on income diversification through honey production, conservation of natural vegetation and planting of bee forage trees. It is the first time in the…
Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads
Saturday, August 12, 2017 Yesterday, the state government of Victoria, Australia announced their decision to trial self-driving vehicles on two of the state’s major connecting motorways, the CityLink and Tullamarine Freeway. The trial is to use autonomous vehicles from automobile companies including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Tesla. The two-year trial is to have three phases.…
Category:Music
This is the category for music. See also the Music Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 9 September 2018: US rapper Mac Miller dies at home in Los Angeles 18 August 2018: Singer Aretha Franklin, ‘queen of soul’, dies aged 76 15 May 2018: Netta wins Eurovision Song Contest for Israel 28…
Greensburg Plasma: Plasma And Lcd Television
More On This Topic: Supply Chain Logistics Best Supply Chain Logistics byAlma Abell Today many people have small-to-medium sized LED-LCD or plasma TV’s in their homes. These simple televisions are easy to carry and set up anywhere. However, when you are designing a home theater, or are looking for a unique LED-LCD TV or Quality…
Four teenagers killed in car crash in Birmingham, England
Saturday, November 14, 2009 Four teenage boys are dead after a car crash in Birmingham, England. The collision, which occurred at around 0345 GMT in the suburb of Moseley, involved four boys crashing a blue Rover into a wall on Salisbury Road. The ages of the adolescents are reported as 15, 16, and 17; the…
National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment
Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised…
Controversy erupts over German Anarchist Pogo Party’s campaign ad
Thursday, September 8, 2005 The German Anarchist Pogo Party ran a campaign ad (Download here — NSFW) which, instead of discussing the party’s politics, featured various party scenes set to a heavy metal soundtrack. The spot included revellers smashing furniture, pouring beer down each other’s throats, and women dancing topless. The spot ends with the…
Austrian police find dozens dead inside lorry
Thursday, August 27, 2015 Austrian police today found an estimated 20–50 decomposing corpses in an apparently abandoned lorry. Roadworkers who spotted the vehicle, which had been there since yesterday at least, alerted police. Responding officers found it full of corpses. The lorry is on the so-called “Eastern Motorway”, the A4, close to the Hungarian border.…