Monday, June 5, 2006 Libyan Desert: The world’s deserts are under threat, says UNEP. A new report, titled “Global Deserts Outlook,” has been released on World Environment Day by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report suggests that the world’s deserts face dramatic changes as a result of global climate change: high water demands, […]
New Zealand Government announces record surplus
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Today the New Zealand Government announced that they had a record surplus of NZ$11.5 billion for the 2005 and 2006 financial year. This amount was $2.5 billion more than the government expected to get, however $1.8 billion of the surplus was because of a change to the recording of the tax […]
Wikinews interviews meteorological experts on Cyclone Phalin
Monday, October 14, 2013 Cyclone Phailin over the Bay of Bengal on October 11. Image: NASA. Half-a-million people have fled their homes in and around the Indian state of Orissa after Cyclone Phailin made landfall. Wikinews interviewed specialists in meteorology about the devastation the cyclone has caused. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_interviews_meteorological_experts_on_Cyclone_Phalin&oldid=4567510”
Wikinews Shorts: July 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 9, 2007. PlayStation 3Image: Bastian Stein (farbfilm). On July 9, 2007, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the release of an 80GB hard drive version of its PlayStation 3 video game console, priced at US$599. Sony also announced a price drop to US$499 for its current 60GB model. […]
Woman in Buffalo, New York accidentally sets herself on fire
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Buffalo, New York —A woman in Buffalo, New York in the United States is in critical condition tonight at Sisters Of Charity Hospital after she accidentally set herself on fire. The unnamed elderly woman was receiving oxygen for medical problems in her home and lit a cigarette, and the oxygen coming […]
World’s first double arm transplant undertaken in Munich
Saturday, August 2, 2008 Image of steps required to complete arm replacement – (Download full sized image) Image: Press Relations, KRdI/TU Munich. A 54-year-old German farmer who lost both arms in a farming accident six years ago has become the first patient to receive a complete double arm transplant. The patient, whose name has not […]
NYSE to merge with Archipelago; NASDAQ to buy Instinet
Sunday, April 24, 2005 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced last Wednesday that it has agreed definitively to merge with Chicago-based Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx) and form a new publicly traded, for-profit company known as NYSE Group. This announcement was followed two days later by NASDAQ®, which independently announced a definitive agreement to purchase Instinet Group. […]
Ford’s US auto sales spike, surpassing GM
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that its sales in the United States rose 43% in February compared to the same period last year, as the automaker outsold rivals Toyota and General Motors. The strength of our new products … are resonating with customers Ford said that total sales improved to […]
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is […]