Saturday, February 14, 2009 Investigators in Ireland have found wiring problems in several Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340s as part of their investigation into a fire on board one such aircraft that was forced to divert to Shannon Airport. The Virgin jet was headed from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago with 143 passengers and thirteen crew […]
Jamie Mc Intyre Opens Up On Asic Parliament Probe
Find Out More About: Music Production Submitted by: Jamie McIntyre Australia s corporate regulator will come under the spotlight in a parliamentary hearing starting on Wednesday. Representatives from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission will face questions on topics including the handling of an investigation into two David Jones directors accused of inappropriate share trading. […]
Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs
Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party. […]
YouTube accounts of Scientology critics suspended
Friday, April 18, 2008 Two well-known critics of Scientology have had their user accounts on the video sharing website YouTube suspended. The YouTube accounts of both Tory Christman and Mark Bunker were suspended this week. In a statement to Wikinews, YouTube explained why accounts are suspended, but did not specifically state why these particular accounts […]
Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to […]
Why And What Is The Mot?
Find Out More About: Buy Mg Cars Hamilton Why And What Is The MOT? by Angelina Wilson MOT We understand, we care. This is the principle we follow in this company that has been taking care for your cars for quite some time now. We as a company, are aware that nobody likes to take […]
Obama cabinet nominees withdraw over tax issues
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 On Tuesday, United States President Barack Obama saw two of his cabinet nominations withdraw from consideration after issues with their taxes became public knowledge. I think I screwed up. Former Senator Tom Daschle from South Dakota withdrew after it was revealed he failed to pay US$128,203 in taxes. He has since […]
Brazil’s Minas state stops sales of Toyota Corolla
Friday, April 23, 2010 Minas, one of the largest states of Brazil, has stopped the sale of the Toyota Corolla over safety concerns. The move was made after nine Corolla customers reported that their cars automatically accelerated. The state public prosecutor’s office said in an online statement on Tuesday that the problem is blamed on […]
Distance Learning The Education System For Next Generation
Find Out More About: Best Film Schools In Australia Distance learning – the education system for Next Generation by S.Rao In older days, education system was like staying at schools for whole day and do study even if sometimes our mind don\’t want to be there in the classroom, but now a days we can […]
UK company “seriously considering” GPS tracking devices in school uniforms
Saturday, August 25, 2007 The leading supplier of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Lancashire-based manufacturer Trutex, has announced it is “seriously considering” including GPS tracking devices in future ranges of its uniform products after conducting an online survey of both parents and children. “As a direct result of the survey, we are now seriously […]