Sunday, August 23, 2009 A leak at an offshore oil drilling rig has caused an oil slick off Australia’s coast. According to the rig’s operator, it could take weeks to fully plug it. Gas and oil started leaking from a hole beneath the sea floor on early Friday. It has caused an oil slick about…
Contents 1 The first day of the World Social Forum wraps up 2 Second day 3 Third day 4 Fourth day 5 Fifth day: The closing of the World Social Forum 2005 6 Related news 7 References Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=2005_World_Social_Forum-Brazil_coverage&oldid=4462878”
Here’s An Opinion On: Hai Ha Dianne Nguyen Submitted by: Clyde Shon A forex trading managed fund is an alternative investment to the more standard investment vehicles such as insurance, savings accounts, bonds, mutual funds etc. Over the last few years, they have become increasingly well-liked among investors that are in search of larger earnings…
Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals altogether. In place of clock hands or digits, the new clock uses color to convey…
Friday, May 22, 2020 A study published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics last month reported astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and elsewhere discovered a black hole in the Telescopium constellation. The study stated the black hole is about 1010 ± 195 light years (310 ± 60 parsec) away from the Solar System, meaning…
Sunday, April 3, 2011 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued proposed calorie labeling rules requiring most retail food vendors to display the calorie counts in items on their menus and menu boards. The proposed rules, issued Friday and expected to be finalized in 2012, would apply to most restaurants, snack bars, vending…
Here’s An Opinion On: California Tax Advisors byadmin If you have been hurt in an accident and are no longer capable of supporting your family, you may be able to qualify for Disability Insurance benefits. Of course, this isn’t something that just happens. You are going to have to jump through a lot of hoops…
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Ren and Stimpy. Bugs Bunny. Philip J. Fry and Professor Hubert Farnsworth on Futurama. Sparx. Bi-Polar Bear. Popeye the Sailor Man. Woody Woodpecker. You may not think you…
Saturday, September 12, 2009 The Calabasas, California private elementary school New Village Leadership Academy (NVLA) opened its 2009–10 school year this week amid controversy over its connections to Scientology. The school was founded by celebrity couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, who paid about US$1 million to lease the facility in 2008. Former head of…
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Once you get a chance to talk to West Palm Beach, Florida native Whitney Cunningham, who placed seventh on the eighth cycle of the popular reality TV series America’s Next Top Model, you begin to understand what host Tyra Banks meant when she described her as the “full package.” First of…