Crosswords/2005/February/19

Saturday, February 19, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword. Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people; print it out and fill it in at your own leisure! < Previous crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 Across 3 Down 4 Yesterday’s…

Cuban dissidents hold rare public meeting

Saturday, May 21, 2005 A public meeting by Cuban dissidents was held in a rare celebration of Cuba’s Independence Day on Friday. Although Cuban President Fidel Castro had expelled and refused entry to several European observers before the meeting started, police did not crack down on the peaceful protests by nearly 200 people. Called the…

Leather Furniture Types Of Leather Used

Here’s An Opinion On: Curtains In Sydney Bedheads Sydney Submitted by: John Schofield Leather furniture is among the most elegant yet also most expensive type of furniture. Though there are leather grades which are not that expensive, real and natural leather is really expensive. Before getting one for you at home or the office, you…

Huygens moon probe to land on Titan

Thursday, January 13, 2005File:Huygen probe-decent nasa.jpg The Huygens Probe will enter theatmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon,Titan, on January 14 at approximately 9 a.m.UTC. The 318 kg probe will hit the Titan atmosphere at 6 kilometers per second. For the next 2.5 hours, Huygens will slow its descent and begin data transmission from on-board scientific packages…

Jamaica: Violence kills at least 30

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Authorities in Jamaica say that gunfights in the capital Kingston have left at least 30 people dead, as hundreds of troops and police search for an alleged drug kingpin wanted by the US. At least 25 people were injured as well. The violence has been triggered by the Jamaican government’s efforts…