Saturday, February 5, 2005 On Saturday NATO and Afghan troops located the wreckage of the Kam Air Boeing 737 missing since Thursday. Afghan interior ministry spokesman Latfullah Mashal announced the discovery. “The debris of the plane was found around 25 kilometers east of Kabul in a mountainous area called Band-e Ghazi.” The jet had been enroute to Kabul from Herat […]
Ford, Fiat to produce small cars together
Friday, September 9, 2005 Italian-based Fiat Auto SPA and US-based Ford Motor Co. announced they signed an agreement to cooperate in designing two small car models. This came only seven months after General Motors severed their relationship with Fiat. Both companies plan to work together on a new version of the popular Fiat Cinquecento and on a replacement for the […]
Stabilized forest fires in Greece intensify again; 2 arrested
Sunday, August 26, 2007 The huge forest fires that blazed across southern Greece on Friday and Saturday were stabilized for a few hours today. Fire Brigade Officer Nikos Tsogas said, “It’s not getting worse…we have to act fast because the winds might pick up.” However, the winds have reportedly intensified. Fire department spokesman Nikos Diamandis said, “Unfortunately the improvement that […]
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More On This Topic: Best Mortgage Brokers Shepparton By Stewart Wrighter Stress is one of the major causes of many serious illnesses and disease. It has long-term effects and it can make you miserable on the daily basis. There are some good forms of stress that get your adrenaline pumping or happy stress like you feel when you are having […]
Google releases test of mapping service
Thursday, February 10, 2005Google Inc. on Tuesday rolled out a test version of its mapping service — a type of service long offered by its rivals Yahoo and Microsoft. The web site, http://maps.google.com, is designed to let users display maps of locations around the United States and Canada, find businesses near those locations, and generate driving directions between locations. Unlike […]
Malaysian government warns citizens about Uncyclopedia
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Satire site Uncyclopedia, a parody of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has been labeled by the Malaysian government as dangerous. The Internal Security Department of Malaysia issued the warning today, saying that the site has […]
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More On This Topic: Mortgage Brokers Yarralumla Submitted by: Surbhi Choudhary Different economies are linked with each other in concern of FDI and FII that promote the ultimate growth of the economy. Forex is an international market that facilitates trading in different currency pairs. At domestic or national level, there various Exchanges are available that provide a platform for Currency […]
Possibility of new graphic health warnings on NZ cigarette packs
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 New Zealand Associate Minister of Health Damien O’Connor has proposed that warnings, both images and text, should cover 60% of the packaging of cigarettes sold in the country. New Zealand is required to do so under obligations to the World Health Organisation. The new images would depict throat cancer, rotting teeth/gums and gangrenous feet. Ashley Bloomfield, […]
Interview with Tony Ciufo, City Council candidate for Ward 10 in Mississauga, Canada
Friday, September 22, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Mississauga municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council. Wikinews contributor Nicholas Moreau has contacted as many candidates as possible, including Tony Ciufo, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. There is no incumbent in the newly created […]
A Fully Integrated Cctv System For Your Protection
More On This Topic: Automatic Gates Faac A fully integrated CCTV System for your Protection by Doran aidan As technology advances, the need to protect yourself and your property from petty acts of crimes and threats of burglary has become even more essential. There are many security system options available in the market today, one of which is the CCTV […]