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Miles Franklin Literary Award nominates only women for potential winners
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Announced yesterday in Sydney, the shortlist for Australia’s most prestigious literary award, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, includes only women for the first time in the award’s history. The award had been criticized in the past for its exclusion of women on the short list, with no women appearing on it […]
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]
Migrant workers in Dominos Pizza ‘slavery’
Friday, August 10, 2007 Eight Hungarian migrant workers sacked from a Domino’s Pizza franchise in Derby, England are said to have taken home virtually no pay for months because of illegal deductions. The claim is refuted by the company who said in a statement “We have begun a thorough investigation during which we have scrutinised […]
U.S. drones reported in Iranian airspace
Monday, February 14, 2005 Three U.S.-government sources have reported the existence of U.S. military drone flights made over Iran, carrying surveillance equipment and particle filters capable of detecting nuclear materials. Confusingly, U.S.-military sources denied the overflights. Iranian military personnel said they were aware of them, and sightings had prompted a number of UFO reports in […]
CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate David Sparrow in Don Valley West
Friday, October 10, 2008 In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with David Sparrow. Sparrow is a candidate in Ontario’s Don Valley West riding, running under the New Democratic Party (NDP) banner. The riding was set to vote in a […]
India to build aircraft carrier by 2012
Saturday, March 26, 2005 India announced on March 23 that it will build an indigenous aircraft carrier by 2012. The announcement represents a historic military development for India and the Asian region. Although India is already one of the nine countries capable of projecting their military power via aircraft carrier, they have not had the […]
Electric Pallet Jacks Safe Operation And Accident Prevention
Read More About: The Centrinel Electric pallet jacks help reduce back injuries by keeping employees from lifting heavy loads. However, not training your personnel on the proper use of the pallet jack could result in injuries. Electric pallet jacks have been a source of accidents in the workplace mostly because personnel are not trained properly […]
Clash of cultures: Somali and Latino workers at U.S. meat packing plants
Friday, October 17, 2008 Muslim Somali workers at a meat packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska wanted to pray. Their colleagues from Latin America wanted to work. A dispute over the company’s break schedule led to formal discrimination claims, mass job walk-offs and public protests by both sides last month, and a reported 200 firings. […]
Why Choose Miele In Naples, Fl Appliances For Your Kitchen
Read More About: Backspace Living byAlma Abell Whether you are renovating your home, or building a new one, outfitting the home’s interior is one of the most difficult tasks. The kitchen is especially difficult, simply because it is the most functional and used space in the home. The idea is to get appliances that not […]