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Maldives to become the world’s first carbon-neutral country
Monday, March 16, 2009 Mohamed Nasheed, the leader of the Maldives, has announced that the country will become carbon-neutral within a decade by completely switching to renewable energy sources. “We aim to become carbon-neutral in a decade,” he said. “Climate change threatens us all. Countries need to pull together to de-carbonize the world economy. We […]
Pc Enclosures Protect Factory Information Systems
Read More About: Website Www.Synergypack.Com PC Enclosures Protect Factory Information Systems by John Cadbury When computers are installed on to factory floors, they always need protecting, due to the non standard environment they are in. This is essential when thousands of pounds are being invested in to a factory information system. Factory information systems are […]
News briefs:April 28, 2005
Thursday, April 28, 2005 Contents 1 UK Attorney General raised legal doubts over Iraq invasion 2 New Italian government gets confidence from the House 3 European human rights body condemns U.S. “torture” at Guantanamo Bay 4 Munch’s “The Scream” might have been burned 5 Lebanon government wins ‘vote of confidence’ 6 CIA gives up search […]
New Jersey backpedals on proposed bikini waxing ban
Saturday, March 21, 2009 New Jersey has reversed its plans for a state-wide ban on bikini waxing after salon owners from across the state spoke out against the proposal. The New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling planned to consider a ban on so-called “Brazilian waxes” in response to two women who reported being injured […]
US Senate finance committee to vote on health care bill
Friday, October 9, 2009 US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that the Senate Finance Committee will vote on a sweeping health care reform bill next Tuesday. US President Barack Obama has made clear that extending health insurance coverage to as many Americans as possible is his top domestic priority. Republican lawmakers, however, are […]
Wikinews holds Reform Party USA presidential candidates forum
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Three men are currently seeking the presidential nomination of the Reform Party of the United States of America: small business owner Andre Barnett, Earth Intelligence Network CEO Robert Steele, and former college football coach Robby Wells. Wikinews reached out to these candidates and asked each of them five questions about their […]
Netta wins Eurovision Song Contest for Israel
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 On Saturday, Israel won its fourth victory, first since 1998, at the Eurovision Song Contest, held at Lisbon’s Altice Arena in Portugal. Netta Barzilai’s song Toy won 529 points from public and professional judges. Cyprus and Austria finished second and third respectively with 436 and 342 points. Out of 43 countries […]
Recalled pet food found to contain rat poison
Friday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples from Menu Foods. Menu Foods […]
Create A Fun Theme For Your Child’s Next Fancy Dress Party
Read More About: Divorce Lawyers Gosford Maybe you have grown tired of the same old kid party themes and want to liven things up just a bit. You can do this by using your imagination to create a fun theme that will have all of the children dancing with delight. Don’t be afraid to be […]
Bill Gates releases mosquitoes during conference for malaria awareness
Thursday, February 5, 2009 Bill Gates, the founder of computer software company Microsoft, tried to bring attention to malaria while speaking at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference on Wednesday February 4 in Long Beach, California. He did so by releasing a “swarm” of mosquitoes from a jar, into the crowd. “Malaria is spread by […]