Wikinews interviews Aurélien Miralles about Sirenoscincus mobydick species discovery
Thursday, January 24, 2013 1 2 3 4 A group of researchers published a paper about their discovery of a new species of Madagascar mermaid skink lizards last December. The species is the fourth forelimbs-only terrestrial tetrapods species known to science, and the first one which also has no fingersContinue Reading
Dog Insurance: Quality Care For Your Pets}
Here’s An Opinion On: Marc Ching Submitted by: Robert Scott A companion in the form of a dog is the best deal one can have in life. Dogs are known for their loyalty and warmth which they show towards their owner and will go to any lengths to protect him.Continue Reading
Indonesia’s president visits victims of tsunami
Friday, July 21, 2006 Indonesia’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, visited the area worst hit by the tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Java Monday afternoon. Mr Yudhoyono toured the small town of Pangandaran meeting people who were staying in a temporary camp. Many of them are too scared toContinue Reading
OhmyNews citizen reporters meet in Seoul, Korea
Friday, June 24, 2005 Seoul — More than 300 “citizen reporters” hailing from countries as far apart as Chile and Norway are coming together at the OhmyNews International Citizen Reporters’ Forum from June 23 to June 26, 2005 in Seoul. OhmyNews is one of the most popular South Korean newsContinue Reading
Manitoba volunteers go to war against Red River flooding
Monday, April 6, 2009 Over 1,600 volunteers registered to help build approximately 65,000 of the 500,000 sandbags to create dikes 20.5 feet (6.2 meters) high to protect the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba in the war against the Red River of the North flood. 700 volunteers answered at the rural municipality of St.Continue Reading
Professional Resume Writers The Good Qualities And Cons And The Way To Choose A Great One
Here’s An Opinion On: Workplace Info Site Professional Resume Writers – The Good Qualities and Cons and the way to Choose a Great One by Venita Boge Pros: Professional Resume Writers know marketing. They function as a personal Copywriter selling your specific skills, talents and abilities. Faster results include moreContinue Reading
Oklahoma trooper on leave after altercation with ambulance personnel
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 An Oklahoma police officer is on paid administrative leave, following an altercation with ambulance personnel while they were transporting a patient to the hospital. Trooper Daniel Martin, a member of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP), was caught on video by his police vehicle’s dashboard-camera in aContinue Reading
Market maker Bernard L. Madoff arrested in $50B ‘giant Ponzi scheme’
Correction — January 10, 2009 This article incorrectly states that Mr Madoff attended Hofstra University Law School. His education was actually with Hofstra College, which he graduated from in 1960. Friday, December 12, 2008 Top broker and Wall Street adviser Bernard L. Madoff, aged 70, was arrested and charged by theContinue Reading
Explosions target ethnic Albanians in Croatia
Thursday, February 21, 2008 Pula, Croatia – Blasts destroyed two vans owned by ethnic Albanian shop owners at two different locations in Pula, a city in the Croatian region of Istria. There were no injuries in the explosions and there was no responsibility attributed. Relatives of the shop owners attributedContinue Reading
Bob Barker retires as US host of “The Price is Right”
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Bob Barker, the out-going host of American TV game show The Price Is Right has taped his final show. “I will regret not being at the show, I know, probably for the rest of my life because I’ve enjoyed it so much,” said Barker, 83, whoContinue Reading