Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313,Continue Reading
CSX freight train derails in Oneida, New York, tank car explodes
Monday, March 12, 2007 A CSX freight train traveling from Buffalo to Selkirk derailed in Oneida, New York. No injuries have yet been reported as a result of the accident. It is not yet known what caused the accident; CSX and NTSB officials are investigating. Twenty six of the train’sContinue Reading
Gastric Sleeve Surgery: Healing Patients Of The Malaise Of Severe Obesity
Here’s An Opinion On: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Ca GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY: HEALING PATIENTS OF THE MALAISE OF SEVERE OBESITY by Seenath Gastric sleeve surgery is one of the newer types of bariatric surgeries, during this procedure a surgeon removes around 85% of the stomach so that it takes the shapeContinue Reading
Barack Obama presents rescue plan after GM declaration of bankruptcy
Monday, June 1, 2009 In a televised speech from the White House at 16:00 UTC today, President of the United States Barack Obama presented a reorganization plan following the 12:00 UTC announcement by General Motors that it had filed for bankruptcy and Chapter 11 protection from its creditors, the largestContinue Reading
World AIDS Day events held around the globe
Sunday, December 2, 2007 The 20th annual World AIDS Day was December 1, 2007. The theme selected by the World AIDS Campaign is “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise” as it will be through 2010. The day was marked by thousands of events around the world. “It is now time forContinue Reading
Dutch financial institution ING takes impairment charge
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Dutch financial institution ING Group reported today in its quarterly results an impairment charge of €194 million euros (approximately US$285.6 million). However, as a result of selling an equity stake in rival ABN AMRO, the net profit of €2.48 billion, was 18% higher than last year.Continue Reading
The Budding Artist At The Kids’ Art Desk
Here’s An Opinion On: Alfresco Outdoor Kitchen Design Alfresco Outdoor Kitchen Design Ideas By Rony Pollock One activity that would actually be good for kids is taking up painting to let loose their creativity. With an abundance of painting kits, home-sourced colors, and those kids’ art desk and easels, paintingContinue Reading
UN official: Gaza faces humanitarian catastrophe
Monday, November 24, 2008 Although Israel briefly lifted its blockade of crossings in the Gaza Strip today, United Nations (UN) officials warn that a further blockade could lead to dire consequences for some 750,000 Gazans who rely on UN food aid. Israel blockaded the Gaza Strip in early November, preventingContinue Reading
Former ‘Top Model’ contestant Whitney Cunningham defends plus size models, celebrates the “regular woman”
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Once you get a chance to talk to West Palm Beach, Florida native Whitney Cunningham, who placed seventh on the eighth cycle of the popular reality TV series America’s Next Top Model, you begin to understand what host Tyra Banks meant when she described her asContinue Reading
“Woofstock” dog festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 North America’s largest outdoor dog festival came back to Toronto last weekend for its fifth year. It ran from the 9th of June to the 10th of June at Toronto’s historical St. Lawrence Market. A Wikinews reporter was there on Sunday to report on some ofContinue Reading