Thursday, April 3, 2008 A 39-nation coalition in Africa passed a declaration on Tuesday to ban cluster bombs in a nearly unanimous vote. The gathering in Lukasa, Zambia was the first meeting of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) in Africa. “Africa is ready for Dublin,” summarised Zambian delegate Robert Mtonga, referring to the upcoming May […]
How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach
Friday, September 9, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night before August 29, 2005, several flood control constructions failed. Much of the city flooded through the openings. One of these was the flood wall forming one side of the 17th Street Canal, near Lake Pontchartrain. […]
Effective Methods To Keep The Birds Away
Get More Information Here: Bird Spikes Effective methods to keep the birds away by Birds are an important part of nature, and most people enjoy seeing them out and about. But that doesn’t mean they are always welcome on buildings. They can cause damage with their activities, dirty the buildings with their droppings, and can […]
Utah mine co-owner: this will be the last chance for the missing miners
Thursday, August 23, 2007 Today rescue workers will drill a sixth hole into the collapsed Utah mine in a final effort to resuce the trapped miners who have been missing since August 6. The previous holes, which have been dug as deep as 1,500 feet (460 m) underground at the Crandall Canyon Mine, have not […]
Dale Ogden, 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Dale Ogden, a 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews reporter Mike Morales about his platform. Ogden is a member of the United States’ Libertarian Party. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_Ogden,_2010_California_gubernatorial_candidate,_talks_with_Wikinews&oldid=4568868”
Build And Develop With Software Development
Get More Information Here: Ata Electric Gates Brisbane Build and Develop with Software Development by softtix Whenever you use a computer, cell phone, video game system or an mp3 player, or a software program, game or app on any of these devices, you have a software developer to thank for making it possible. Software developers […]
Under-reporting of human Bird Flu infections poses worldwide threat
Monday, November 21, 2005 Possible under reporting of bird flu infections in China and other Southeast Asian countries may be promoting an illusory sense that human infections are very limited. Common press reports only describe fewer than 130 people as infected with H5N1 avian flu and that fewer than 70 have died worldwide. Yet, there […]
New avian flu outbreaks reported in western Europe
Saturday, July 7, 2007 At least 38 new cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu have been found in wild birds in eastern Germany today. These discoveries, in conjunction with the fifth outbreak in France in 17 months, have prompted both countries to raise the bird flu risk assessment level. German scientists discovered the […]
Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]
CanadaVOTES: Christian Heritage Party leader Ron Gray running in Langley
Friday, September 19, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian Heritage Party candidate Ron Gray is standing for election in the riding of Langley. Wikinews contacted Ron Gray, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address […]