Monday, December 19, 2005 Rocket company SpaceX, notorious for repeatedly pre-announcing its first flight on Wikinews, cancels its latest attempt and defers further flights until 2006. This latest launch attempt on the 19th December was cancelled due to structural issues with the first-stage fuel tank of the Falcon 1 rocket. An electrical fault caused a […]
Finnish internet censorship critic blacklisted
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The Finnish police have added Finnish hacker Matti Nikki’s website lapsiporno.info criticizing Internet censorship to Finland’s new national child porn filter. The blacklisting was noticed when Finland’s second largest Internet service provider Elisa started blocking the page today. More of the ISP’s are expected to join the filtering when their blacklists […]
Chinese General threatens U.S. with nuclear weapons over possible Taiwan Strait conflict, Beijing downplays comment
Saturday, July 16, 2005 A General in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and dean at the National Defense University in China commented to visiting Hong Kong reporters on Friday that the PLA might use nuclear weapons against the U.S., in a conflict over the Taiwan Strait. “If the Americans draw their missiles and position-guided […]
What You Need For Bridal Gifts In New Orleans La
Get More Information Here: Patio Builders In Gold Coast byAlma Abell The city of New Orleans, with their cuisine and celebrations like Mardi Gras, is a great place for a bride or groom to be pampered and have a good time. With the many retailers and vendors, like Trace of Lace LTD, there are many […]
Oldest ex-Major League Baseball player, Billy Werber dies at age 100
Thursday, January 22, 2009 Billy Werber, third baseman in Major League Baseball, has died at the age of 100. Werber died of natural causes on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at an assisted living center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was moved there after his health deteriorated a month ago. His son said that when admitted, […]
Sochi, Russia to host 2014 Winter Olympics
Friday, July 6, 2007 The International Olympic Committee awarded the XXII Winter Olympics, to be held in 2014, to Sochi, Russia, a resort city near the Black Sea, in Guatemala City yesterday defeating Pyeongchang, South Korea, by just four votes. Salzburg, Austria, was eliminated in the first round by 25 votes. According to the Associated […]
Philadelphia breaks 80 year old building lease; moves to evict Scouts
Friday, June 1, 2007 In an unannounced vote yesterday, the Philadelphia City Council in the United States voted 16-1 to endorse the eviction of, and end their lease held in perpetuity with, the local council of the Boy Scouts in Philadelphia. The Scouts must pay market rent or leave the building. The Cradle of Liberty […]
A Fun Preteen Panties And Preteen Lingerie Shopping Guide For Parents
Get More Information Here: Bed Sheets Online By Carmen Petitclerc The Nuts And Bolts of Buying Preteen Panties The thought of your little girl graduating to teen lingerie can be stressful. But, the truth is that before young ladies begin their teen years they enter the realm of the “preteen”. Preteens or “tweens” as the […]
Asbestos victims file 6.6 billion yen class action lawsuit in Tokyo
Saturday, May 17, 2008 Construction workers and next of kin of deceased workers filed a lawsuit in Tokyo, Japan Friday seeking damages of approximately 6.6 billion yen (about US$64 million) from the government and manufacturers related to illnesses stemming from exposure to asbestos. 178 plaintiffs; including construction workers and family members filed the suit in […]
Wikinews Shorts: October 26, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, October 26, 2009. Contents 1 Walpole, Massachusetts car crash kills one, injures one 2 Ireland pledges €1.3 million in emergency aid relief to Ethiopia Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. A fatal car crash has killed a 79-year-old man Framingham, Massachusetts, United […]