Monday, February 1, 2010 A decades-old building collapsed along Ma Tau Wai Road in Hong Kong at about 1:30pm on Friday, local time. That building was located at 45J, Ma Tau Wai Road in Hung Hom. A shop on its ground floor was undergoing renovations when the building collapsed. The street was full of dust […]
Read MoreUS Basketball: Jazz win, maintain Northwest Division lead
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 Mehmet Okur scored 12 of the last 14 points for the Utah Jazz in the final minutes of their game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, propelling the Jazz to a 100-95 win against the Bulls. Okur finished with 20 points and was the high scorer for the Jazz, who […]
Read MoreCopiapó, Chile mining accident: in depth
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San José Mine in Copiapó, codenamed Operación San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Operation), began on Tuesday night, at around 20:00 local time (23:00 UTC). Florencio Ávalos was the first miner to be rescued, at 00:12 local time (03:12 UTC) on Wednesday. He was […]
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Find Out More About: Online Outdoor Furniture In La Adirondack Chairs: A History by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15KGmT6EvLY[/youtube] Tom F. Huntington Many inventions come from a want or need – such as the iconic Adirondack chair, which over the past century has become a well-known staple in outdoor furniture. Most homeowners will easily recognize the familiar design of […]
Read MoreEric Bogosian on writing and the creative urge
Thursday, April 17, 2008 Eric Bogosian is one of America’s great multi-dimensional talents. “There’s sort of three different careers, and any one of them could exist by itself, on its own two feet. There was that solo stuff, and then I started writing plays in the late seventies.” Although his work has spanned genres, most […]
Read MoreViolence at Cronulla Beach as 5000 people gather
Monday, December 12, 2005 Cronulla Beach in Sydney, New South Wales was the scene of racist mob-violence yesterday. In what has been described as disgusting, un-Australian and shameful behaviour, participants in a 5000-strong mob assaulted people suspected of being of Lebanese origin. The angry, alcohol-fuelled crowd also turned on anyone who tried to help the […]
Read MorePolice report drug haul seizure worth up to £30 million in Brownhills, England
Monday, December 2, 2013 Police in the West Midlands in England today said nearly 200 kilograms worth of drugs with value possibly as great as £30 million (about US$49 million or €36 million) has been seized from a unit in the town of Brownhills. In what an officer described as “one of the largest [seizures] […]
Read MoreStuttering And Speech Therapy Ideas
Find Out More About: Speech Therapy Newcastle Stuttering (or stammering) is a voice disfluency, a speech disorder. When a person stutters, the normal flow of speech is disrupted by repetitions and/or prolongations of voice sounds. Frequently, an individual is also unable to start a word. Child stuttering, toddler stuttering and adult stuttering are themes being […]
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Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt
Monday, June 14, 2021 Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election of the US city of Cleveland, Ohio set to take place November 2, discussed his campaign and policies with Wikinews this spring. According to Cleveland Scene, 29-year-old Kostendt is a member of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Republican Party but has referred […]
Read MoreSea lion walks from beach into Pantai Inn in California
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 1 2 1 2 Last Tuesday early morning, a sea lion walked from the beach into Pantai Inn in La Jolla, California. The animal was rescued by local animal rescue authorities. Wikinews took an interview from Shane Pappas, a General Manager of the inn. ((Wikinews)) At what time of day did […]
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