Wednesday, April 13, 2011 NASA celebrated the launch of the first space shuttle Tuesday at an event at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On April 12, 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-1, the first space shuttle mission. NASA held a ceremony commemorating the date […]
Thursday, June 25, 2015 Live music venues in Edinburgh, Scotland are awaiting a review later this year on the 2005 licensing policy, which places limitations on the volume of amplified music in the city. Investigating into how the policy is affecting the Edinburgh music scene, a group of Wikinews writers interviewed venue owners, academics, the
Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to review clause affecting live music scene
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Thursday, May 10, 2007 Freelance journalist writing for Wikinews, Gabriel Pollard, with help from Brian Anderton, has interviewed New Zealand-based blogger, David Farrar on blogging, web 2.0, and the Internet in general. David Farrar is most known for his “fairly popular” blog, Kiwiblog, where he posts on various topics, including politics and technology. He is
Exclusive interview with prominent blogger, David Farrar
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Thursday, August 25, 2005 In Ireland, RTÉ’s new “Rip Off Republic” TV series has attracted a record audience of 667,000 for its second show, making it one of Ireland’s top TV programs. The second show broadcast on Monday 15th August captured 50.5% of all TV viewers in Ireland. The series which contains four shows broadcast
RTÉ’s Eddie Hobbs attracts massive audience
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Monday, February 4, 2008 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named Thomas Spencer Monson their 16th president at a press conference on Monday after being ordained the day before. Monson, at 80 years old, succeeds Gordon B. Hinckley, who died January 27 and was buried on Saturday. “Hinckley’s passing has affected all of
LDS church names Monson their new president
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By Sanjib Ahmad Imagine having your boat, and not just an ordinary boat. Imagine building with your own hand and being the proud owner of a Grand Bankers Dory. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines dory as: Dory n. pl. Dories [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3KPlk34DZ0[/youtube] A small, narrow, flatbottom fishing boat with high sides and
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Click Here To Find Out More About: Alloy Trays For Sale Sydney byAlma Abell An owner of a vehicle with a manual transmission definitely should know the signs that Clutch Replacement in Arizona is needed. The clutch is a very important component of a vehicle. Without an operating clutch, the automobile will not be able
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached
U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images
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Friday, January 19, 2007 In the United States, a stabbing at the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury, Massachusetts has left a 15-year old student dead. The stabbing happened around 7:20 am EST, before classes had started. A fight broke out in a boys’ bathroom between the 15-year old victim, James Alenson and 16-year-old suspect
Stabbing at Massachusetts high school leaves one dead
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