Sunday, September 6, 2009 24-year-old Aman Kassaye, of no fixed abode, is to face a charge of attempted murder for his alleged role in an armed robbery that netted £40 million ($65 million) worth of jewelry from a London store. Kassaye is the seventh man to be charged, and is also facing prosecution for conspiracy to rob the Graff store […]
British military secrets leaked on social networking sites
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted sixteen instances of sensitive information being leaked on social networking websites in the past eighteen months. Ten employees have been disciplined for misuse of the sites. The revelations follow a Freedom of Information request by Lewis PR and computer security company F-Secure. The MoD would not comment on what […]
Minnesota oil pipeline explosion and fire kills two
Friday, November 30, 2007 A major oil pipeline in Minnesota exploded and caught fire, killing two workers. The pipeline carries oil from Saskatchewan, Canada to close to Chicago, United States, representing 16% of America’s total oil imports. The section of the pipe that exploded was undergoing maintenance at the time to address a pinhole leak first identified three weeks earlier, […]
U.S. Justice Department sues California over ‘sanctuary state’ immigration laws
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Paving Contractors In Carlstadt, Nj Will Make Sure Your Driveway Or Parking Lot Looks Amazing In The End
See More About: Best Beginner Drum Kits For Kids Beginner Drum Kits byAlma Abell Although there are many do-it-yourself kits for a variety of home-improvement projects, repaving or repairing your driveway should be something that is left to the professionals. This is a complex job that must be performed a certain way in order to turn out right and professional […]
Nokia takes over Symbian OS development
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 On Monday, Symbian Foundation discontinued Symbian OS, as a result of its lost popularity since Android came to market. The Finnish telecommunications company Nokia, being one of the few hardware manufacturers who use the system on some of the models, announced that it has taken over the operating system’s development. Nokia had acquired Symbian Foundation in […]
Syrian opposition report fuel station bombing kills at least nine
Friday, January 4, 2013 Opposition activists in Syria say nine or more people have died as the result of a car bomb explosion at a fuel station in the Barzeh al-Balad district of Damascus, the capital of the country, according to BBC News Online. News agency Reuters has placed the minimum death toll at eleven while also reporting at least […]
Google launches Google Spreadsheets
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 Google has launched an online spreadsheet site, in a private beta. The site will allow spreadsheets to be shared between up to 10 users, which is aimed to be useful to teams and small businesses. “Many people already organise information into spreadsheets. Where they are struggling is to share it” said the product manager, Jonathan Rochelle. […]
Brief History Of Wigs And The Famous People That Wore Them
By Benedict Smythe Wigs have been known and used for many centuries. Many noblemen have tried this great headpiece. Even in the ancient Egyptian civilization, wigs were already into good use. Most ancient Egyptians wore wigs to protect their shaved heads from the heat of the sun. Other ancient civilizations who wore wigs are the Phoenicians, Assyrians, Greeks, and the […]
Wikinews discusses H1N1 with the WHO
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 The World Health Organization (WHO) is a program of the United Nations and a global authority on human health. In an interview with Wikinews, the WHO tells about the current H1N1 pandemic. The organization’s 93rd update as of March 26, 2010 states 213 countries, territories, and other communities have laboratory-confirmed cases and there have been at […]