Saturday, February 23, 2008 In the Hall 1 of 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition, the public often think this hall as a collective from general books. But this year, United Daily News Group (????) not only participated in this show with major brands on Economic Daily News (????), Linking Publishing (?????), and United Daily News Online (????), but also announced […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with independent candidate Charles de Kerckhove, St. Paul’s
Monday, October 1, 2007 Charles de Kerckhove is running as an independent in the Ontario provincial election, in the riding of St. Paul’s. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic […]
Public disclosure made of final report on deaths of nine in Finnish school shooting
Friday, April 18, 2008 The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation yesterday released 600 pages of the 2,000 page final report into the Jokela school shooting. 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen opened fire at Jokela High School, killing eight before turning his gun on himself, receiving fatal wounds. The remaining 1,400 pages of the report are to remain confidential. The public section reveals […]
British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians
Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. In the report it was stated that Anderson had “solved a very important problem” that was 1200 years old, the problem of division by zero. According to the […]
Understanding Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio For Air Conditioning Systems
See More About: Ducted Air Conditioning Maitland Understanding Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio for Air Conditioning Systems by Avery Simek According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, appliance energy efficiency standards have reduced consumer energy bills by around fifty billion dollars from 1990 to 2000. Such standards have also minimized US carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption by two percent. […]
Wikinews interviews British scientist Dr Paul Dolman about proposal to cull deer population
Friday, March 8, 2013 Wednesday, a team of researchers at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom published a study of the increasing deer population in the United Kingdom, in the Journal of Wildlife Management. They proposed to cull about half each year out of the estimated 1.5 million deer population. Wikinews interviewed senior lecturer in ecology Dr. Paul […]
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Obama signs healthcare bill for 9/11 emergency workers
Monday, January 3, 2011 Yesterday, United States President Barack Obama signed into law a five-year benefit package to provide healthcare treatment for emergency workers including police, firefighters, and rescue workers affected by illness and respiratory problems contracted while working at the site of the World Trade Center attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. The bill—the James Zadroga […]
4 Popular Myths About Direc Tv
See More About: Richard Light By Lawrence J. Reaves Television entertainment has expanded by enormous leaps and bounds over the past decade. The choices we have available to us today dwarf those from our parent’s generation. What’s more, as our options have broadened, technology has lowered the price of enjoying them. Having said that, there are millions of people who […]
Egypt cancels 15 year gas supply contract to Israel
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the termination of a natural gas contract between Egypt and Israel is a business matter and not a political issue between the two counties. Netanyahu’s statement on Monday backs away from other officials’ earlier responses to the action. Egyptian Natural Gas Company announced Sunday, April 22 that it will […]