As the Eurovision entrants return home, the home crowds weigh in

Monday, May 18, 2009 Most of the Eurovision entrants have returned home from their sojourn in Moscow, Russia, and the newspapers across Europe have varied opinions. Most national newspapers congratulated their entrants on a job well done, while others trash-talked other entrants, and still others called for their countries to pull out of the Contest. Here are some interviews, articles […]

How To Repair Bi Folding Doors

Click Here To Know More About: Bq Design Bedheads Sydney Submitted by: John Schofield Folding doors are doors that are made up of multiple panels that can be folded in order to give them the folding mechanism. By being folded, these doors can be removed as dividers and be kept to one side in a room. There are bi folding […]

News briefs:February 27, 2008

Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief, February 27 2008 0430 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc. 1.2.1 Kenya peace talks put on hold 1.2.2 Jersey child abuse case ‘was not covered up’ 1.2.3 Nigerian election result will not be annulled 1.2.4 Iraq demands immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops 1.3 Non-disastrous local events with notable impact […]

Aboriginal Sovereignty Day Declared

Friday, January 27, 2006 Representatives of Australian Aboriginal Sovereign Nations at a gathering in Canberra, have declared that the 26th of January would be known as Aboriginal Sovereignty Day. January 26th (Australia Day) is Australia’s official national day – commemorating the landing of the First Fleet in Sydney Cove in 1788. While the rest of the country celebrated the Australia […]

Child virus outbreak reaches Beijing

Thursday, May 15, 2008 Over 40 children have died in an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in China, and the country’s capital of Beijing reported its first death due to the disease on Wednesday. According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing Health Bureau spokeswoman Deng Xiaohong said that the 13-month-old boy died Sunday while en route to the […]

Are Healthy Chips Worth Your While?}

Are Healthy Chips Worth Your While? by Larry Taggart When you are determined to become healthier, you need to start somewhere and that is usually your diet, which means that instead of eating the chips you find in the store, you can actually opt for Healthy Chips that are made using healthier ingredients. So, in the long run you could […]

Putin blasts US foreign policy

Saturday, February 10, 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin heavily criticized the United States in a speech at the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy Saturday for what he called its “almost uncontained” use of force in the world. Putin also criticized US plans for missile defense systems and NATO’s expansion. Putin said that nations are witnessing an “almost uncontained hyper […]

Facebook hired PR firm to discredit Google, reveals leaked correspondence

Thursday, May 12, 2011 Facebook hired a public relations firm to systematically discredit Google by paying two journalists to plant negative pieces in U.S. newspapers, leaked correspondence discloses. The new revelations are likely to increase tension between the two companies, which are already fierce rivals. The social network has confirmed the validity of the leaked emails, seen by Wikinews, which […]