- UncategorizedHurricane Katrina causes upwards of $12bn of damage; oil prices surge
Monday, August 29, 2005 Superdome – those unable to evacuate before Katrina’s arrival lined up for shelter in the sports arena. Hurricane Katrina is now over the U.S. mainland and has caused more than US$12 billion of damage. Some estimates…
- UncategorizedFrench anthropologist Germaine Tillion dies at 100
Saturday, April 19, 2008 Germaine Tillion, French World War II resistance fighter and anthropologist, died today at the age of 100. She was born on May 30, 1907 in Allègre, Haute-Loire, France. Before 1940 and the fall of France she…
- UncategorizedEdmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 Edmund WhiteAll photos: David Shankbone What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett…
- UncategorizedReport urges Kenya to ban plastic bags
Wednesday, March 9, 2005File:Plastic bag stock sized.jpg The ubiquitous plastic bag(Image missing from Commons: image; log) They are cheap, useful, and very plentiful, and that is exactly the problem, according to researchers. A report issued on Feb. 23 by a…
- UncategorizedWikinews Shorts: October 26, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, October 26, 2009. Contents 1 Walpole, Massachusetts car crash kills one, injures one 2 Ireland pledges €1.3 million in emergency aid relief to Ethiopia Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add…
- UncategorizedOccupation in London enters fifth day
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Occupy London protest on Saturday. Image: Crispin Semmens. Tents outside St Paul’s cathedral. Image: Neil Cummings. Protestors holding up a sign reading ‘Capitalism IS Crisis’. Image: Neil Cummings. In solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street and…
- UncategorizedUK clarifies foreign, domestic response to cost of living crisis
Monday, March 14, 2022 Boris Johnson (left) meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) on February 1. Image: President of Ukraine. Kwarteng on January 13, 2021. Image: UK Government. Activists in London on February 12 contrast high energy bills with…
- UncategorizedIran demands that IAEA end surveillance of its nuclear program
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 Symbol of the IAEA Flag of Iran Shortly after ending its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the government of Iran has now ordered the IAEA to discontinue some of its surveillance of Iran’s…
- UncategorizedOntario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville
Monday, September 24, 2007 Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further…
- UncategorizedPreliminary hearing for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal rescheduled
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties…