Read More About: Land Surveying Companies Hatch And Hatch Site Claw Hammer and Sledgehammer for Industrial Work by Article Publeser An essential hand tool for wood working and various other repairing jobs, claw hammer is the fundamental requirement for carpenters. Used primarily for pounding nails into, or extracting nails from any object, claw hammer is…
Glencore announces Tahmoor mine in New South Wales to close
Friday, June 3, 2016 Swiss mining company Glencore announced yesterday the closure of its coal mine in Tahmoor, New South Wales, Australia. The mine is to be closed by early 2019, pointing to the downturn of coal prices in global markets. Glencore stated, “The decision has been made as a result of continued low prices…
Two teenagers charged over shooting of student at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, Toronto
Monday, May 28, 2007 Two 17-year-old men have been arrested and charged with first degree murder over the shooting last week of Jordan Manners, a 15-year-old student at the C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute. He was killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest. They cannot be named due to limitations in the Youth Criminal…
Four people shot outside New Life Church in Colorado Springs, USA
Sunday, December 9, 2007 Early afternoon saw a shooting in the church parking lot of New Life Church, an Evangelical Megachurch, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. According to a report quoting the church’s pastor four people were shot by a gunman in the car park. At this time it is unknown if there is…
Up to 31 women sue UK police force over rapist officer
Friday, November 26, 2010 Up to 31 women are suing Northumbria Police—which covers northeast England—over abuse they claim to have received from Police Constable Stephen Mitchell. Mitchell was this week convicted of two rapes, three indecent assaults, and six counts of misconduct in a public office against seven separate victims. They were among sixteen, all…
Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds
Friday, May 16, 2008 Controversy has arisen over the reported presence of blue asbestos on the MV Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology. According to the Saint Martin newspaper The Daily Herald and the shipping news journal Lloyd’s List, the Freewinds was sealed in April and local public health officials on…
How You Can Profit From A Failing Economy}
Read More About: Financial Planner Services Cost Best Financial Advice Submitted by: Simon P Smith Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few months you will no doubt have noticed the economy and financial markets are failing. A Forcast Event Many financial strategist have been discussing this for quite some time….
Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines
Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from Arahuay in Peru, Ban Samkha in…
WTO calls meeting on trade finance and economic crisis
Friday, October 10, 2008 The head of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, has called for a meeting to assess the trade finance situation, including the impact on developing countries. The meeting, which is schedule for November 12, will allow credit institutes and government officials to review the current trade credit situation. “A number of…
Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007
Monday, December 31, 2007 What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse fell…