Monday, August 23, 2010 Former Yugoslav footballer Stjepan Bobek has died at the age of 86. His death was confirmed by doctors at the Belgrade emergency clinic. However, the cause of death was not given. Born in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, Bobek gained fame while playing for Partizan Belgrade. He joined them in 1945 and…
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U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached…
British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’
Saturday, March 14, 2009 Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he still lived in the UK and then Le Salvager after he moved to France. Rico has been in a variety of jobs but his passion is now…
Handmade Home Accessories Are Not About Extending The Decorative Beauty Of Home.}
Read More About: Bq Design Bq Design Site Submitted by: Sophia.B Brown When one speaks of home accessories, the phrase home accessories does not strictly encompass solely the franchise items decorating the drawing room or the mantelpiece. Or the branded cutlery set on the dining table for that matter. The term home accessories also refer…
Staffordshire hoard goes on display in British Museum in London, England
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Some of the notable pieces from the gold and silver hoard which was found in a private field in Staffordshire, England by a metal-detector user have been put on display in the British Museum in the city of London. Approximately 1,500 pieces were found in July of this year; the discovery…
Michigan coaching icon Bo Schembechler dies
Thursday, November 23, 2006 Renowned University of Michigan college football coach Bo Schembechler, died Friday at the age of 77. Schembechler collapsed at the studios of WXYZ-TV after taping a TV show on the eve of the Wolverines’ No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with perennial rival Ohio State. He was taken by ambulance to…
US intercity passenger train collides with truck, derails
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 An Amtrak passenger train de-railed after hitting a pickup truck in Plant City, Florida, in the United States. The driver of the pickup truck was killed on impact. The crash occurred at a marked railroad crossing inside of an industrial area, according to an Amtrak spokesperson. None of the 133 passengers…
Ensure Your Septic System Functions Properly With Septic Tank Pumping In Des Moines Iowa
Read More About: Cisco Meraki Mx64 Buy Meraki Mx64 byAlma Abell The septic system is perhaps the most important advance in the individual treatment of household sewage and yet, many people don’t really understand the system. For instance, a lot of folks think that their septic system should function without any trouble for many years….
Travel ban 2.0 exempts Iraqis, U.S. permanent residents
Thursday, March 9, 2017 On Monday, U.S. president Donald Trump signed in the Oval Office a revised version of his executive order barring entry to the United States by refugees and individuals from certain Muslim-majority countries. While the previous ban, which caused chaos at airports and drew considerable criticism from within and outside of the…