Wednesday, April 5, 2006 Glen Stollery is a New Zealand website developer who created the site ScienTOMogy.info in mid 2005. The site, which is a parody of Tom Cruise and his involvement with the Church of Scientology, became the centre of controversy when it was served with a number of cease and desist orders initiated…
China calls Japan’s gas drilling plan ‘a serious provocation’
Thursday, April 14, 2005 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters that China is protesting Japan’s plan to allow drilling for gas and oil in disputed waters in the East China Sea, characterizing the move as “a serious provocation”. On Wednesday, Japan announced that they would begin processing applications to allow oil and gas…
Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)/Aviation
Aviation articles by Wikinewsie Iain Macdonald. Germany bans Mahan Air of Iran, citing ‘security’ Lion Air disaster: Crashed jet’s voice recorder recovered from Java Sea Iranian cargo plane crashes into Karaj houses Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK’s Gatwick Airport Rescue helicopter crash kills six in Abruzzo, Italy UK…
Options In Sioux City Senior Care For Independent Living And Assisted Living
Read More About: Sydney Kitchen Designs A Plan byAlma Abell The idea of a retirement home or a retirement community may mean different things to different prospective residents and their families. There are options in Sioux City Senior Care that provide amenities to address these varying needs and expectations. Some are seeking retirement care as…
John Constable painting location mystery solved after 195 years
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The mystery of the location of a viewpoint used by English painter John Constable has been solved, after nearly 200 years. The Stour Valley and Dedham Church was painted in Suffolk, England, between 1814 and 1815, but changes to the landscape meant that the spot he chose was not known, despite…
IMF and EU approve aid for Georgia
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 The International Monetary Fund and the European Union approved aid packages to help Georgia recover from its conflict with Russia, which occurred in early August. The IMF approved a US$750 million loan which will allow Georgia to rebuild its currency reserves. The European Union also approved an aid package of €500…
Australia now recognises West Jerusalem as Israeli capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 On Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the national government’s decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital, while reaffirming the nation’s goal for two-state solution for Israel-Palestine conflict regarding authority of Jerusalem. “The Australian government has decided that Australia now recognises West Jerusalem, as the seat of the Knesset…
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not…
Wikinews interviews John Wolfe, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama
Sunday, May 20, 2012 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. So far, he has…
Who To Contact For Cockroach Extermination In Mililani
Read More About: Restaurant Menus Online Ordering Food Delivery Near Me byadmin Cockroaches are one of the worst bug problems you can have. They crawl over everything and love to get in your food supplies. Nobody wants to see a roach crawling over their food because it will be contaminated after that. Roaches carry harmful…