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Mozilla, Creative Commons, Wikimedia Foundation announce Bassel Khartabil Free Culture fellowship following execution of open culture activist
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Monday, August 14, 2017 On Friday, several free knowledge, culture and open source oriented organisations — Creative Commons, Mozilla, and the Wikimedia Foundation, amongst others — collectively announced a three-year commitment for […]
Jade Rabbit lunar rover declared lost
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Chinese state news today declared Jade Rabbit, China’s first moon rover, irreparably damaged. The Chang’e 3 lander, the first lunar lander for 37 years and of the third nationality, touched down and launched Jade Rabbit in December. Jade Rabbit was designed to spend three months seeking out natural resources but has […]
Australian “3 CDMA” customers have 90 days to move to 3G
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Hutchison, the company which operates the “3” mobile network in Australia has announced that it’s 2G CDMA customers will have 90 days to migrate to their UMTS based 3G mobile telephone network or be without service. Hutchison said that customers who were under contract and wished to leave would be able […]
Ganoderma Coffee
Here’s An Opinion On: Dr. Amir Tahernia By Angelo Johnson Ganoderma Coffee is a genuine black coffee made from Brazilian coffee beans and Ganoderma extract. It is highly enjoyable and refreshing. Also, it nutritious and pleasing. A drink commensurate with even the most discerning coffee drinker’s palate. Ganoderma Coffee is the world’s first and only […]
Israel to install missile defense systems on airliners
Friday, March 21, 2008 Israel has announced plans to begin fitting missile defense systems to airliners within weeks. The systems will emit flares designed to confuse the guidance systems on heat-seeking missiles. Greatest priority will go to adding the equipment – already in use with the Israeli air force – on aircraft that fly to […]
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the […]
Blues musician B.B. King dies aged 89
Friday, May 15, 2015 B.B. King, legendary blues guitarist well known for tracks such as “Rock Me Baby”, “My Lucille”, and “The Thrill Is Gone”, died in his Las Vegas home yesterday at the age of 89. Attorney Brent Bryson said King died in his sleep. A 15-time Grammy winner, with over 50 albums released, […]
Why To Buy Solar Panels Sydney For Your Home
Here’s An Opinion On: Solar Battery Cost Buy Solar Batteries Why To Buy Solar Panels Sydney For Your Home by Horihor Horon Each month you get the electricity bill of your home and you become surprised by taking a view on the amount of the electricity bill as the amount is too high. This is […]
Wikinews Shorts: December 7, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, December 7, 2008. Contents 1 ‘Progress’ seen in US auto bailout deal 2 Ghana to hold elections 3 Archbishop of York says Mugabe must be overthrown 4 Scandal-ridden Congressman loses delayed election Officials say that progress is being made in a deal to bail out three United States […]
Home of Stonehenge builders found
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Scientists have uncovered the largest Neolithic settlement in the United Kingdom at the Durrington Walls and believe that the village was inhabited by the people who built the Stonehenge monument. Scientists say that the village was built around 2,600 B.C., roughly when Stonehenge was believed to have been constructed, and housed […]