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British political candidate Nigel Farage injured in plane crash on polling day
Thursday, May 6, 2010 A political candidate for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has been injured in a plane crash. Nigel Farage, the former leader of the party, was in a two-seater plane when it crashed at an airfield in Northamptonshire. The plane crashed just one hour after voting had opened on polling day. […]
What To Do Before Contacting The Pest Control Experts
Here’s An Opinion On: Buy Ute Racks Melbourne byAlma Abell There are many plans and strategies that homeowners can carry out regularly, or at least once a year, to protect their home against insect and pest infestation. When you carry out these simple tasks efficiently, in conjunction with your professional pest control company, your home […]
BBC Radio 1 reverses “faggot” ruling hours after initial ban
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 BBC Radio 1 bosses have today reversed their decision to censor the word “faggot” from the 20 year old Fairytale of New York song by The Pogues. The initial censoring of the song caused controversy recently as the song had been played for 20 years without censoring, and resulted in many […]
Sirius CEO visits congress
Friday, March 2, 2007 Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin appeared before a newly formed Antitrust Task Force, a sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday last week in Washington, D.C. to defend the proposed U.S. merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio services. The hearing, carried live on C-SPAN, was attended by representatives from various […]
Airplane crashes into ocean in Micronesia
Saturday, September 29, 2018 Yesterday morning near the international airport located on Weno island of Chuuk state of the Federated States of Micronesia, Oceania a passenger airplane of model Boeing 737-800 flown by the Air Niugini carrier crashed into sea as its pilot missed the runway. All 47 people on board — by differing reports, […]
Facts About Direct Primary Care And Concierge Medicine
Here’s An Opinion On: Virtual Mental Healthcare For International Students By Lawrence Reaves Debates about healthcare have been turning up in news stories for years. There is no debate that people need access to good medical care and that those who see doctors regularly and receive preventative care are healthier. The debating begins when people […]
Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, Chairman of the Modern Whig Party
Monday, October 13, 2008 In the United States, there are two major political parties; the Republican and the Democratic. However, there are several other minor – commonly referred to as “third” – parties. One of these is the Modern Whig Party, which has been steadily increasing in popularity over recent months. Last week, Wikinews reporter […]
Wikinews interviews biologist Chris Simon about periodical cicadas
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 In May, periodical cicadas with 17 years life cycle emerged on the East Coast of the USA after underground development as juveniles since 1996. Researchers and scientists worked to map and study the rare wave, and the locals prepared for the noisy event. First recorded in 1666, the Magicicada septendecim species […]
Forex Day Trading Tips
Here’s An Opinion On: Hai Ha Money Transfer Review Most people look at what has already come to pass on their chart. After that, they come up with a one trade idea and then wish it will work out. Since we can’t see what happens next, untested traders tend to assume circumstances of what they […]
Australian troops land in East Timor
Friday, May 26, 2006 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: 2006 East Timor crisis After approximately 150 Australian troops from 4 Royal Australian Regiment (Commandos) secured Comoro airport in Dili yesterday, the total number of Australian troops in East Timor has risen to 600, with a further 1200 in transit or directly supporting […]