Wednesday, December 17, 2008 The final farewell train in the first series of Shinkansen super-express, called zero-kei (0 Series), ran through western Japan Sunday afternoon from Shin-Osaka to Hakata. 0 Series has served in Japan since 1964, undergoing some model changes, and was retired from regular runs at the end of the last month. Extra […]
Piduruthalaga: An Elevation Of Breath Taking BeautyPiduruthalaga: An Elevation Of Breath Taking Beauty
Click Here To Know More About: Best Tattoo Artist Sydney Piduruthalaga: An Elevation of Breath Taking Beauty by Pushpitha Wijesinghe Piduruthalagala, Sri Lanka s highest mountain stands 8500 above sea level. Located in the Central province of the country, the area surrounding this mountain is home to a variety of plants, animals, birds and flowers […]
Bomb blast damages buildings in AthensBomb blast damages buildings in Athens
Friday, March 20, 2009 Two buildings have been damaged in a bombing in Athens, Greece on Thursday. The target was a building owned by an agency that manages state real estate. Nobody was injured in the blast, but the building’s entrance was damaged. A nearby store and a parked car also sustained damage. The homemade […]
Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert CailliauWikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to […]
Asbestos discovery triggers evacuation and closure of New Jersey middle schoolAsbestos discovery triggers evacuation and closure of New Jersey middle school
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 The discovery of the presence of airborne asbestos in a middle school in Montclair, New Jersey Friday prompted the evacuation of over 200 students from the school and the school’s closure. Renaissance Middle School, part of the Montclair Public Schools in New Jersey, was closed Monday and remains closed Tuesday while […]
Government Urges Parents To Check Prom Limos In The North West}Government Urges Parents To Check Prom Limos In The North West}
Click Here To Know More About: Off Road Buggy For Sale Submitted by: Jackie Jolliffe With a VOSA clamp down on unlicensed limos, it is important that parents in the North West check their chosen limo hire company is legitimate. The Government is advising parents in the North West to ensure their childrens prom limo […]
Satirist Stephen Colbert runs for U.S. PresidentSatirist Stephen Colbert runs for U.S. President
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The American satirist Stephen Colbert has announced that he will run for the Presidency of the United States. He made his announcement on his mock news show The Colbert Report. However, Colbert said that he would only run in his home state of South Carolina as a favorite son. He also […]
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote controlGastric 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 […]
European Space Agency seeks volunteers for Mars simulationEuropean Space Agency seeks volunteers for Mars simulation
Thursday, June 28, 2007 The European Space Agency (ESA) is seeking volunteers who would be ready to take a part on three simulated missions to Mars. The anticipated missions will be a joint effort from ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Each crew will consist of six persons – two Europeans and four Russians. […]
Getting Favourable Currency Exchange Rates From The Uk To FranceGetting Favourable Currency Exchange Rates From The Uk To France
Click Here To Know More About: Dianne Hai Ha Submitted by: Richard Hull In comparison to the UK, property in France is quite cheap. If you could exchange like for like, you could expect to receive a house around twice the size with potentially ten times the amount of land in France! Of course, many […]