UK Wikinews Shorts: July 8, 2013
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013.
Read MoreInterview with Innocent Watat, City Council candidate for Wards 3 & 4 in Brampton, Canada
Saturday, October 21, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Innocent Watat, asking them to answer common questions sent in […]
Read MoreFrench goalkeeper Fabien Barthez announces retirement
Saturday, October 7, 2006 In the 2006 World Cup final, Fabien Barthez’s mistake allowed Materazzi to score a decisive goal. The bald keeper, who’ll be remembered for being top-head kissed at the start of each international match by teammate Laurent Blanc, was desperately hoping for revenge against Italy last September in the Stade de France […]
Read MoreSouth Africa Bouncing Back From A Gloomy Past
Find Out More About: Financial Planning Advice Best Financial Advice By Nemanja Kuzmanovic For almost half a century, South Africa was placed under apartheid, a means of segregation where the white where separated from the black. Even if more blacks inhabited the country, the whites were given more privileges. It was a serious form of […]
Read MoreCommonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]
Read MoreBBC to cut Electric Proms for financial reasons
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 File:Bbcr2electricpromslogo.jpg The BBC have announced they are to axe annual music festival Electric Proms from their schedule for financial reasons. The festival first took place in October 2006. The 2011 event will not go ahead, with last year’s festival being the last. Bob Shennan, controller of BBC Radio 2, said he […]
Read MoreWikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball player Tina McKenzie
Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia — On Saturday, Wikinews interviewed Tina McKenzie, a former member of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders. McKenzie, a silver and bronze Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, retired from the game after the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Wikinews caught up with her […]
Read MoreThings You Should Know About Bean Bag Chairs For Kids
Things You Should Know About Bean Bag Chairs for Kids by Corrie Duana Do you find yourself always worrying that your kids might accidentally scratch your finest furniture? Or maybe you re already hoarse from repeatedly telling them off not to play on that expensive couch? Well, you are certainly not alone since a lot […]
Read MoreFormer US Representative Dan Rostenkowski dies aged 82
Saturday, August 14, 2010 Former US Representative Dan Rostenkowski died of lung cancer Wednesday at his vacation home in Genoa City, Wisconsin. Rostenkowski, whose political career ended in the early 1990s after he was convicted on fraud charges, was 82. Rostenkowski’s death was confirmed by his spokesperson, Jim Jaffe, who said that the former congressman […]
Read MoreLast Mile Delivery Solution Provider Esquire Logistics
Find Out More About: Gps Tracker Cheap Vehicle Tracking Last mile delivery solution provider – Esquire Logistics by jackauthors Timely reporting and safety are the important ingredients which helps a logistic company to expand its horizons to its highest. Since 1999, Esquire Logistics has been serving the delivery needs of South Florida\\’s businesses. It provides […]
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