Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper's cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to Inverness on a shopping trip.
However on her return journey heavy snow and ice prevented her...
Friday, February 3, 2006
An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill "RU486" has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women's access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9.
The Senate committee is considering a bill to remove ministerial control of the abortifacient drug...
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Controversial and explicit Canadian workplace safety ads have been pulled from television, and paper ads from some bus shelters for the Christmas season. However, the ads will return to air in January.
"It's totally erroneous to suggest we're pulling anything," chairman of the Workplace Safety and Information Board of Ontario, Steve Mahoney said. "Our plan from Day 1...
Monday, December 2, 2013
Police in the West Midlands in England today said nearly 200 kilograms worth of drugs with value possibly as great as £30 million (about US$49 million or €36 million) has been seized from a unit in the town of Brownhills. In what an officer described as "one of the largest in the force’s 39 year history", West Midlands Police reported recovering six big...
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Past Pandemics have claimed many lives. Disease
Year
Death toll Spanish Flu 1918/1919 50 million Asian Flu
1957
1 million Hong Kong Flu
1968
1 million The science journal Nature devoted a special section to the Asian H5N1 virus, or "Avian Flu", highlighting the danger it poses to world populations, and cautioning that unless steps are taken soon, it could lead to the...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty Professional photographer John B. Mueller was at the Children Uniting Nations/Billboard Academy Awards afterparty red carpet, taking photos for Wikinews. It is one of the largest events, following only the Vanity Fair and Elton John AIDS Foundation Party...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Marvin Schur, a 93-year-old man from Bay City, Michigan has died after the electric company limited his electric use due to his failure to pay over US$1,000 in past-due payments.
Bay City Electric Light & Power installed a power-limiting device on his home on January 13. The device would limit the amount of power the resident uses and would essentially shut it off...
More On This Topic: Indoor Furniture For Sale La Chair Pads, Linen Tablecloths From Contempo Linens by jackauthorsThe color of the cushion is likely to be critical in complementing the other outdoor furniture. When selecting bench cushions based on color, ask for a sample of the fabric if feasible to be sent to you than relying on website images which may be inaccurate. Also think about the...