Wednesday, February 27, 2008 File:Svalbard vault mountain cutaway.jpgArtist’s conception of the vault.Image: Global Crop Diversity Trust. File:Svalbard Global Seed Vault main entrance 1.jpgThe entrance to the vault.Image: Global Crop Diversity Trust. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a vault containing millions … Continue reading →
? June 3, 2010 June 5, 2010 ? June 4 Pages in category “June 4, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:June_4,_2010&oldid=1333828” … Continue reading →
Monday, June 11, 2007 Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had about US$1.5 billion in cash assets in Thailand seized today by the Assets Examination Committee. Calling Thaksin “unusually rich,” the committee said Thaksin had obtained the money through corrupt … Continue reading →
Thursday, May 4, 2006 Scientists warn that Mount Merapi, or “The Mountain of Fire,” a large Indonesian volcano on the island of Java is likely to erupt. Molten lava and shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded on Wednesday, as well as … Continue reading →
Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an … Continue reading →
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San José Mine in Copiapó, codenamed Operación San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Operation), began on Tuesday night, at around 20:00 local time (23:00 UTC). Florencio Ávalos was the … Continue reading →
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 The Singaporean branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published a guide yesterday critiquing the practices employed to catch seafood destined for sale in the country. According to the publication, three-quarters of the more than 40 … Continue reading →
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Chemotherapy is usually associated with a collection of side effects ranging from digestive problems to hair loss, but a study published this week in Human Reproduction demonstrated that female cancer patients may find they have something … Continue reading →
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Early indications are that between 5,000 and 6,000 litres of fuel leaked from a storage tank into a stream leading to Welcome Bay, which is near Wollaston Lake in the northeast part of the province. The … Continue reading →
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Suharto, second president of Indonesia, has died today in a Jakarta hospital at the age of 86. The cause of death was announced as multiple-organ failure. He had been in the hospital since January 4, when … Continue reading →
