Mao-style suits fading away in China

Thursday, March 17, 2005File:Nixon Mao 1972-02-29.png The famous “Mao suit”, prominently worn by Chinese leaders in the decades following that country’s 1949 revolution, is on the verge of disappearing from China, as the fashion-conscious younger generation shuns the previously common Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer as the “Beatles Extension Act”, the proposed measure would extend copyright from 50 to 95 years after Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Paris Hilton mocks John McCain presidential ad

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 American celebutante and businesswoman Paris Hilton has bashed a recent presidential campaign ad by 2008 U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain in which he compared his rival Barack Obama to celebrities such as Hilton and Britney Spears. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

DiCaprio finally wins Oscar for Best Actor

Monday, February 29, 2016 Yesterday Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar, for Best Actor, at the 88th Academy Awards. The award ended DiCaprio’s long wait for an Academy Award — he was first nominated in 1993 and won on his Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Category:Featured article

Shortcut:WN:FA Featured articles are selected by the community to represent the best of Wikinews. See the Featured Article Candidates page for nominations and discussions of candidate articles for this page. Or, subscribe to the RSS feed! [edit] Pages in category Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized