News briefs:May 27, 2010
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Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines
Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During … Continue reading →
Ford’s US auto sales spike, surpassing GM
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that its sales in the United States rose 43% in February compared to the same period last year, as the automaker outsold rivals Toyota and General Motors. The strength of … Continue reading →
Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan
Friday, September 28, 2007 Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that backs this haunting, shimmering … Continue reading →
Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan dies in car accident aged 50
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Plastic surgeon to the stars Dr. Frank Ryan has died in a car accident at age 50. It is reported that the Jeep Ryan was driving crashed over the side of the Pacific Coast Highway and … Continue reading →
Wikinews interviews Aurélien Miralles about Sirenoscincus mobydick species discovery
Thursday, January 24, 2013 1 2 3 4 A group of researchers published a paper about their discovery of a new species of Madagascar mermaid skink lizards last December. The species is the fourth forelimbs-only terrestrial tetrapods species known to … Continue reading →
Car bomb defused in central London
Friday, June 29, 2007 A car containing an large explosive device has been defused in the Haymarket, London. A second device was later found in a car park in Park Lane. A car, a light metallic green Mercedes-Benz E Class … Continue reading →
Questions raised about McCain’s choice of Palin, aides insist “thorough vetting” process
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Various questions have been raised about the choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Senator John McCain’s choice for Republican vice presidential running mate. There have been doubts over how thoroughly McCain had examined Palin’s background … Continue reading →
Boy dies after falling into river in North Yorkshire, England
Monday, June 7, 2010 Last weekend, an eight-year-old boy died after falling into the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire, England. The river is known for its depth and strong undercurrent. The accident took place on Aaron Page’s birthday, following celebrations … Continue reading →
Fatah assaults European Union office
Monday, January 30, 2006File:02gaza.jpg This article has been archived as published, however, the gunmen, according to sources listed, were members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades. In a reaction to the ongoing controversy over the September publication of cartoons by … Continue reading →