Wikinews Shorts: August 31, 2006
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Hydrogen fuel cell cars promoted in various states, but U.S. federal funding cut
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 American Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is cutting US$100 million dollars from hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research and diverting the remaining $69 million to hydrogen fuel cell research for household current. Former president George W. Bush … Continue reading →
Three babies dead within one week at Madrid Hospital
Sunday, March 4, 2007 A Spanish hospital reported today that three premature babies have died within one week from the same infection. The babies, who were being cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit of Madrid‘s 12 de Octubre … Continue reading →
Criticism over Qingzang Railway as opening nears
Friday, April 28, 2006 Claimed by Tibetan exile groups. Tibetan areas designated by PRC. Tibet Autonomous Region (actual control). Claimed by India as part of Aksai Chin. Claimed by the PRC as part of … Continue reading →
‘Handkerchiefs in the air’: Bicentennial celebrations in Pichilemu, Chile
Monday, September 20, 2010 An event attended by thousands of people, called “Handkerchiefs in the air” (Spanish: Pañuelos al Aire), took place on Monday morning at Pichilemu, in Daniel Ortúzar Avenue. The event was organized by Loreto Puebla, former Governor … Continue reading →
28-year-old Swedish electronic dance music artist Avicii dies in Oman
Monday, April 23, 2018 On Friday afternoon, Swedish electronic dance music artist Tim Bergling, stage name Avicii, was found dead in Oman’s capital Muscat, stated his publicist Diana Baron. Baron did not specify the cause of Bergling’s death in the … Continue reading →
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Read More About: New Zealand Menu Lunch Time Modular Buildings by Gareth HoylesThere are many different uses for modular and portable buildings, they can add a great addition to your place of business. This article is aimed at exploring the … Continue reading →
Parents arrested after putting baby on Craigslist
Sunday, June 1, 2008 A couple from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has been arrested on charges of public mischief after listing their seven day old baby girl on the popular Internet classified ads website Craigslist. The listing claimed that the … Continue reading →
News briefs:May 16, 2010
Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything. … Continue reading →
Cold as ice: Wikinews interviews Marymegan Daly on unusual new sea anemone
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 In late 2010 a geological expedition to Antarctica drilled through the Ross Ice Shelf so they could send an ROV under it. What they found was unexpected: Sea anemones. In their thousands they were doing what … Continue reading →