Thursday, January 4, 2018 Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service vehicle.Image: John Bradley. A fire on Sunday night in the seven-storey carpark for the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England destroyed almost all the vehicles parked inside and led to cancellation of…
Wikinews Shorts: November 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, November 9, 2007. Logo for Glasgow 2014 Glasgow in Scotland was today announced to be the host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The result which was announced in Sri Lanka was witnessed by…
Advantages Of Property Management
Click Here To Find Out More About: Cmms Software Australia Advantages of Property Management by Propertyman Property owners of rental properties usually have one thing in mind: making a profit from the property investment. This can be very challenging for…
Toothpaste fills cavities without drilling
Thursday, February 24, 2005 A paste containing synthetic tooth enamel can seal small cavities without drilling. Kazue Yamagishi and colleagues at the FAP Dental Institute in Tokyo say that the paste can repair small cavities in 15 minutes. Currently, fillers…
Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend
Monday, June 21, 2010 Victoria, and husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland lead the procession around Stockholm after marrying SaturdayImage: Prolineserver (Wikimedia Commons). Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time…
Alistair Darling unveils UK’s 2010 Budget
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Alistair Darling in 2006 Image: Agência Brasil. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, today unveiled the country’s final annual budget before the general election. The biggest announcements included abolishing stamp duty on homes under £250,000…
Manchester United signs Pogba, now costliest player in history
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Yesterday, English football club Manchester United F.C. announced signing Frenchman Paul Pogba from Italian club Juventus F.C. Pogba rejoined The Red Devils on a five-year contract for €105 million making him the most expensive footballer of…
46 illegal Afghan immigrants suffocate in truck in Pakistan
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Correction — Nov 1, 2013 The article below claims each passenger paid 4000 to 8000 USD. Each paid 30,000 Rupees, equivilent at the time to about US$375. Map of Quetta, Pakistan near the Afghanistan border. The bodies…
Israeli athletes barred from representing country in Abu Dhabi’s grand slam
Thursday, October 19, 2017 On Monday, the Israel Judo Association responded after organisers of the judo grand slam in Abu Dhabi told chairman of the Israel Judo Association Moshe Ponte Israeli athletes would not be permitted to wear the Israeli…
Russian football club signs two Portugal internationals
Saturday, May 14, 2005 Dinamo Moscow came into agreement with FC Porto on a deal bringing two stars of Portugal’s national team, Maniche and Costinha into the Russian club. Their transfer cost was 16 and 4 million euros respectively, making…