Friday, June 13, 2008 A referendum in Ireland proposing the country’s ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon has been rejected by the electorate despite near universal support from the country’s political establishment. Although in most states the issue has been (or will be) decided through parliamentary vote, Ireland was obliged to hold a referendum by
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 0 A.D. is a historical, open source, strategy game, published by Wildfire Games. It focuses on the period between 500BC and 500AD. The game will be released in two parts: the first covering the pre-AD period, and the second running to 500AD. With development well underway, Wikinews interviewed the development team.
Read An Opinion On: Financial Adviser Fees Financial Advisor Fee By Jack Stevinson Create your own Home Made Energy Have you ever thought of creating your own electricity? I realize it seems a bit daunting at first. After all we are talking about electricity which is both invisible and can be quite dangerous. However with
Thursday, July 17, 2008 A man shot and killed a Broward County Sheriff’s Office police dog in Miami Beach after a two-county chase in Florida early Thursday morning. The shooter, Delvin Lewis, 27, was firing shots at his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in Oakland Park. When police arrived, the suspect got into his car
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 One of the world’s most advanced earthquake warning systems in Japan has been found to have some practical use problems. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) apologized on Tuesday for erroneously issuing an “earthquake early warning for advanced users”, with regards to an earthquake which occurred on the Monday night at sea
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 The nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey as the next Attorney General of the United States, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today and will move to a vote before the entire United States Senate. Two Democrats joined the nine Republicans to yield an 11-8 vote. Observers believe that Mukasey will easily succeed
Read An Opinion On: Sydney Kitchen Cabinet Bathroom Renovation By Ty Hulse Earth tones are some of the warmest and friendliest of colors, calling to mind the comfort of home and the beauty of nature. From light creams to dark chocolates the very names of these colors can call to mind the warmth that they
Saturday, December 7, 2019 On Thursday local time, the government of Samoa began a planned two-day shutdown to make way for a nationwide vaccination campaign to combat the measles outbreak that had, by reports, infected over 4,200 of the island nation’s roughly 200,0000 residents since October and killed at least 62, including, according to government
Saturday, August 20, 2005 A power outage in Indonesia that left about 100 million people without electricity has caused a political crisis. The country’s state-owned energy monopoly, PLN, has not determined the immediate cause, and the country’s president has ordered the national intelligence agency and police to investigate. The blackout appears related to deficiencies in
Read An Opinion On: Lunchtime Website Lunchtime Site By Tom Blackman Make Sure you’re Ready for the Elements One of the great joys of owning a rough and ready vehicle such as the Toyota 4Runner is the fact that you can take it through a variety of terrain without worrying about problems. If you have