Monday, October 20, 2008 Wikinews has learned that the Church of Scientology has begun to falsely accuse the internet protest group Anonymous of a 2007 school shooting in Finland. The Church, on October 18, 2008 accused Anonymous of being involved in the November 2007 shooting at Jokela High School, in which a man named Pekka-EricRead More
Learning How To Choose A Good Hunting Dog
Here’s An Opinion On: Tails R Wagging Submitted by: John Clayton If you are relatively new to the sport of hunting, it may take you a little while to get used to the routines and strategies that are often used in this sport. Once you get into the swing of things, you will get excitedRead More
Blasts in Mexico rips gas and oil pipelines
Monday, September 10, 2007 Oil and gas pipelines in Mexico were attacked in six different places Monday, forcing the evacuation of approximately 12,000 residents. The six blasts were to reported to have happened at about 2:00 a.m on Monday morning. The company who owns the pipelines, Petroleos Mexicanos, shut down all lines after the attack.Read More
Indian Ocean Earthquake
Friday, December 31, 2004 Indian Ocean – Over 116,000 are reported dead in the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and many other regions, following a magnitude 9.0 quake, and the massive tsunami which wiped out entire coastlines. U.N. Secretary General calls Asian quake/tsunami “unprecedented disaster”, calls for international help. NY TimesRead More
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’Read More
Fuel leak prompts 17,000-vehicle recall by Toyota
Sunday, June 27, 2010 Toyota announced on Friday that it will recall around 17,000 Lexus vehicles in response to risks of the fuel tank in the cars leaking after a collision. The Lexus HS 250h model was subjected to the recall following a US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation. Despite previously passing ToyotaRead More
House approves Senate amended economic stimulus package
Friday, February 8, 2008 The United States House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan US$152 billion economic stimulus package that gives one-time rebates to United States citizens, US$600 for individuals or US$1,200 for couples plus US$300 for each child. US$300 checks would be sent to people on low-income including retirees on Social Security which wasRead More
US government files lawsuit against BP Exploration in Alaska
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 The United States government has filed a civil lawsuit against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) alleging that the company “violated federal clean air and water laws” by “illegally discharging” more than 200,000 gallons crude oil during two oil spills in 2006 on Alaska’s North Slope in Prudhoe Bay. BPXA previously pleadedRead More
News briefs:June 30, 2005
Thursday, June 30, 2005 Contents 1 Bodies found at crash site of US helicopter in Afghanistan 2 Flash floods hit Australia’s eastern coast 3 Undercover investigation into protests planned for July’s G8 summit 4 Rwandan businessmen sentenced for War Crimes 5 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announces cooperation between KDE Group and Wikimedia 6 OhmyNews forumRead More
Category:Science and technology
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 31 July 2018: Total lunar eclipse occurs in July 2018 21 July 2018: Cretaceous baby snake fossil found in Myanmar 19 July 2018: US astronomers announce discovering ten tiny Jovian satellites 10 June 2018: New study of endangered whaleRead More