Friday, March 5, 2021 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the UK’s 2021 budget on Wednesday in the House of Commons. This comes amid significant damage to the country’s economy from the COVID-19 pandemic, in which over 700 thousand people have lost their jobs, with the economy shrinking by 10%. Sunak announced an extension…
Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic assistant coach David Gould
Thursday, July 25, 2013 Wikinews caught up with Australian wheelchair basketball coach David Gould in Canberra, where the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team — the Gliders — were having a training camp. Gould told Wikinews he retired from playing after the 2002 World Championships. He said he began coaching able bodied basketball at schools…
How To Recover Faster From A Breast Augmentation}
Read An Opinion On: Cheek Fat Reduction How to recover faster from a breast augmentation by The cosmetic surgeries like microdermabrasion or implants have made an unbelievable advancement as far as quality of the surgeons and the patient’s recovery is concerned.Though breast augmentation patients recover at a very rapid pace, still they want to get…
Jackpot rises on ‘Mega Millions’ lottery in US; breaks record
Friday, August 31, 2007 In just over 24 hours, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot in the United States has risen to US$330,000,000 to make it the third largest lottery jackpot in the world. On Thursday, the jackpot was at $325 million and it still could rise before the drawing takes place tonight at 8:00 p.m….
California senator opposed to cell-phones involved in cell-phone related crash
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 California state senator Carole Migden crashed her state provided SUV into a Honda sedan while reaching for her phone. Migden has favored a new law penalizing drivers who talk on their cellular phones (aka mobile phones). The crash occurred on Highway 12 in Solano County, California Friday morning. The driver of…
Is Your Child Being Bullied? Can You Spot A Bully?
Read An Opinion On: Lunchtime Site By Richard Paul How to Know if a Student is Being Bullied If you notice a behavior change, you may want to talk to the child to see if there is anything wrong. For example, if a child is normally out-going and willing to participate one day and then…
Wikinews Shorts: January 13, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Contents 1 Anti-government protests in Riga, Latvia cause riots 2 Obama will close Guantanamo Bay in his first week say advisers 3 Greek shipping magnate kidnapped in Athens 4 Microsoft permits additional Windows 7 beta downloads 5 Cristiano Ronaldo crowned Footballer of the Year 6…
Former Formula 1 designer unveils new electric car
Monday, November 9, 2009 Former Formula One McLaren designer Gordon Murray has unveiled a new all-electric car. The car model, which is known as the T.27, is due to be developed over the course of the next 16 months with four prototypes. The process that will be used during the course of the manufacturing of…
International team of scientists reports on Antarctic lead pollution
Monday, August 4, 2014 Researchers from Australia, Denmark, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and the United States conducted lead concentration measurements of sixteen ice core samples, and found that industrial air pollution has persisted Antarctica since its arrival there in 1889 and remains significant in the current century. Their study was published in Scientific Reports on…
Putting Imaginative Skills To Use
Read An Opinion On: Sefiani Communications Group Site By Ellie Lewis Many things are involved in making a video. If you have always been interested in watching television and how things work, a career in production services might be perfect for you. You may be able to see the behind the scene for many of…