Saturday, September 15, 2007 Mark Grenier is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Welland riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Minor alterations not affecting the content have been made to this interview; the original text is available by clicking…
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. The bodies of 46 Afghan illegal immigrants who suffocated to death in a container truck Saturday near Quetta, Pakistan, returned home Tuesday. The Edhi Foundation…
Aluminum
Read An Opinion On: Buy Pressure Cooker Aluminum by Jenifer Gilin Aluminum is one of the most abundant element on earth, and its oxide is present in clay, kaolin and many other mineral formations. For economic reasons, aluminum is almost exclusively produced from bauxite, which is a residual clay formed in tropical regions by the…
Wikinews Shorts: September 6, 2006
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_Shorts:_September_6,_2006&oldid=4638549”
Dow falls 340 points amid unemployment and retail sales rates news
Thursday, September 4, 2008 The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a stock market index used to gauge the performance of American stock exchanges, fell 344.65 at the close of trading Thursday. The exact reason for the drop is unknown, with different news agencies pointing to different causes. The New York Times cites a rise in unemployment…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inaugurates the “Defence Development Exhibition ‘Self-Defence-2021′”
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 On Monday, on the 76th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea’s founding, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inaugurated a new weapons exhibition in the Three-Revolutions Exhibition House, Pyongyang. Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported the event next day. According to Chinese travel agency Young Pioneer Tours, North Korea closed…
Can A Chiropractor Help Sciatica?
Read An Opinion On: Best Sciatica Pain Relief Exercises A chiropractor can help sciatica patients experience relief from debilitating pain. Chiropractic care is one of the major non-surgical sciatica treatment techniques. This is a treatment based on scientific principles, and many kinds of sciatica can be successfully treated by highly trained chiropractors. Chiropractic manipulation can…
Wikinews Shorts: November 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, November 9, 2007. 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 thousands of people who had gathered in Glasgow to watch the announcement and resulted in “jubilation” in the streets….
‘A very giant struggle’: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s warning of oncoming economic difficulties
Thursday, December 2, 2021 In a talk made to officials at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Workers’ Party of Korea held on Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned officials of a coming “very giant struggle” in the economic field, reported Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun. Present at the meeting, which was…
Wikinews interviews Frank Moore, independent candidate for US President
Saturday, March 1, 2008 While nearly all coverage of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. Wikinews has impartially reached…