Sunday, July 31, 2005 U.S. president released the results of high annual medical checkup July 31. The doctors said the president was in “excellent health”. The doctors did note some minor skin lesions from spending too much time in the sun and suggested sunscreen for the President. It is U.S. tradition for sitting presidents to…
North Korean Research Institute for Nutrition Care of Children director slams UN’s report on child malnutrition due to COVID-19
Friday, April 9, 2021 On Tuesday, a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea heavily criticised a report made by the United Nations on child malnutrition in North Korea, which found around 100 thousand children in North Korea are suffering from malnutrition. This malnutrition crisis is in part caused by COVID-19…
Sewing Machines: Making A Comeback?
Read An Opinion On: Hair Transplant Surgeon By Kathryn Whittaker While we don’t have to rely on sewing machines to satisfy our basic clothing needs, more and more people today turn to sewing to create unique, luxurious, one-of-a-kind pieces. Every family has that hand embroidered grandmother’s table cloth or a hand-made quilt, and these pieces…
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the…
G20 protests: Inside a labour march
Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London — “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London….
Genetically altered mice are “superathletes”
Friday, November 2, 2007 Researchers at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio have announced the creation of transgenic mice with substantially improved athletic endurance, which live and breed longer and are more aggressive than genetically unmodified siblings, and are leaner despite consuming 60% more food. The mice have been dubbed “mighty mice” or “supermice” by…
How To Find Burlington Coat Factory Coupons
Read An Opinion On: Superannuation Advisors By Mindy Claribel Coupons from Burlington factory can help you save money whether you are shopping right from their store or online. This factory usually offers 60%-70% off on their products and very economical. They are giving out coupons to their customers to help them save and economized their…
Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran….
Tobacco manufacturers and retailers fined over UK price fixing
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Several tobacco manufacturers and retailers in the United Kingdom have been fined a total of £225 million for price fixing. The fines were imposed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) following an investigation lasting seven years. It is the largest penalty ever issued by the OFT for breaches of the…
Nintendo releases GameBoy Micro in the US
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 On the 20th birthday of Nintendo‘s mascots, Mario and his brother Luigi, Nintendo has released the newest addition to the popular Game Boy line. The Game Boy Micro is the smallest handheld release by Nintendo to date. Unlike other handhelds in the Game Boy Advance series, the Game Boy Micro can…