Friday, December 11, 2009 Somali pirates released a Greek-owned cargo ship and its 24 Ukrainian crew members earlier today, after seven months in captivity. The […]
Read MoreFlooding closes highways in eastern Iowa, US
Saturday, June 14, 2008 Interstate 80 is closed in Cedar County, Iowa, east of the Iowa City area, due to flooding from the Iowa River […]
Read MoreSouth African prosecutors charge ANC leader Jacob Zuma with corruption
Saturday, December 29, 2007File:JacobZuma.jpg Corruption-related charges have been brought against Jacob Zuma, the newly-elected leader of the African National Congress (ANC), according to his lawyer. […]
Read More‘Fascinating’ and ‘provocative’ research examines genetic elements of bipolar, schizophrenia
Saturday, October 1, 2011 Last week, Nature Genetics carried twin studies into the genetics of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This special report examines the month’s […]
Read MoreAndrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’
Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life […]
Read MoreSingapore student is world’s fastest text messenger
Thursday, November 16, 2006 Sixteen-year-old student Ang Chuang Yang of Singapore has earned a place in the record books, thanks to his fast thumbs. Yang […]
Read MoreExperts fear for the health of London whale
Saturday, January 21, 2006 Experts are now fearing the worst for the northern bottle-nosed whale that is still swimming in the Thames river London. The […]
Read MoreFourteen dead as passenger helicopter crashes off Estonia
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Fourteen people are presumed dead after a passenger helicopter of the Finnish company Copterline crashed into the Baltic Sea, 5 km […]
Read MoreRalph Nader calls out Democrats for financial bailout
Correction — Aug 2, 2010 Nader referred to the 1999 repeal of the 1933 Glass-Steagal Act. The Wikinews article omitted the word “repeal” from the account […]
Read MoreGoogle planning PayPal rival
Monday, June 20, 2005 Financial analysts say Google is planning an e-wallet service that could eventually compete with eBay’s payment service PayPal. Google has not […]
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