Thursday, March 5, 2009 US stock markets dropped to twelve-year lows on Thursday, amidst falling confidence in the financial sector and worries over whether the […]
Read MoreIndigenous Brazilians asserting their land claims
Saturday, February 4, 2006 The last few months have seen the number of land conflicts involving indigenous people increase rapidly. Brazil has 400,000 “first people”, […]
Read MoreU.S. FDA grants first emergency use authorization to coronavirus vaccine
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Read MoreCanadaVOTES: Libertarian John Kittridge in St. Paul’s
Monday, October 13, 2008 In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via […]
Read MoreEarly morning fire kills four New York group home residents
Sunday, March 22, 2009 After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home […]
Read MoreIsraeli PM Ariel Sharon briefly opens eyes
Monday, January 16, 2006 Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes for the first time since he suffered a major […]
Read MoreCleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, […]
Read MoreAustralian swim team pulled from Rio training pool when water turns ‘soupy’
Saturday, August 6, 2016 Concerns about water quality at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games have expanded to include the inside training pool: top […]
Read MoreBush deploys military in the US for active duty as federal response force
Sunday, October 12, 2008 United States President George W. Bush deployed the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team to a new role on United […]
Read MoreDog flu spreads across the US
Saturday, October 15, 2005 Dogs are normally resistant to most flu strains. Since about 2000, a new strain of dog flu has been spreading in […]
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