Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Read More …
Detained journalist Mohamed Tamalt dies in Algeria
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Mohamed Tamalt, a journalist imprisoned in Algeria for insulting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, died in hospital while serving his sentence. His lawyer on Sunday announced his death. Tamalt, 42, lived in England, basing himself in London, and Read More …
Wikinews interviews Democratic candidate for the Texas 6th congressional district special election Daryl Eddings, Sr’s campaign manager
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas’ 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Read More …
Argentina beats Colombia 5-4 over penalties in Copa America quarter final 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015 On Friday, Argentina defeated Colombia in the third quarter- final of the 2015 Copa América ((en))Spanish language: ?America Cup which was held in Estadio Sausalito stadium in Viña del Mar, Chile. Argentina defeated Colombia 5–4 on Read More …
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign Read More …
Five injured as Adam Air 737 overruns Batam island runway
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 On Monday, five people were injured after a Boeing 737-400, operated by Adam Air, overshot the runway today while landing at Hang Nadim Airport on the island of Batam in Indonesia. The aircraft skidded 75 metres Read More …
Thai civil rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaichit presumed dead
Friday, January 13, 2006 Prominent Thai civil rights lawyer, Somchai Neelapaichit, is now presumed dead, according to an admission by the country’s Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. Somchai rose to prominence as a lawyer defending Muslim people accused of involvement in Read More …
Gibraltar police investigate suspicious death
Thursday, July 29, 2010 Correction — Aug 2, 2010 A reader drew to our attention that a body was found in Varyl Begg Estate, not Varyl Road as was stated in this report. The Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Gibraltar Read More …
130 OECD countries agree to back global corporate tax rate
Sunday, July 4, 2021 On Thursday, 130 countries and jurisdictions in the 139-member Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) agreed to support an overhaul to the international taxation system that would introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate, committing Read More …
Anti-Olympic protesters break into office of British Columbia premier
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Three anti-Olympic games protesters, posed as a flower delivery service, quickly ransacked British Columbia, Canada premier Gordon Campbell‘s downtown Vancouver, British Columbia office yesterday afternoon, breaking windows and throwing pictures, office documents, and various other items. Read More …