Thursday, October 26, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Vicky Dhillon, asking them to answer common questions sent in […]
Read MoreBotswana holds parliamentary elections
Saturday, October 17, 2009 Voters in Botswana will head to the polls this Friday to vote in parliamentary elections. The incumbent Democratic Party, in power since 1966, is expected to win the vote. Some voters left their homes as early as 04.00 local time to be in time for the opening of polling stations two […]
Read MoreCylinder Storage Means A Much Safer Workplace For Staff And Customers
Read An Opinion On: Cafe Chairs Sydney Bar Furniture Submitted by: Rodrigo Hollywood It seems that to make fun of health and safety is a big thing in the UK at the moment. Whenever something is prohibited, health and safety is often cited as the culprit. However much good health and safety measures have brought […]
Read MoreUK Wikinews Shorts: July 8, 2013
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013.
Read MoreBT Global Services to double US revenues and cut costs
Friday, September 15, 2006 BT Global Services this week laid out its vision for the next three years: its revenues to double in the USA, Japan, India and China, and £400m of annual savings, achieved through offshoring and slashing its procurement costs. £200m of this will come from a reduction in what it spends on […]
Read MoreAlabama Land For Sale Is Your Land Ready To Sell
Read An Opinion On: Hatch And Hatch Site Land Surveyors Melbourne Submitted by: Chuck Magee If you own land for sale in Alabama and the land has not been kept very well over the last few years, I have some suggestions on how you can improve your property. Some of the suggestions you probably have […]
Read More‘Purity’ ring case taken to High Court
Saturday, June 23, 2007 Lydia Playfoot, a 16 year old schoolgirl from West Sussex, England, has been faced with expulsion by her school, Millais School of Horsham, for wearing a purity ring that symbolises her dedication to chastity. Her case, that she should be allowed to wear the ring as it is an “expression of […]
Read MoreElite Boston Marathon runner Emily Levan discusses life and running
Saturday, April 23, 2005 The interview below was conducted by Pingswept over the phone with Emily Levan on April 21, 2005. Levan lives in Wiscasset, Maine, with her husband and daughter, and she ran in the Boston Marathon women’s race on April 18, 2005. To summarize for our readers, you recently came in 12th in […]
Read MoreCelebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan dies in car accident aged 50
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Plastic surgeon to the stars Dr. Frank Ryan has died in a car accident at age 50. It is reported that the Jeep Ryan was driving crashed over the side of the Pacific Coast Highway and landed on rocks. Lifeguards were first on the scene and unsuccessfully tried to rescue Ryan. […]
Read MoreBrazilian Vote Buying parliamentary commission present first joint preliminary report
Wikipedia has more about this subject: Brazilian vote-for-cash scandal Monday, September 5, 2005 Brazil —The Post Office and Vote Buying parliamentary commissions of investigation unanimously approved on Thursday (1) their first joint preliminary report of activities. The text was prepared by their redactors, Osmar Serraglio (PMDB) and Ibrahim Abi-Ackel (PP), from Post Office and Vote […]
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