News briefs: February 20, 2014
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2010 UK general election results
Posted on Thursday, May 6, 2010 This table shows the results for 649 of 650 constituencies in the 2010 general election in the United Kingdom (not including the delayed constituency of Thirsk and Malton, which will hold its election on 27 May). The “Constituency” column shows the name of each constituency, linked to the relevant Wikipedia article. […]
Former ‘Top Model’ contestant Whitney Cunningham defends plus size models, celebrates the “regular woman”
Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Once you get a chance to talk to West Palm Beach, Florida native Whitney Cunningham, who placed seventh on the eighth cycle of the popular reality TV series America’s Next Top Model, you begin to understand what host Tyra Banks meant when she described her as the “full package.” First of […]
NSW govt to rebuild high school with private funding
Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 New South Wales minister for Education and Training, Carmel Tebbutt told parliament that Kelso High School, which was destroyed by fire on August 18, 2005 will be rebuilt under the NSW government’s New Schools Public Private Partnerships (PPP) program. Under the program, the bulk of construction costs come from private companies […]
Indonesian blackout caused by lack of generation capacity
Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2005 A power outage in Indonesia that left about 100 million people without electricity has caused a political crisis. The country’s state-owned energy monopoly, PLN, has not determined the immediate cause, and the country’s president has ordered the national intelligence agency and police to investigate. The blackout appears related to deficiencies in […]
Wikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball player Tina McKenzie
Posted on Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia — On Saturday, Wikinews interviewed Tina McKenzie, a former member of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders. McKenzie, a silver and bronze Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, retired from the game after the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Wikinews caught up with her […]
U.S. manufacturer General Motors seeks bankruptcy protection
Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 United States automobile manufacturing firm General Motors filed for bankruptcy and Chapter 11 protection from its creditors at 12:00 UTC Monday, in a Manhattan, New York federal bankruptcy court. This was the largest bankruptcy filing for a U.S. manufacturing company, and with declared assets of $82.29 billion and a debt of […]
The Benefits Of Title Insurance}
Posted onFind Out More About: Hatch And Hatch Land Surveyors Melbourne Submitted by: Chriss Harmen Is it important to have title insurance? Most people might not think much about it; however, carrying it has benefits, not just for the buyer but for everyone involved in real estate transactions. A title insurance company scrutinizes documents related to […]
Bomb blast kills 5 policemen in Islamabad, Pakistan
Posted on Saturday, April 4, 2009 At least five policemen are dead after a bombing took place near the Frontier Corps check post in Margala Road, Islamabad, Pakistan. Reports conflict as to whether the attack was a suicide bombing, but Interior Advisor Rehman Malik told SAMAA TV that it was. Police have cordoned off the area and […]
South Korean police clamp down on protests against US beef
Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 South Korean authorities are refusing to allow more protests against the government’s decision to allow beef imports from the United States, after hundreds of people were injured in clashes with riot police overnight Saturday. Around 300 police buses blocked protesters from entering the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on […]