Iconic London mural could be restored

Monday, September 20, 2010 One of London’s most well known murals could be restored after years of neglect if plans by a group of community activists gain public support. The Fitzrovia Mural at Whitfield Gardens on London’s Tottenham Court Road was created by two mural artists and commissioned by Camden Council in 1980, but theRead More

British police shoot man in anti-terrorism raid

Friday, June 2, 2006 At dawn this morning a team of 250 policemen stormed a building in Forest Gate, London, England. A part of the police teams were armed, while others were equipped with chemical weapons gear. Two men were arrested and one was shot in the raid made under the 2000 Terrorism Act. DeputyRead More

Interview with Jimbo Wales

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Saturday, December 10, 2005 While this wasn’t Interview with the Vampire, getting a live interview with Jimmy Wales of the Wikimedia Foundation is requiring more work and planning than ever. Four contributorsRead More

Called Gold Standard Regression Is Only A Nostalgia

Submitted by: Orietta Qi World Bank President Robert Zoellick said recently that, in order to more stable exchange rate and balance, major economies should consider re-take the improved global gold standard. Zoellick believes that national implementation of the “Bretton Woods ?” floating exchange rate mechanism, needed a “successor.” This is a very interesting proposal. LikeRead More

Two ill after eating burgers laced with multi-purpose cleaner in Bathurst, Australia

Thursday, March 25, 2010 A prank by three young kitchen staff at Hungry Jack’s fast food restaurant in the Central-Western New South Wales city of Bathurst went wrong when two customers required medical treatment after eating burgers they had laced with multi-purpose cleaner. According to staff at the Emergency Department of Bathurst Hospital, two HungryRead More

Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients

Monday, March 20, 2006 Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses. Janet Evans of Marion Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone grafts you got might have been contaminated”. She reacted with shock, “I was flabbergasted becauseRead More

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Food critic Egon Ronay dies at 94

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Hungarian food critic Egon Ronay, who was associated to British eateries, died on Saturday morning. He was known for publishing guidebooks, popularizing the concept of restaurant reviews. Ronay was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1915, but he left the country due to World War II. He departed and has lived inRead More

Cargo ship Arctic Sea may be found

Saturday, August 15, 2009 A cargo ship spotted off the African island nation of Cape Verde could be the missing MV Arctic Sea. The Maltese flagged MV Arctic Sea disappeared off the French coast sometime after July 29. Owned by the Russian Arctic Sea company she was operated by the Finnish Solchart Management company andRead More