Friday, April 9, 2010 Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in Bangkok, Thailand and its surrounding areas today with the intention of combating anti-government protesters. The proclamation was made shortly after a group of Red Shirts, the common name for a political group in Thailand, stormed parliament. Senior officials were airlifted inRead More
KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party
Thursday, May 13, 2010 Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She alsoRead More
Party Entertainment Essentials
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Corelle Brands Website Submitted by: Pink Frosting Whether you re a party planning professional or just love to entertain, there are a few entertaining essentials that provide the perfect backdrop to any sit-down event. Start with a foundation of simple and stylish basics and you won t goRead More
Mysterious power failure takes down Wikipedia, Wikinews
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday, February 23, 2005 On Monday, at 10.14 pm UTC, the Wikimedia server cluster experienced a total power failure, taking down Wikipedia, Wikinews, and all other Wikimedia websites. The servers are housedRead More
Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to review clause affecting live music scene
Thursday, June 25, 2015 Live music venues in Edinburgh, Scotland are awaiting a review later this year on the 2005 licensing policy, which places limitations on the volume of amplified music in the city. Investigating into how the policy is affecting the Edinburgh music scene, a group of Wikinews writers interviewed venue owners, academics, theRead More
Quality, innovation and competitiveness centre-stage at Taipei Int’l Hardware & DIY Show
Friday, October 19, 2007 The 7th Taipei International Hardware & DIY Show, organized by Kaigo Taiwan (The representative of Koelnmesse in Taiwan) and Koelnmesse GmbH, started on October 18-20 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 3. This show has 183 participants using 300 booths to exhibit accessories and tools on esoteric fabricating, home-living applications,Read More
Life Insurance Ipo A Distant Vision
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Retirement Villages Nsw Submitted by: Bima Deals Domestic life insurance firms are in no hurry to hit the market with their initial public offerings (IPOs) even if the manager announces the guidelines now, according to a research report by HSBC. According to the report, the hitches such asRead More
Bloc Québécois raise concern over remark made by hockey player
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 Team Canada and Phoenix Coyotes hockey captain Shane Doan says he’ll quit his position after the Bloc Québécois political party raised some concern over an “ethnic remark” he made two years ago. A motion demanding officials from Hockey Canada and Sport Canada to appear before a House of Commons Committee onRead More
Two die in two-car crash near Connel, Scotland
Friday, August 2, 2013 A man and a woman have been killed in a road traffic accident near Connel in the west of Scotland. Seven people, including three children, were also injured in the head-on collision on the A85 road in Argyll at approximately 1830 BST (1730 UTC) yesterday. A 74-year-old female passenger of aRead More
Best U.S. Small Cities To Live
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Real Estate Adamstown By Real Estate Advisor The topper of this year’s Money Magazine’s best places to live in 2007 was Middleton, Wisconsin. The focus of this year’s best cities to live was on small cities that have a population of 7,500 to 50,000 residents. The cities wereRead More