Under-reporting of human Bird Flu infections poses worldwide threat
Monday, November 21, 2005 Possible under reporting of bird flu infections in China and other Southeast Asian countries may be promoting an illusory sense that human infections are very limited. Common press reports only describe fewer than 130 people as infected with H5N1 avian flu and that fewer than 70Continue Reading
World Bank gives Kiribati emergency aid
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Kiribati, one of the world’s most isolated nations, has received US$2 million in emergency food aid from the World Bank. Lying on the equator, the South Pacific country hosts some of the least developed communities in the world, with few natural resources and relying heavily onContinue Reading
University’s lion mascot out like a lamb after DUI
Friday, December 5, 2008 Another member of the Pennsylvania State University‘s cheerleading squad will step in to play the Nittany Lion at the 2009 Rose Bowl, after the main performer was suspended after being charged with DUI and summary traffic violations late last month. Penn State is the largest universityContinue Reading
Advanced Teaching Techniques To Improve Your Teaching Style
Here’s An Opinion On: Importance Of Public Speaking Skills By Matthew Hohn Teaching is a profession that is considered to be loved by many. Each year we can see a large number of education students that graduates on their chosen course. But while it is possible for one to graduateContinue Reading
No reprieve for Stanley Williams, Crips street gang founder
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 Stanley “Tookie” Williams, founder of the Crips street gangs, was executed by lethal injection in the State of California just after midnight local time Tuesday at the San Quentin State Prison after spending 24 years on death row. He was 51 years old. Williams said noContinue Reading
Canberra’s Sophie Lavers crowned Miss World Australia
Thursday, July 23, 2009 Sophie Lavers, a 24-year-old woman from Canberra, has been crowned Miss World Australia in Sydney. She defeated nineteen other finalists to take the prize and will represent Australia at the Miss World event in South Africa. The entrants were judged based on several categories including bestContinue Reading
Fraud And Corruption A Strategic Direction For Fiji
Here’s An Opinion On: Work Permit & Visa Agent Papua New Guinea Fraud and Corruption – A Strategic Direction for Fiji by Brett Warfield Nobody likes to be misled, especially by people they trust or have an expectation will do the right thing, whatever that is. Fraud and corruption canContinue Reading
China’s winter weather threatens food supplies
Thursday, January 31, 2008 A Chinese official says harsh winter weather is threatening food production and adding to inflationary pressures. Political pressure is also building on the government for its failure to anticipate and solve the problems. A top Chinese disaster relief official was quoted by Hong Kong’s South ChinaContinue Reading
US ‘Black Friday’ shoppers gather hours, even days before some stores’ openings
Friday, November 29, 2013 With the US retail tradition of ‘Black Friday’ already underway early Thursday evening, some shoppers began gathering outside retail stores as much as 53 hours prior to these special sales events. This, according to a Texas man who told Wikinews that he and his companions hadContinue Reading
Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did notContinue Reading