Hot dog eating champion retains title after tiebreaker
Friday, July 4, 2008 For the second year in a row, American competitive eater Joey Chestnut defeated his Japanese rival Takeru Kobayashi at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City, after a tie forced a five hot dog eat-off to be held. After ten minutes ofContinue Reading
Collecting Asian Art: Porcelain
Here’s An Opinion On: Mobility Aids For The Elderly Australia By Isadore Chait Porcelain is an integral thread of the fabric of Chinese culture. In the 14th century, while Europeans were still eating from low-fired earthenware or wooden dishes, the Chinese had developed the first underglazed porcelain. They were usingContinue Reading
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments ofContinue Reading
UK Wikinews Shorts: July 8, 2013
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=UK_Wikinews_Shorts:_July_8,_2013&oldid=1981592”
5 Safety Tips For Sending Money Online To India With Proper Merchant
Here’s An Opinion On: Hai Ha Dianne Nguyen Have you been planning to send money online to India? It can be a risky affair to send a huge amount from one country to another with the help of online remittance services. If you want the money to reach safely andContinue Reading
Congressional panel concludes Gulf War Syndrome a legitimate condition
Thursday, December 4, 2008 A study by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs presented to a Congressional panel on November 17, has confirmed that Gulf War Syndrome is a legitimate illness contracted by soldiers who took pyridostigmine bromide pills in order to counter the effects of nerve gas duringContinue Reading
Ford Taurus to be revived
Friday, February 9, 2007 Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally has reported that Ford will rename the Ford Five Hundred to the Taurus for the 2008 model year, when a facelifted model is expected to be launched to improve the lackluster sales of the outgoing model. Mulally says that Ford’sContinue Reading
Dental X Rays: What Is Your Dentist In New City Ny Looking For?
Here’s An Opinion On: Mdentistry byAlma Abell If you’ve ever been to a dentist in New City NY, you’ve probably had dental x-rays taken. Once a year, a series of images is taken, each one giving your dentist a different look at your teeth and mouth. What do these photographsContinue Reading
Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could growContinue Reading
New Zealand dollar hits new high versus the United States dollar
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 File:New Zealand money.jpg The New Zealand dollar (NZD) value rose and, for a short amount of time, was worth US$0.7932, the highest level in New Zealand since the dollar was floated in 1985 — 22 years ago. The value then dropped a little and as ofContinue Reading