Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at The Royal Variety Performance, an […]
Shell quits Irish fuel retail market
Saturday, July 16, 2005 Oil giant Shell has sold all its retail and distribution operations in Ireland to a distribution and logistics firm called Topaz. The businesses, which are believed to have an annual turnover of over €1bn, include 35 local distribution depots, 6 oil importation facilities, 55 retail service stations and the supply of fuel to 105 independent service […]
New Zealand state house worth $2 million
Thursday, September 7, 2006 A state house, owned by Housing New Zealand, in Glen Innes, Auckland is worth NZ$2 million, the most expensive state house in New Zealand. There were also three other houses in Auckland worth more than 1.4 million. Altogether there were 104 houses that were worth more than $700,000. Other high priced houses includes: A Lower Hutt […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Cecile Willert, Ajax—Pickering
Sunday, October 7, 2007 Cecile Willert is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Ajax—Pickering riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic […]
Debt Reduction Strategies To Get Your Finances Under Control
Here’s An Opinion On: Financial Strategy Best Financial Advice By David Faulkner Credit cards have become an everyday item for most Americans. Many people will actually not be able to get through a single day without using their credit cards at least once. What’s really unfortunate is that while they keep charging items to their card, many individuals do not […]
Wikinews interviews former Salt Lake City mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Former Salt Lake City mayor and human rights activist Rocky Anderson took some time to discuss his 2012 U.S. presidential campaign and the newly-created Justice Party with Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Anderson served as mayor of Salt Lake City for eight years (2000–2008) as a member of the Democratic Party. During his tenure, he enacted […]
Panama: Eleven years of a conflict between PPC and ex-workers of Port Authority
Friday, June 15, 2007 Eleven years ago the Panama Ports Company (PPC) got a concession to manage Panamanian Ports at the gates of the Panama Canal — Balboa and Cristobal. They made a contract with Panamanian State to get this concession. This concession began a conflict between ex-workers of these Ports (previously managed by Panamanian State by Port Authority) and […]
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Computer professionals celebrate 10th birthday of A.L.I.C.E.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005 File:Turing1.jpg More than 50 programmers, scientists, students, hobbyists and fans of the A.L.I.C.E. chat robot gathered in Guildford, U.K. on Friday to celebrate the tenth birthday of the award winning A.I. On hand was the founder the Loebner Prize, an annual Turing Test, designed to pick out the world’s most human computer according to an experiment […]
Make Difference In Your Career Join Fashion Design Dublin
Here’s An Opinion On: Music School Sydney Melbourne Music Academy Make Difference in Your Career- Join Fashion Design Dublin by Marketing pod A fashion design institute is for those aspirants who have great urge to become a great fashion designer or fashion specialist in the future. Some people are born with creativity to design beautiful clothes and jewellery, fashion design […]