Sunday, November 11, 2007 Besides becoming a political stomping ground for the Pan-Green and Pan-Blue coalitions, there are other changes from past years of Taipei Audio Video Fair (TAVF). With those changes in mind, Wikinews reporter Rico Shen interviewed You-peng Wang, chairman of the Taipei Electrical Commercial Association (TECA), the main organizer of TAVF, about the 60th year anniversary of […]
McCain and Obama face off in U.S. presidential candidate debate
Sunday, September 28, 2008 The two major party presidential candidates in the US, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, faced each other yesterday in the first TV debate. Despite that McCain had asked to postpone the debate, both were present at the University of Mississippi. The debate, which was moderated by PBS‘ Jim Lehrer, was planned to be focused […]
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Cfd Trading Risk Management}
Submitted by: Jonathan BirdRamos If you want to earn money through CFD trading you must learn the basic rules of the game and also its pros and cons. There are a few things that one must understand and keep in mind before taking a leap in the CFD trading industry. Concept Of CFD Trading First of all, let us understand […]
2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development credits Icelandic parental policy with ‘hopeful’ changes
Thursday, September 26, 2013 Tuesday, World Bank released the 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development. In discussing Iceland, it suggests mandatory paid parental leave for mother and father have played an important role in changing norms in the country. Parents have a government mandated nine months leave, three for the mother, three for the father and three […]
Southern California auto maker announces fully-electric sedan
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 While hybrid vehicles have found considerable popularity in the United States since their introduction, one difficulty associated with the rollout of a fully electric car has been the comparably high price and poor performance, compared to an internal combustion engine-driven car of similar size. Tesla Motors claims that their Model S, a sedan which runs solely […]
Ear Cropping Keeping Your Dogs Ears Standing Up}
Submitted by: Tim Nahm The breeds most often associated with cropped ears include Schnauzers, Boxers, Great Danes, Doberman Pinschers and Miniature Pinschers. Its not required (unless youll be showing your dog), is purely cosmetic and is simply a matter of choice. Make sure before you have your puppys ears cropped, you are committed to the aftercare. Should you choose to […]
Author of My Billion Year Contract reflects on life in elite Scientology group
Thursday, January 14, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Nancy Many about her book My Billion Year Contract, and asked her about life working in the elite Scientology group known as the “Sea Org“. Many joined Scientology in the early 1970s, and after leaving in 1996 she later testified against the organization. Published in October, Many’s book has gone on to become […]
UK court remands man in custody over Leytonstone knife attack
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 A UK court has remanded a man in custody after he appeared in court over a stabbing incident in the capital London. Muhaydin Mire, a 29-year-old from east London, was charged with attempted murder after reportedly at least two people were injured, one seriously, in Leytonstone tube station on Saturday. The suspect, who spoke only to […]
Mass wedding held against racism in Belgium
Thursday, March 22, 2007 When Wouter Van Bellingen became the first black registrar in Belgium, he knew there would be negative reactions, but he admitted that he didn’t expect them to be “so direct, so soon.” In February, three couples refused to pledge their wedding vows in front of the first black alderman of the city of Sint-Niklaas, because of […]