Saturday, February 6, 2010 The US government has announced that the country’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7% in January, from 10%. A survey of households reported that the number of employed US residents rose by 541,000 last month; at the same time, however, employers cut 20,000 jobs. According to the figures, the retail sector gained…
Police station attacked by car bomb in Basque Country, two officers injured
Friday, August 24, 2007 A police station of the Spanish Guardia Civil was attacked today Friday by a car bomb in the Basque city of Durango, injuring two policemen. It is believed to be the first serious attack of the separatist group ETA since it unilaterally ended a cease-fire in June. The blast caused serious…
Adding Color To Your Patio Furniture
Here’s An Opinion On: Modern Outdoor Furniture Sale Submitted by: Hazel Jennings One barrier many outdoor livers run into is the problem of using color with their patio furniture sets. It s often thought that too many Cedar and Pine pieces will overwhelm any space with a brown, wood tone. But, adding color to your…
One of Canada’s last WWI veterans dies at age 107
Thursday, February 22, 2007 Victor “Lloyd” Clemett, one of Canada’s last surviving veterans from World War I (WWI) died last night at age 107. Clemett died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in his home-city of Toronto, Ontario. Clemett lived at his home until two years ago when he moved to a Sunnybrook residence. When interviewed…
Toronto Comicon celebrates characters from screen and page
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Held from March 16 to 18, Toronto Comicon 2018, in Ontario, Canada, featured dozens of retailers, a large artist’s alley, celebrity guests, cosplayers, and community groups. Wikinews was present and later spoke to some of the cosplayers. Celebrity guests included Joonas Suotamo, the new Chewbacca actor for Star Wars; Mitch Pileggi…
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as…
An Overview Of Home Cured Modeling Clays
Here’s An Opinion On: Child Modelling Agencies Sydney An Overview of Home Cured Modeling Claysby: Eileen Bergenhttp://www.theartfulcrafter.comTo my mind, modeling clay is one of the most fun media to playwith. From faux beads to small figurines to plaques to Christmas ornaments to adornments for collages or scrapbook pages: every crafter can find an application for…
High percentage of US patients on placebos without knowing it
Friday, January 4, 2008 A new study amongst doctors in the United States on the use of placebos—pills with no medical effect—shows that almost half of the questioned practitioners prescribe placebos, most of them within the last year. The majority of 466 faculty physicians at Chicago-area medical schools interviewed by a research group of the…
Schools benefit from new California budget
Saturday, July 1, 2006 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bipartisan state budget Friday that invests a record $55.1 billion in education – an increase of $3.1 billion this year and $8.3 billion over the last two years – and allocates $4.9 billion to create a budget reserve and to pay down the state’s debt…
A380 makes maiden flight to US
Monday, March 19, 2007 The Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, was set to land in the United States of America on Monday after a test flight. One of the A380s is flying from Frankfurt to Chicago via New York; the airplane will be carrying about 500 people. It is being billed as the…