Saturday, April 4, 2009 The Republican Party of Alaska is requesting United States Senator Mark Begich, Democrat, to resign to pave way for a new election. This request is based on the U.S. Justice Department withdrawing charges against former Senator…
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10…
India set to install panic buttons on buses to combat sexual assault
Friday, May 27, 2016 The Indian Government announced on Wednesday they will issue a notification to ensure all buses are fitted with panic buttons to prevent sex-related violence occurring on buses in India. The motion was introduced by Road Transport…
Reflections, Lichtenstein, two new exhibitions at Edinburgh’s Modern One
Saturday, March 14, 2015 This weekend saw the opening of two new exhibitions at Edinburgh’s National Gallery of Modern Art. Wikinews attended Thursday’s press preview for the event where a full contingent of the capital’s press turned out to see…
Students raise record amounts of money during Christmas fundraiser at Benet Academy, Illinois
Saturday, December 19, 2009 Benet Academy Students at Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois, United States raised record amounts of money this year during their Christmas Drive fundraiser. The annual two-week event is aimed at promoting the Christmas spirit in helping…
Ukraine: media riddles around the phosphorous cloud
Saturday, July 21, 2007 The available information about the phosphorous cloud following the railway accident in the Ukraine last Monday is becoming more and more cryptic. The political involvement of most media and other factors are causing contradictions among official…
US salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter, brand recalls product
Sunday, January 11, 2009 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an outbreak of salmonella that has affected at least 399 people in 42 different U.S. states has been linked to King Nut, an American brand of peanut…
University of Chicago’s Mansueto Library suffers power outage
Monday, May 30, 2011 Only emergency lights remained on. Ceiling lights, fluorescent lights at the reading tables, and staff computers at the circulation desk (hidden to the right) were shut down. Incoming thunderstorms brought cloud cover to Chicago. The Mansueto…
Small British island gets first democratic election
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 An aerial view of Sark Image: Phillip Capper. Voters in the small Channel Island of Sark, a Crown dependency of the British Crown, have voted in their first democratic election, bringing an end to almost 4½…
Iran stands firmly against nuclear agency resolution
Friday, August 12, 2005 In a nationally broadcast radio sermon by former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday, he said of the U. N. watchdog group adopting the resolution for Iran to stop nuclear enrichment activities, “The decision was…