Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar marked her 62nd birthday today, still under house arrest, where she has spent most of the past 17 years. About 250 supporters met at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon, not far from…
The Importance Of Choosing The Right Vibration Shaker System For Your Specific Application
Read An Opinion On: Compare Greenslips By Stewart Wrighter Failure testing is an inherent part of the engineering and design process. Everything that we design is subject to a number of forces throughout its lifetime. Some of these forces will be constant, but light, while others will occur suddenly and have a high impact when…
Gunman kills self and hostage in Texas NASA building
Friday, April 20, 2007 Around 1:40 p.m. CDT, NASA employees reported that two shots were fired in the NASA Building 44 in the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. A SWAT team later reported that Bill Phillips, a contract engineer with Jacobs Engineering, had killed David Beverly as well as himself, leaving a female hostage…
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is…
Final bidder submits SGD5.5 billion plan for Singapore casino
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 The third and last bidder for Singapore’s Sentosa Integrated Resort (IR) project, Eighth Wonder, submitted its development plan yesterday: a SGD 5.5 billion(USD 3.52 billion) eco-friendly casino known as “Harry’s Island”. Harry’s Island will boast 10 luxury, family-oriented hotels, a tree house with family suites, and a 7,500-seat Caldera theater which…
Screening Background Checks Let You Rest
Read An Opinion On: Digital Checks It would give you a lot of peace of mind if somebody had to do the screening background checks on the people you choose to hire. This is not an activity that a person does only with the lower rung of employees in this firm. This is done with…
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…
Burris sworn in as US Senator for Illinois
Friday, January 16, 2009 American politician Roland Burris of the United States Democratic Party was sworn in Thursday as US president-elect Barack Obama’s replacement in the United States Senate. Burris was initially not admitted into the Senate, even though Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich appointed him to the position, due to allegations that the governor…
Assassin of Turkish-Armenian journalist ‘treated as national hero’
Saturday, February 3, 2007 According to news reports from Turkey, a number of the members of the Turkish security forces, though unofficially, are treating Ogün Samast, the assassin of Hrant Dink as if he were a national hero. For instance, after being taken into custody, Samast was filmed shoulder to shoulder with the Turkish police,…
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Read An Opinion On: Shoodle Puppies For Sale Sydney byadmin Looking to move to a new place in Missouri? Why not consider some of the fine houses for sale in Lake of the Ozarks? Lakeside Life Having your home by a lakeside can be quite an enjoyable experience. First, there is the beautiful view of…