Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Ikeda Kanako, a 21-year-old senior student of the Meiji Gakuin University and the first daughter of celebrity surgeon Yuko Ikeda, was kidnapped at about 1225 (UTC+9), June 26, 2006, in Shibuya, Tokyo. A bullet was fired and one officer slightly cut when police stormed a Kawasaki apartment to rescue the girl….
Jetta Tdi Features}
Read An Opinion On: Yoder Smokers Jetta TDI Features by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIecLX-8HcM[/youtube] Chris Cornel Another product from Volkswagen, the Jetta TDI is compatible to the likes of Toyota Prius and other Hybrid cars. First introduced in at the Frankfurt 1979 car show, this small family-oriented car has amazing exterior features which can be easily the main…
RU486 Abortion pill hearings begin in Australia
Friday, February 3, 2006 An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill “RU486” has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women’s access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9. The Senate committee is considering a bill to remove…
Explosion at earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant
Saturday, March 12, 2011 An explosion has been reported at Japan’s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after its cooling system was damaged by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit off the North-East coast of Japan on Friday. The explosion occurred at around 3:00pm local time (6:00am UTC). According to the plant’s operator, Tokyo…
User Designed Applications. An Evolution In The Business Software Industry Has Arrived.}
Read An Opinion On: Centsys Swinging Gate User-Designed Applications. An Evolution in the Business Software Industry has Arrived. by Matthew SteffenOver the past few years, businesses have clearly increased their expectations toward the software industry. According to a recent study by McKinsey & Company and the Sand Hill Group business professionals have come to expect…
Wikinews Shorts: December 9, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Contents 1 US media group Tribune files for bankruptcy protection 2 Quebec votes in general election 3 Bailout for US automakers nears agreement Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. The United States media group Tribune Company has filed for…
Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007
Monday, December 31, 2007 What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse fell…
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye….
How To Find The Best Beauty School In Kansas City
Read An Opinion On: Spell And The Gypsy Collective byadmin Once a decision has been made to begin a new career in cosmetology, it is important to choose the best Beauty School in Kansas City. Most students think that all beauty schools are the same. It is important to remember that each school will offer…
US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%
Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This…