News briefs:August 02, 2010
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31 children rescued as UK police shut down global paedophile ring
Monday, June 18, 2007 Police in the United Kingdom have shut down a global internet paedophile ring in a ten month operation that involved 700 suspects in 35 different countries, some of whom remain at large. 31 children have been rescued from their abusers. Sky News crime correspondent Martin Brunt …
Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads
Saturday, August 12, 2017 Yesterday, the state government of Victoria, Australia announced their decision to trial self-driving vehicles on two of the state’s major connecting motorways, the CityLink and Tullamarine Freeway. The trial is to use autonomous vehicles from automobile companies including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Tesla. The two-year trial …
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cuts ties with Israel
Sunday, March 2, 2008 The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas has cut all diplomatic ties and relations with Israel including any and all communications. Abbas made his decision after recent Israeli crackdown on Palestinian militants has left over 100 people dead and dozens injured. On Saturday March 1, 70 Palestinians …
Oil spill hits Australia’s Sunshine coastline
Sunday, March 15, 2009 200,000 litres of oil leaked into waters off the coast of Brisbane from the Pacific Adventurer when their fuel tanks were damaged in rough seas on Wednesday. The figure is about ten times higher than the original estimate of twenty thousand litres of oil. The devastating …
Biography Of Edward Jim Corbett}
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Over 50 Retirement Villages Nsw Lifestyle Retirement Villages Submitted by: Soumya Ranjan Colonel James Corbett was born on 25th July, 1857 at Nainital, United Provinces in the British India (now only India). He was recognized as a hunter, conservationist and naturalist. He single …
Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, has been today handed a 50-year sentence for war crimes in neighbouring Sierra Leone. The court previously held he financed a war which left an estimated 50,000 dead. Taylor, 64, is considered likely to remain incarcerated for life if …
Crosswords/2005/February/7
Monday, February 7, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword. Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people; print it out and fill it in at your own leisure! < Previous crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 …
Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco. The iPhone is claimed to be “a revolutionary mobile phone” as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile version of the Apple operating system Mac …
New Zealand’s anti-spam legislation kicks in – exclusive report
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Freelance journalist, Gabriel Pollard, spoke to Joe Stewart and David Farrar about the new anti-spam legislation in New Zealand that comes into effect today. Joe Stewart is the Unit Manager of the Department of Internal Affairs new Anti-Spam Compliance Unit, and David Farrar is Chair of …