Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game…
South Korean workers protest against labour laws
Sunday, November 8, 2009 Thousands of workers in South Korea have staged protests to demonstrate against plans by the government to alter the labour laws in the country. According to Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) figures, up to 150,000 people attended the protests, held on Saturday in the capital…
Teräsbetoni frontman J. Ahola on representing Finland at Eurovision 2008 & more
Sunday, April 13, 2008 This article is a featured article. It is considered one of the best works of the Wikinews community. See Wikinews:Featured articles for more information. Teräsbetoni means “steel-reinforced concrete”, and is also the name of a Finnish heavy metal band formed in 2002. Their music, which centres…
Dissertation En Francais: Tips And Tricks:
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Australian Aboriginal Artefacts DISSERTATION EN FRANCAIS: TIPS AND TRICKS: by Broad Williams Students who choose to study French, a most difficult language of all times, have to write a dissertation in order to attain their degree. It is always difficult to write a…
Evergrande real estate firm makes missed September bond payment, avoids default
Saturday, October 23, 2021 China property giant Evergrande Group wired USD83.5 million in interest owed in an offshore bond from September 23 on Thursday, temporarily averting default, according to a Reuters source and Chinese newspaper Securities Times. The wire to a Citibank fiduciary account following a 30-day grace period came…
NBC employee wins $266M from California lottery
Thursday, May 6, 2010 An NBC employee won US$266 million from the California Lottery’s Mega Millions drawing. The winner, wishing to remain anonymous, will receive $165 million in total, after federal taxes, reports spokesperson for the lottery Cathy Doyle Johnston. David Reese, a KNBC assistant manager, was informed by the…
Two San Diego art museums receive $40 million art collection
Sunday, March 25, 2012 Two museums in San Diego, California have been bequested an art collection worth more than $40 million. The art collection was donated by Dr. Vance E. Kondon and Elisabeth Giesberger to both the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the San Diego Museum of Art….
Top 3 Things You Should Do After Closing On Your Condo
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Real Estate Auction Sydney byadmin You looked at condos for sale on the Upper East Side for months before finding the perfect condo at Vitre. Closing is over, you have the keys in your hand and are looking at decorating the spacious condo…
Denunciations of Scandals Threaten UN
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Denunciations of corruption, bribe, collection of bribes from refugees [1] and of sexual scandal involving the peacekeepers [2], [3] threaten the Organization of the United Nations (UN). The gravest denunciations involve the aid project to Iraq, called Oil-for-Food. Grave denunciations of bribe exist, superfluous accounting and…
Climber dies on Mount Cook
Sunday, December 14, 2008 Mark Vinar, an Australian climber from Perth, has been presumed dead after falling over half a kilometre from New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki/Mount Cook. He is said to have lost his footing whilst descending the Zurbriggen Ridge. His brother, Miles Vinar, was rescued by an alpine…