News briefs:January 11, 2008

Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief 01-11-2008 01:20 UTC
2 Introduction
3 Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc.
3.1 At least 24 killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan
3.2 Alabama father throws children in river
3.3 British troops may have received contaminated blood from American donors
3.4 George Bush arrives in Middle East
3.5 Pentagon releases video of incident involvingRead More…

KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also hit back at Petros Tzomakas, a member of another Greek farRead More…

Past Eurovision contestants give advice to this year’s performers, speculate on who will win

Sunday, May 10, 2009
It happens once a year. Nearly all of Europe’s eyes are on 25 musical acts on finale night. Whether you love it or you hate it, it has your attention. Hundreds of millions are watching them. Whether viewers are waiting for the performance of a lifetime or a hilarious slip-up, for those three minutes their attention is owned by each respective singer.
That’s the feeling that Read More…

Iran stands defiant on Uranium enrichment

Sunday, May 21, 2006
Iran has rejected European Union incentives to give up its uranium enrichment program. Foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said that any plan has to acknowledge Iran’s legal rights under international law, including Article IV of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
It is believed that Britain, France, and Germany, all member states of the EU, are developing inRead More…

Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer

Thursday, November 8, 2007
What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York, London and Paris, befriending artistic luminaries such as Salman Rushdie and Sir Ian McKellen Read More…

Fuel leak prompts 17,000-vehicle recall by Toyota

Sunday, June 27, 2010
Toyota announced on Friday that it will recall around 17,000 Lexus vehicles in response to risks of the fuel tank in the cars leaking after a collision.
The Lexus HS 250h model was subjected to the recall following a US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation. Despite previously passing Toyota safety inspections, the conclusions of an NHTSA sub-cRead More…

Toronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplay

Friday, March 29, 2019Toronto Comicon 2019 returned to its titular city from March 15 to 17, as one of the largest pop culture events in Canada. The popular event featured celebrity guests like actors Dan Fogler, Ron Perlman, John De Lancie, John Rhys-Davies, and Jaleel White, as well as comic artists, authors, and professional cosplayers. The event included a large show floor with hundreds of reRead More…

Honing Your Underwater Photography Skills In Key Largo

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If you love photography and marine life, then an underwater photography course may be just the thing you are looking for. Underwater Photography Coursesin Key Largo are available at certain diving schools in the local area, as long as you have taken and passed an advanced open water diver course. The advanced course willRead More…

Wikinews attends Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Wikinews attended the sixth annual Mini Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas, United States on Saturday. Similar to a giant science fair, the event featured a variety of science, engineering and technology projects and items.
An array of technologies were on hand including 3D printers, drones, and various other physics devices. The owner of the Make Crate subscription service stateRead More…

British Gas to increase electricity, gas prices

Sunday, July 10, 2011
British-based utility company Centrica, which holds ownership of British Gas, has announced its intentions to increase the prices of domestic electricity and gas later this year. On August 18, 2011, the company plans to raise the costs of gas and electrical supplies by eighteen and sixteen per cent, respectively. According to The Guardian, nine million customers will be affeRead More…