Tuesday, March 22, 2011 0 A.D. is a historical, open source, strategy game, published by Wildfire Games. It focuses on the period between 500BC and 500AD. The game will be released in two parts: the first covering the pre-AD period, and the second running to 500AD. With development well underway, Wikinews interviewed the development team. […]
British Chancellor George Osborne downgrades growth forecast in annual budget
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 The British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered the budget today, an annually-held audit of the country’s finances deciding how taxpayers’ money should be spent. He set out plans to boost the housing market in his fourth budget, as well as stating the economy will grow by 0.6% — half […]
Beware Of Over Exertion During Exercise Training}
Read An Opinion On: Presentation Skills Best Communication Skills Courses Beware Of Over-Exertion During Exercise Training by Harry JohnsonWe have all heard the term “over-training”, but what does the term mean really? Well, it can mean different things to different people depending on what activity or sport is involved. Mostly, it means too much, too […]
ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data
Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]
I’ll Have Another wins 2012 Preakness Stakes
Monday, May 21, 2012 The placement for first and second place at the 2012 Preakness Stakes could have been a replay of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month as I’ll Have Another came in first with Bodemeister behind in second. In this race, Creative Cause finished third. By winning the Kentucky Derby and the 137th […]
Four dead, more than a million in U.S. without power after Pacific Northwest storm
Friday, December 15, 2006 High winds and heavy rains have left 4 people dead, and much of the Seattle, Washington area is without electrical power. A number of large trees have been downed and heavy rains have caused minor flooding in many areas of the city. According to first-hand reports as many as 1 million […]
54 dead after bus crash in southern Brazil
Monday, March 16, 2015 Correction — August 24, 2015 This article accurately reflects what was at the time believed to be the correct death toll. That has since been revised downwards to 51. A bus carrying 60 passengers to a religious event in the Santa Catarina state of Brazil plunged over a cliff on Saturday evening. […]
NASA says Martian soil could sustain life
Thursday, June 26, 2008 The scientists behind the Mars Phoenix Lander project announced that the soil on Mars was more alkaline than expected and could sustain life. Scientists at NASA or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration claimed that they were “flabbergasted” by their discovery on the possibility that life could grow on Martian soil. […]
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions bows out of Russia investigation over contact with ambassador
Sunday, March 5, 2017 U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday recused himself from any investigation of Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race but reserved the right to make decisions “on a case-by-case basis” about other issues involving Russian hacking. I have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations […]
Tiger Woods: The Best In Golf
By Lanny Hintz There are many sports that people really enjoy watching: Football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, etc. Yet many of these people don’t like to watch golf, because they say that it lacks the action and excitement that other sports do. Despite people feeling this way, there is one awesome golfer who really stands […]