Monday, November 28, 2005 SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy’s FalconSat 2 satellite, which will monitor plasma interactions with the Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. The launch was delayed, then […]
4 year old Indian boy runs 40 miles in 7 hours
Saturday, May 6, 2006 A four-year-old Indian boy from the eastern state of Orissa ran 65 kilometers (40 miles) continuously, setting an Indian record and possibly a world record as well. Budhia Singh, a slum resident whose talent was discovered by a local coach, completed his run in seven hours and two minutes. Budhia had […]
U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached […]
Kitchen Gadgets Have Made Cooking Less Laborious
Read An Opinion On: Instant Vortex Dual Basket Air Fryer Online Kitchen gadgets have made cooking less laborious by adentyler The kitchen is considered as the most important and busiest part or room of any house. It is the place where all types of dishes are prepared so it should be the most cleanest and […]
SpaceX scrubs Falcon I rocket launch
Monday, November 28, 2005 SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy’s FalconSat 2 satellite, which will monitor plasma interactions with the Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. The launch was delayed, then […]
Honda Civic tops Canada’s list of most stolen cars
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada’s most stolen cars. Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list. Rick Dubin Vice President of Investigations for the Insurance […]
27 believed dead in Indonesian plane crash
Saturday, May 7, 2011 Officials say 27 people are dead after a plane crashed into the sea off east Indonesia today. Fifteen bodies have been recovered and it is thought the others on board have sunk with the wreckage. “I can confirm that all the passengers were killed when the plane exploded as it crashed […]
Benefits Of Buying Cheap Leather Jacket
Read An Opinion On: Cashmere Cardigans Buy Cashmere Cardigans Worthwhile To Wear Often You have seen people often wearing leather jackets. The reason is its durability that’s lasts long. If you are well aware of the benefits of leather jackets then you won’t go for any other material in jackets. You should cheap buy a […]
Alex Sanchez suspended for drugs
Sunday, April 3, 200528 year old Alex Sanchez, outfielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, is suspended without pay for 10 days for using a performance enhancing drug. Sanchez is the first player to be suspended under Major League Baseball’s new, stricter drug policy. The Baseball officials and the players’ union have both decided to […]
A battle between AMD and Intel takes place at 2007 Taipei IT Month
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 On the third day of the 2007 Taipei IT Month in Taiwan yesterday, notebook computers and desktop computers built with AMD’s Phenom processor and Intel Penryn processor openly battled for the consumer-market after each company launched their quad core processors. Intel with partners like Acer, Genuine, ASUS, and Lenovo promoted their […]