Thursday, February 24, 2005 A paste containing synthetic tooth enamel can seal small cavities without drilling. Kazue Yamagishi and colleagues at the FAP Dental Institute in Tokyo say that the paste can repair small cavities in 15 minutes. Currently, fillers don’t stick to such small cavities so dentists must drill bigger holes. Hydroxyapatite crystals, of […]
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]
Offshore, Outsource Software Development Company India Services
Read An Opinion On: Richard Light Interactive Offshore, Outsource software development company India services by sophiakait Offshore, Outsource software development company India services Gone are those years when IT Outsources web development services. to be able to India had been done due to low cost? Presently outsourcing techniques is made simply for high-caliber or even […]
Mysterious power failure takes down Wikipedia, Wikinews
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday, February 23, 2005 On Monday, at 10.14 pm UTC, the Wikimedia server cluster experienced a total power failure, taking down Wikipedia, Wikinews, and all other Wikimedia websites. The servers are housed […]
How Much Is Too Much Luxury In A Pickup Truck?}
Read An Opinion On: Baby Talent Agency Submitted by: TruckGuy When you consider the pickup being totally a work truck for decades and the evolution of what manufacturers are gearing towards in todays market, it is astounding. Not everyone uses their pickup for strictly work anymore. Many truck owners are loving being able to drive […]
NYC Transit on strike
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Calling it a “fight for dignity on the job, a concept foreign to the MTA,” Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) President Roger Toussaint officially declared that its union members are now on strike, extending the job action, and bringing the subways and buses of New York City to a halt. […]
Two British girls arrested for smuggling in Ghana
Thursday, July 12, 2007 Two 16-year-old British girls were arrested in Accra, Ghana earlier this month for apparently attempting to smuggle £300,000 worth of cocaine in laptop bags. Yasemin Vatansever, of Cypriot descent and Yatunde Diya of Nigerian descent were arrested as they attempted to board a British Airways flight from the Kotoka International Airport […]
Australian opposition promises to scrap workplace agreements
Sunday, June 11, 2006 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Australian industrial relations legislation, 2005 Kim Beazley leader of the Australian opposition has promised to scrap workplace agreements introduced as part of the Howard government’s controversial Workchoices industrial relations reforms. Speaking at the New South Wales Australian Labor Party today, Mr Beazley promised […]
IRA disbands military structure
Thursday, October 5, 2006 The Independent Monitoring Commission has reported that the Provisional Irish Republican Army has undergone major changes within their military structure and shows that the IRA Army Council wants to put its military campaign behind it. The Commission consists of John Alderdice, a former Alliance Party leader; Joe Brosnan, former Secretary General […]
Haiti relief efforts: in depth
Friday, January 15, 2010 Countries and relief organisations around the world are sending aid to Haiti, which was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, affecting up to three million people, most of them in the capital, Port-au-Prince. Relief efforts, however, have been hampered by damaged or destroyed infrastructure, lack of shelter, and communications […]