Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Nine firefighters were killed on Monday while battling a massive fire at a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina. Firefighters were called to the scene of a massive blaze at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. at around 6:30 p.m. EST. At around 7 p.m., nine firefighters were sent inside the inferno to rescue people […]
One Tire, A Pair Of Tires Or A Set Of Tires In Highpoint Nc
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Best Nursing Scrubs Infectious byAlma Abell Tires are an important and essential part of your vehicle’s performance. It is therefore important that all your tires are as uniform as possible for optimum performance. Handling problems may arise if your tires are not in good condition or identical. It can however be difficult to […]
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 finally cancelled after an oxygen […]
Massage Therapy And Stress Relief
Submitted by: Stephanie Macintosh While the practice of therapeutic massage has been used for centuries in the east, it is a relatively recent phenomenon here in the west. While the wonders of modern medicine have left many awestruck, more and more people are looking towards complimentary therapies and non-invasive treatments for their ailments. Massage therapy has never been as popular […]
Australians missing out on full sports coverage, media outlets say
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Major media outlets have told an Australian senate committee on environment, communications and the arts that Australians are being denied full coverage of sporting events. They have told the inquiry that major sporting organisations are restricting how photos and text can be used on the internet and other digital media, which is threatening the reporting of […]
Suicide bomber kills at least twenty in Pakistan town
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Local officials in the town of Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan said on Tuesday that at least twenty people were killed after a suicide car bomber attacked the house of a provincial governor. The Al Jazeera news agency reports that seventy people were injured from the blast. According to Siddiq-ul-Farooq, a spokesman for the Pakistan Muslim […]
Wikinews Shorts: January 13, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Contents 1 Anti-government protests in Riga, Latvia cause riots 2 Obama will close Guantanamo Bay in his first week say advisers 3 Greek shipping magnate kidnapped in Athens 4 Microsoft permits additional Windows 7 beta downloads 5 Cristiano Ronaldo crowned Footballer of the Year 6 Change of mind: Democrats accept […]
More dog and cat food recalled in the United States
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Natural Balance Pet Foods has recalled some of its wet and dry food for cats and dogs after several owners said that their pets were becoming sick. The company urges owners to stop feeding their pets the food immediately. The brands recalled include Venison & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison & Green Pea Dry […]
Team New Zealand to challenge Alinghi for America’s Cup
Thursday, June 7, 2007 Team New Zealand has beaten Luna Rossa Challenge 5-0, thus having the right to challenge current America Cup holder, Alinghi. Team New Zealand racing in NZL-92, beat Italian team, Luna Rossa five times in a row and won the Louis Vuitton Cup. NZL-92 completed the race 22 seconds ahead of ITA-94, the Italian’s yacht. In the […]
Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs
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 at a friend’s birthday party. The boy was today awake […]