Sunday, June 26, 2005 MTV Networks’ MTV and VH1 have secured the rights to distribute over cable networks the Live 8 series of concerts which will be taking place at 8 venues in Europe, North America and Japan. The concerts are meant to raise awareness of poverty in Africa and charitable donations to fight it….
Lebanon goodbye to Syrian forces
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 As the last forces in the final Syrian pullout from Lebanon left, Bekaa Valley residents danced, waved flags, raised banners and cried tears of brotherhood in celebration. Tuesday afternoon’s Masnaa border crossing marked the exit from Lebanon of the last Syrian Army remnants, leaving 29 years of occupation behind. A morning…
4 Of The Most Common Cooking Methods Explained
More On This Topic: Modern Luxury Kitchen Design Design For Indoor Kitchen By Erin Brown If you are preparing any kind of meals from a recipe, it’s important that you understand the various methods of cooking. There are a number of terms for different ways of cooking, as follow. Grilled If a recipe calls for…
Australia Votes 2007: Labor releases tax plan
Friday, October 19, 2007 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Election 2007 Labor has released its tax plan, following the announcement from the Liberal/National coalition that they would provide tax cuts costing AU$34 billion if re-elected. The government has placed pressure on Labor since their announcement on Monday, urging Mr Rudd to release…
Book Fair 2.0; On bloggers, ebooks and pirates
Friday, October 12, 2007 The Internet is very much present at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2007, not just, like in previous years, as a means for the journalists who have 80 workplaces for their own notebooks to report on the fair, but like before as a chance – and as a threat for rights-owners of…
Perfume Bottle Collections Make Good Choices
More On This Topic: Www.Synergypack.Com Submitted by: Candice Sabrina Some people love wearing perfume, others just like to look at the bottles themselves. For those who enjoy creating collections, a perfume bottle can be the start of not only a lovely looking display, but also a valuable one. An antique perfume bottle can range in…
England’s elderly face human rights breaches in home care system
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 A report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) finds that, in many cases, England’s home care system breaches the human rights of the elderly it is supposed to serve. The Close to home: older people and human rights in home care report is the result of a…
Wikinews interviews novelist Jeremy Robinson
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Wikinews held an exclusive interview with Jeremy Robinson, the bestselling American author from Massachusetts who wrote the thrillers The Didymus Contingency, Raising the Past and Antarktos Rising. Before deciding to take up the writing of fiction, Robinson was an artist and moviemaker. He says of his years before getting published, “I…
Dubai leader Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum dead
Wednesday, January 4, 2006 “His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai has passed away. He was 62 years old.” The above statement from the Ministry of Presidential Affairs confirmed that the ruler of Dubai died earlier this morning in Australia. The statement…
Enjoying Energy Tax Credits To The Home Improvement Campaigns
More On This Topic: Soldiers Point House Painters Enjoying Energy Tax Credits To The Home Improvement Campaigns by Marie Malacaman So, you’re thinking of eventually getting your home improvement wishes a try however fearful that your spending budget may not go far in these tough economic occasions. You’ve been wanting to set up environment friendly…