This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is…
Swiss reject single health insurance
Monday, March 12, 2007 24 of 26 Swiss Cantons rejected the proposal for a single health insurance system, in which premiums would be based on income and wealth. The vote on Sunday was the latest in a series of attempts to cut rising costs and ease the financial burden on citizens. Around 71% of voters…
The Secret Collection Of Inspirational Quotes ( Part 9 )
Read An Opinion On: Baby First Aid Training Sydney By John Harricharan / Anita Bergan Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. — Robert Frost When it is dark enough, men see the stars. — Ralph Waldo Emerson In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing…
California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef
Sunday, February 17, 2008 I am dismayed at the in-humane handling of cattle that has resulted in the violation of food safety regulations at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company. In a press release today, California-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. indicated that it has voluntarily recalled just over 143 million pounds (65 million kilograms) of raw…
Annie Awards for animation Sunday; Wikinews will be there
Thursday, February 8, 2007 This Sunday, the International Animated Film Association (Association International du Film d’Animation) or ASIFA will hand out the Annie Awards in Glendale, California. As animation’s highest honor, the crowd is always a who’s who of direction, art design, character design, layout, visual effects, and voice artists. There are 23 award categories…
Blizzard Entertainment’s victory over bnetd sealed in Appeals Court
Saturday, September 3, 2005 Blizzard Entertainment has won a federal ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals against the programmers of bnetd, a software package that emulates Blizzard’s Battle.net service. The court reaffirmed the original judgement, given in October, that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and click-through EULA’s prohibited the reverse engineering of Blizzard’s software…
Where Is The Best Place To Learn Hypnosis?
Read An Opinion On: Best Dog Grass Pad Submitted by: Ken Ericsson Hypnosis can offer numerous benefits. You will be able to relax deeply and remove stress out of your system through hypnosis. You can also use hypnosis to promote weight loss and as a tool to quit smoking. However, you should learn hypnosis first…
Blue Jackets Send Mason back to OHL
Saturday, January 12, 2008 The NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets returned goaltender Steve Mason back to the OHL on January 11 after an emergency recall since January 7. Mason never played for the Blue Jackets during the recall. Before the recall, Mason led Team Canada to victory against Team Sweden in the 2008 World Junior Ice…
French fashion brand Lacoste announces limited-edition logo change from crocodile to endangered animals
Saturday, March 3, 2018 On Wednesday, French sports clothing brand Lacoste announced producing a limited edition of polo shirts featuring top-ten endangered animal species as the logo, instead of the company’s usual crocodile logo, in a measure to protect those animals, partnering with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Lacoste announced partnering with…
Pregnancy And Maternity Discrimination Factsheet
Read An Opinion On: Egg Donor Applications Submitted by: Martin Searle What is pregnancy and maternity discrimination? The Sex Discrimination Act specifically prohibits discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave. Discrimination on these grounds is deemed to be automatically discriminatory on the grounds of sex without the need to provide a male comparator….