‘Australian Values’ to be taught in NSW schools
Sunday, January 22, 2006 The New South Wales government will make it compulsory for schools to play Advance Australia Fair, Australia’s national anthem before class this year. Teachers at primary schools in NSW will also be required to introduce “Australian values” lessons from the beginning of this school year. The lessons are expected to teach […]
Continue Reading...Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to […]
Continue Reading...Mexicali Obesity Solutions Offers Long Term Weight Loss Benefits
Get More Information Here: Gastric Sleeve Surgery Los Angeles Mexicali Obesity Solutions Offers Long-Term Weight Loss Benefits by Johnson Auth John Price ventured to Mexicali Obesity Solutions almost a year ago, anxious to find an affordable, long-term weight loss solution to his medical condition. Suffering from high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes, John had […]
Continue Reading...Two New Zealand men ran illegal text lottery
Friday, August 18, 2006 Two New Zealand men, Richard Stuart Hayes and Troy Jonathon Elliot, have been convicted of running an illegal mobile text based competition after 27 winners did not receive the car prizes. The pair were found guilty yesterday in a decision reached by Judge Nicola Mathers in Auckland District Court, following a […]
Continue Reading...World Wrestling Entertainment heir Shane McMahon resigns from the company
Friday, October 16, 2009 Predicted heir to World Wrestling Entertainment Shane McMahon has announced he will leave the company on January 1, 2010. McMahon is the son of current owner Vincent K. McMahon and the current Executive Vice President of Global Media for the company. With the departure of Shane, it will be the first […]
Continue Reading...Recalled pet food found to contain rat poison
Friday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples from Menu Foods. Menu Foods […]
Continue Reading...Rising Incidence Of Cancer Is Driving The Global Picture Archiving &Amp; Communications Systems Market
Get More Information Here: Forearm X Ray Anatomy A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is an imaging technology providing economical and convenient storage as well as access to images. The global picture archiving and communications systems market is expected to gain an upward trajectory owing to explosive adoption of information technology in the healthcare […]
Continue Reading...US adds 173,000 jobs in August; unemployment rate drops to seven year low
Monday, September 7, 2015 The US economy added 173,000 jobs in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The unemployment rate fell from 5.3 to 5.1 percent, the lowest since April 2008. Although August job gains were lower than most economists forecast, job growth numbers for June and July were revised upwards by […]
Continue Reading...Australian Big Brother contestants removed for alleged sexual assault
Sunday, July 2, 2006 Two contestants from Big Brother in Australia have been escorted from the show. Ashley, a pseudonym for Michael Cox of Perth, and John, a pseudonym for Michael Bric of Melbourne, sexually assaulted a contestant known as Camilla. Camilla climbed into John’s bed after stating that she wished one of the boys […]
Continue Reading...Record amount of fires during New Zealand Guy Fawkes
Monday, November 6, 2006 There were a record amount of fire calls during Guy Fawkes night, the festivities had emergency services stretched to the limit, a spokesman for the NZ Fire service said that it was “like driving through a war zone.” Despite this, no major structure fires were reported. Preliminary numbers show that the […]
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