Thursday, May 17, 2007 Recent cyber attacks in Estonia that have paralyzed the high tech country’s Web sites are a threat to national security, according to the country’s Minister of Defense. This has concerned NATO, seeing that Estonia is a member state of the organization. The attacks have subsided this week. The Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo also mentioned that Russia […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Electrical Engineering And Design Mudgee Submitted by: Peter Hong In case you are looking to hire a good electrician to complete the wiring or just to fix a minor challenge, you’ll find some things that you need to take into consideration. The first is that you need an individual using the license. The license is offered […]
Posted deadlines for Christmas delivery
Wednesday, December 21, 2005 In the United States of America and other parts of the word, as Christmas and the holidays draw near, shippers have released information on shipping deadlines. Remember to always clearly label and address your holiday packages. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Posted_deadlines_for_Christmas_delivery&oldid=1547418”
Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients
Monday, March 20, 2006 Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses. Janet Evans of Marion, Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone grafts you got might have been contaminated”. She reacted with shock, “I was flabbergasted because I didn’t even know what […]
UN summit results in pledge to mitigate food crisis
Friday, June 6, 2008 A three-day United Nations (UN) summit, bringing together leaders from 181 countries, has wrapped up with a pledge by all attending countries to address the global food shortage crisis. Key actions cited include doubling the world’s food production by 2030, providing resources for farmers in poor countries and increasing humanitarian aid in times of crisis. Protests […]
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Here’s An Opinion On: Australian Premier Finance Site Leasing Cars Can Be Economical by Ken Charnly Leasing a car or truck is often the best way to secure reliable transportation for those who dont have a lot of money or for those who are looking for their first car. Lease terms typically only require the consumer to commit to a […]
US state of Florida assumes control of Disney World’s self-governing district
Thursday, March 2, 2023 A sign outside the Reedy Creek Improvement District office in 2021. Image: Asher Heimermann. On Monday, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill assuming state control of a board overseeing the Reedy Creek Improvement District, Walt Disney World’s self-governing area. The five board members, who supervise government services in the district, are now to be appointed […]
More US recalls: Fish pool toy rips fingernail off child, numerous toys with excessive lead
Saturday, November 10, 2007 The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more products over the last few days, though not all because of excessive lead. While American toy companies have been rocked in the last few months by numerous unsafe Chinese-made products, mostly due to excessive amounts of lead in paint, a few of the latest recalls were actually […]
McCain and Obama face off in U.S. presidential candidate debate
Sunday, September 28, 2008 The two major party presidential candidates in the US, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, faced each other yesterday in the first TV debate. Despite that McCain had asked to postpone the debate, both were present at the University of Mississippi. The debate, which was moderated by PBS‘ Jim Lehrer, was planned to be focused […]
Russia asks Iceland for details of bank rescue plan before giving loan
Saturday, October 18, 2008 Russia has requested Iceland give them more details of the island nation’s plan to rescue the banking sector and thus the entire national economy before granting them a loan. Two weeks ago, Iceland’s banking sector collapsed and was largely nationalised. Icelandic banks are in significantly more debt than the country can afford, and the nation may […]