French transportation strike spreads to civil servants

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 The labor strikes in France, which began on November 13, 2007, are continuing as hundreds of thousands of civil servants hold a 24-hour work stoppage. The action by postal workers, teachers, air traffic controllers and hospital staff, have left many schools closed and airports facing delays and flight cancellations. The November…Continue reading

French transportation strike spreads to civil servants

FDA issues proposed rules requiring calorie content on menus

Sunday, April 3, 2011 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued proposed calorie labeling rules requiring most retail food vendors to display the calorie counts in items on their menus and menu boards. The proposed rules, issued Friday and expected to be finalized in 2012, would apply to most restaurants, snack bars, vending…Continue reading

FDA issues proposed rules requiring calorie content on menus

Personal Loan Alternatives For People With Bad Credit

Click Here To Know More About: Compare Green Slips Online By Jake Barnes If you have experienced job loss, medical bills, or other financial challenges, maintaining a good credit rating can be difficult. With a good credit rating you can meet temporary financial challenges by getting a personal loan from a bank or lending institution.…Continue reading Personal Loan Alternatives For People With Bad Credit

Claims from British quake may run into “low tens of millions of pounds” – Insurance association reps

Thursday, February 28, 2008 Representatives from the British insurance industry have said that the cost of the earthquake which hit Britain early yesterday could be over 10 million GBP. The Association of British Insurers has said in a statement that the cost for the earthquake is “likely to run into the low tens of millions…Continue reading

Claims from British quake may run into “low tens of millions of pounds” – Insurance association reps

Jury considers Curt Dagenais court case

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, the jury is deliberating in the case of Curt Dagenais, charged in the July 2006 shooting deaths of two Saskatchewan RCMP officers. Justice Gerald Allbright, in his instructions to the sequestered jury, has advised the jurors that they may consider the charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter or…Continue reading

Jury considers Curt Dagenais court case

Nineteen activists killed by Israeli commandos aboard aid convoy bound for Gaza

Monday, May 31, 2010  Notice — August 24, 2015 The title of this article states nineteen were killed, whereas the body more accurately reflects the facts of the time by recording between nine and nineteen deaths. The correct figure at the time was in fact nine deaths.  Between nine and nineteen Free Gaza Movement activists died…Continue reading

Nineteen activists killed by Israeli commandos aboard aid convoy bound for Gaza

Researchers from the University of Newcastle and the South Australian Museum discover new hip-pocked frog species

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Researchers from the University of Newcastle and the South Australian Museum discover new hip-pocked frog species

Wikinews interviews Australian Statistician Brian Pink

Monday, April 7, 2008 The Australian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for some of Australia’s largest surveys, including the Census of Population and Housing, held every five years. At its head is the Australian Statistician. The current Statistician, Brian Pink, started in his position on March 5, 2007, following the retirement of predecessor Dennis Trewin.…Continue reading

Wikinews interviews Australian Statistician Brian Pink