RU486 Abortion pill hearings begin in Australia

October 20, 2022 0 Comments

Friday, February 3, 2006 An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill “RU486” has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women’s access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9. The Senate committee is considering a bill to remove …

26 motorbikes, two cars pile up in Oregon, US

October 20, 2022 0 Comments

Saturday, September 19, 2009 26 motorcycles and two cars have piled up on the Interstate 5 road in Oregon, United States. Two bikers have been critically injured. The crash occurred near the Baldock Rest Area, which is just south of Wilsonville, at 2:45 p.m. Friday. The group of motorbikes, belonging to members of the Brother …

Be On The Safer Side To Choose Natural Hair Removal Products

October 20, 2022 0 Comments

Find Out More About: Best Tattoo Artist Sydney Submitted by: Tasha Peach For most people, excess body hair can become embarrassing and unappealing. There are several methods such as depilatory creams, plucking, shaving and waxing that can fix this problem on a temporary basis. These methods can also prove to be messy, inconvenient, and irritating. …

American teenage girl charged with murder of her mother

October 19, 2022 0 Comments

Sunday, December 19, 2004 CRAIG, Alaska —Rachelle Waterman, (aka Rachelle Ann Monica Waterman and “smchyrocky”), a 16-year-old girl from Craig, Alaska, USA, has been charged with the first degree murder of her mother. The case has rapidly received a wide following on the Internet, partly because Waterman kept a public record of her thoughts and …

Wikinews Shorts: May 15, 2009

October 18, 2022 0 Comments

A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, May 15, 2009. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed budget cuts and layoffs for California yesterday. Californian education budgets would be cut by $3 billion USD for the next five years if California voters gave a yes votes to the budget-related measures for May 19’s special election. Schwarzenegger is …

Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

October 17, 2022 0 Comments

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 …

Cashing Out 401k In Between Jobs

October 17, 2022 0 Comments

Find Out More About: Compare Green Slips Online By Sean A. Kelly Saving up for retirement may be one of many financially smart things young workers do especially if they have already started working from a young age. However, many young workers now are already cashing out 401k retirement funds especially when changing jobs. This …

On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

October 16, 2022 0 Comments

Monday, November 2, 2020 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Free and Equal Elections Foundation holds two …

Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 Japanese Grand Prix

October 16, 2022 0 Comments

Sunday, September 30, 2007 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton starting from pole wins the FIA Formula-1 2007 Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan. It was the first race on this circuit since 1977, when James Hunt won the race for McLaren–Ford. A rainy and foggy weekend at Fuji appeared to be …

Plan Magazine sold for €300,000 to Commercial Media Group

October 16, 2022 0 Comments

Sunday, June 19, 2005 Irish architecture magazine, Plan, has been sold for €300,000 to the Commercial Media Group. Commercial Media Group is the publisher of both Construction Industry Magazine, and Off-Site Construction Magazine. Plan, which was founded 35 years ago, is published on a monthly basis and has a circulation of 3,500. Its readers generally …