Bratsk hydroelectric plant gets new turbine
Saturday, October 7, 2006 The city of Bratsk in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, received a new turbine for its famous 4,500…
FCC head Kevin Martin endorses telcos’ tiered Internet plan
Saturday, March 25, 2006 Kevin Martin, current head of the FCC, voiced his support on Wednesday for a tiered Internet….
Four die in dump truck crash in Bath, England
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Four people have died and at least four more have been seriously injured after a dump…
NBA: Grizzlies trade Pau Gasol to Lakers
Saturday, February 2, 2008 On Friday, the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association agreed to send forward-center Pau Gasol…
UK Wikinews Shorts: March 14, 2010
A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, March 14, 2010.
Emaar Properties claims Burj Dubai as world’s tallest building
Sunday, July 22, 2007 United Arab Emirates (UAE) developer Emaar Properties has claimed that their Burj Dubai commercial and residential…
Cork Hotels Have A Budget Holiday
See More About: Hotel Stellar Accomodation In Sydney Cork Hotels- Have a Budget Holiday by Anurag Nair Cork is now…
Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/OH-WY
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools….
British painter Lucian Freud dies aged 88
Saturday, July 23, 2011 Lucian Freud, the painter and grandson of the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, died Wednesday at…
Media round-up: April Fools’ Day 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Many media outlets traditionally deliberately spread hoaxes on April Fools’ Day, including notable quality sources such…