Toronto’s Anime North 2019 brings thousands of fans together
Friday, May 31, 2019 Many thousands of anime and manga fans descended on the Toronto Congress Centre for Anime North, a fan-run convention launched in 1997. Spread between four venues over three days, May 24 to 26, the event featured J-pop maid idols, voice actors, writers, and more. Wikinews attended.Continue Reading
International Paralympic Committee holds first press conference
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 London, England — Yesterday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) held their first formal press conference as part of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Approximately 60 media representatives attended and had the opportunity to ask questions of Craig Spence, IPC President Philip Craven, Chairman of the London OrganizingContinue Reading
Three die in Cornwall, UK caravan park of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Monday, February 25, 2013 Carbon monoxide poisoning is thought to have been the cause of the deaths of three people and one Jack Russell dog in a caravan park in Cornwall in South West England. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) were alerted to the incident in Tremarle Home ParkContinue Reading
Data Entry India Holds Customer Friendly Business Approach
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Interactive Data entry India Holds Customer friendly Business Approach by Anita Ethape Data entry India is a privately owned India based firm. Today, this firm is recognized for its wide range of affordable data entry outsourcing services, data processing services, and data conversionContinue Reading
On the campaign trail, June 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012 The following is the eighth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail, a Green PartyContinue Reading
How To Get Started With Baking
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Buy Australian Aboriginal Art byAlma Abell The hobby of baking is more than just a wonderful pastime, it is actually a work of art each time a baker creates a cake. The perfect cake is more than just basic ingredients it is aContinue Reading
Chechen rebels surrender
Friday, August 18, 2006 A younger brother of Chechen warlord Doku Umarov is the latest of around 120 rebels whom have surrendered in the Russian republic Chechnya alone since an amnesty was declared following last month’s killing of rebel leader Shamil Basayev. In an attempt to capitalize on Basayev’s deathContinue Reading
Q and A with New Zealand Prime Minister hopeful
Sunday, May 18, 2008 This article is part of the series New Zealand General Election Other election coverage Q and A with New Zealand Prime Minister hopeful Background Wikipedia, Wikinews’ sibling project, has in-depth background articles on: Political parties in New Zealand New Zealand House of Representatives Politics of NewContinue Reading
One dead, eighteen injured in Florida lightning strike
Sunday, July 5, 2009 One person is dead and 18 others injured after lightning struck a church group’s Fourth of July celebration in Lakeland, Florida, United States yesterday. The group were outside playing soccer and volleyball when either a single bolt or a series of them hit. Polk County SheriffContinue Reading
Wikinews Shorts: July 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 9, 2007. On July 9, 2007, Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the release of an 80GB hard drive version of its PlayStation 3 video game console, priced at US$599. Sony also announced a price drop to US$499 for its current 60GB model.Continue Reading