Thursday, September 6, 2012 London, England— Tuesday, following her team’s 62–37 win over Mexico in the quarter-finals at the North Greewich Arena, Wikinews interviewed Amber Merrit of the Australian women’s national wheelchair basketball team. In their next match, the Gliders will face the victors from the United States versus Canada, having suffered their first loss…
Why I Believe Abortion Should Be Legal, Safe, And Rare
More On This Topic: Independent Financial Planners Sydney Best Financial Planners Sydney By Deanna Mascle I have always been a supporter of a woman’s right to choose. It is not simply that I am a supporter of abortion. I have never had an abortion and don’t think I could. However, I should have the right…
Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients
Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened to the public in 1971 and was envisioned as part of the National Cultural Center…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’…
Kraft Canada recalls cookies after reports of ‘sharp metal objects’ baked into the cookies
Sunday, March 4, 2007 On March 2, 2007, Kraft Canada Inc. (Kraft) issued an alert to news media requesting the recall of a brand of cookies manufactured in their Toronto, Ontario plant. The news release indicates that certain packages of Christie Chewy Chunks Ahoy! cookies may have been tampered with. Kraft had received 2 complaints…
French ‘iPod bill’ seeks digital music player interoperability
Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Legislation pending in the French Parliament would require that music purchased online for use on digital music players be compatible across all players. It has become popularly known in France as the “iPod bill,” after the popular music player made by Apple Computer, and could pit France against Apple and other…
Small Business Relationship Management With The Razor Sharp Edge
By Nahshon Wingard Strategy or technology-based solutions, small business relationship management needs all the help it can get to gain the cutting edge over competition. Businesses have to strengthen the key areas of customer marketing and sales, and they have to dare to be different in a sea of competition. In the Name of Customer…
Choosing The Right Party Supplier Can Boost The Fun
byAlma Abell Sometimes party time can be stress time. Ironically, organizing a day or evening of fun can be no fun at all. However, the good news is there are companies that specialize in removing the stress so you can focus on organizing a great time for all. One very important consideration is the rental…
Concrete supplier indicted in Boston ‘Big Dig’ scandal
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Boston’s Central Artery and Third Harbor Tunnel Project (CA/T), unofficially known as the Big Dig, plagued by cost overruns and reports of shoddy workmanship, has been hit with yet another scandal as six employees of its primary concrete supplier have been indicted for falsifying records regarding allegedly inferior concrete supplied to…
Wikinews attends 2018 Bangalore ComicCon
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