Sunday, December 7, 2008 Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia —The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has formally ratified the rejection of the 24 hour McDonald’s in Minyama. The decision comes after council rejected the proposal earlier this week at a general committee meeting. McDonald’s forwarded an 11th hour compromise to deputy mayor Tim Dwyer in order to…
Wikinews interviews Mark Bunker, producer of anti-Scientology website ‘XenuTV’
Monday, February 18, 2008 Television producer and owner of the anti-Scientology website www.xenutv.com (XenuTV), Mark Bunker, also known as Wise Beard Man, chatted online with Wikinews for nearly three hours. More than 120 people followed the interview live (many from Project Chanology), which makes this exclusive Wikinews interview our most attended IRC interview to date….
The Atkins Diet And Gout Do They Mix?
More On This Topic: Dr Ben Paul By Lisa McDowell Here is a question we are asked quite a lot. Does The Atkins diet and gout mix? or for that matter does any low carb diet and gout mix? The problem with the Atkins diet and gout is that the Atkins Diet is based around…
BBC Resources sale could be unprofitable
Thursday, November 8, 2007 The sale of the BBC subsidiary BBC Resources Ltd., has hit a hurdle after it emerged that the BBC could be left with a loss of up to £15 million on the deal. The cost of transferring the pensions of BBC Resources staff from the BBC pension scheme to its new…
Reasons To Invest In Lahore Real Estate Sector Right Now!
More On This Topic: Real Estate Bald Hills Reasons to invest in Lahore real estate sector right now! by William King When the discussion comes to Pakistan real estate , everybody relates it to the downturn of the real estate market. Many property owners are losing their homes due to non payment of mortgage dues…
Polling data on President Bush’s approval rating indicates recent decline
Sunday, March 19, 2006 A new CBS News poll reports that Americans are increasingly negative about the war in Iraq, and that President Bush’s job approval ratings, now down to 34%, continued to decline. The telephone survey of a nationwide random sample of 1136 adults was conducted March 9-12, 2006 and results were released on…
Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed further
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date…
Canadian MP crosses from Conservative to Liberal party
Sunday, May 22, 2005 Belinda Stronach, Canadian MP for Newmarket-Aurora crossed the floor from the Conservatives to join the Liberals just days before a scheduled confidence vote in the Liberal government. She was immediately rewarded by being appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal….
Can I Treat Acne Scar Without Surgery?
More On This Topic: Nose Job Surgery Cost By Cynthia Wang Many people are looking for ways on how to get rid of acne scars without resulting to surgery. Acne scars can make one to be very conscious about appearance and lowers self-esteem. Although people want to remove acne scars, they often don’t want to…
Wikinews Shorts: June 13, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos has been acquitted, due to lack of evidence, of tax evasion charges that date back to the 1980s. The complaint said Marcos failed to pay 33.734 million Philippine pesos for earning 192.08 million pesos in 1985 and 5.736 million…