Copiapó, Chile mining accident: in depth

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San José Mine in Copiapó, codenamed Operación San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Operation), began on Tuesday night, at around 20:00 local time (23:00 UTC). Florencio Ávalos was the first miner to be rescued, at 00:12 local time (03:12 UTC) on Wednesday. He was […]

British sailors detained by Iran “to be tried for espionage”

Sunday, March 25, 2007 The Australian has reported that an internet website “run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad” states that the 15 British sailors who were arrested by Iranian Revolutionary Guards could face charges of espionage. The source website for this claim remains unknown; however, Rajanews.com, a news website run by some of supporters of […]

Canadian union, railway reach last minute accord

March 26, 2005 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and Canada National Railway (CN) have worked out a tentative agreement, avoiding a walkout scheduled for midnight on the 26th by 604 workers. The previous contract expired 31 December 2003, and the union notified CN of their intent to strike 23 March. The IBEW members […]

News briefs:July 27, 2010

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Wikinews interviews Goronwy Price about the upcoming by-election in the Bradfield electorate of the Australian parliament

Thursday, December 3, 2009 With two federal by-elections coming up in Australia, many minor parties and independents will be looking to gain a seat in the House of Representatives. Goronwy Price is a candidate representing the Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy party. Mr Price is an environmentalist, adventurer and businessman from the Sydney suburb of Cremorne. […]

The Importance Of Proper Paper Shredding Of Your Sensitive Documents

Click Here To Know More About: Unlawful Dismissal In Australia By Keith Pollow Identity theft is an ever growing menace, not solely to individual consumers but additionally to businesses and other organizations and government agencies. Today, just about every business and organization generates private information. Companies collect sensitive details about employees, prospects, customers, vendors, company […]

Kent Hovind’s April 2007 appeal denied

Saturday, April 21, 2007 Kent Hovind‘s motion for acquittal was denied on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Hovind, a Pensacola young Earth creationist and operator of Dinosaur Adventure Land, along with his wife, Jo Hovind, were found guilty in November 2006 on 58 federal counts of “willful failure” to payroll taxes, structuring bank withdrawals, and obstructing […]