Rachel Weisz wants Botox ban for actors

Weisz, photographed in 2007, is not a fan of Botox.Tuesday, July 7, 2009
English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors. The 39-year-old actress, best known for her roles in the Mummy movie franchise and for her Academy Award-winning portrayal in The Constant Gardener, feels facial Botox injections leave actors less able to convey emotion and that it hRead More…

Canada’s Don Valley East (Ward 33) city council candidates speak

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This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, November 4, 2006
On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley East (Ward 33). One candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This waRead More…

Breast Reconstruction Surgery After A Lumpectomy

Read An Opinion On: Facelift New York City Breast Reconstruction Surgery after a Lumpectomy by Pol GolubevaEvery year in the UK over 32,000 women are treated with a lumpectomy to remove a cancerous tumour. Having breast lumpectomy surgery is only the first step though as removing a lump can mean that the breast becomes smaller or mis-shapen as some of the volume has been removed. In some Read More…

Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle

Thursday, March 13, 2008
Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans.
A similar scheme has operated in South Australia since 1977.
Family First wants a rebate of 10 cents per containeRead More…

UK drivers urged not to panic buy during delivery strikes

Friday, June 13, 2008
A Shell tanker truck Image: Nachoman-au.British drivers have been urged not to panic buy fuel because of the 4-day walkout by delivery drivers working for companies delivering to Shell petrol stations. The 600 workers have walked out over pay disagreements, wanting an increase to their current pay of £36,500, however their union Unite turned down a last-minute offer of £Read More…

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike

Thursday, June 8, 2006
Abu Musab al-ZarqawiThe head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed in an air strike on a building north of Baqubah city, according to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. “Today [sic] Zarqawi has been terminated,” he said Thursday, and suggested the man the United States had placed a $25 million price tag on for death or capture was located throuRead More…

Car Modification Modifying Your Car A Global Trend

Read An Opinion On: Automated Parking Systems Adelaide Car Modification – Modifying Your Car – A Global Trend by sisi xiaModifying your car has been a well-known pastime for many years. By modifying your auto you are able to put your own exclusive private touches on the car to create it stand out from the rest. There are many cosmetic modifications that don’t make the automobile run any vRead More…

City Planning Board postpones decision on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal

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
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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is scheduled to take place this week.
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Reports: Design flaw caused Minneapolis, Minnesota bridge to collapse

Thursday, August 9, 2007
Cars are overturned in a jumble of concrete after the I-35W bridge collapsed. Image: Tony Webster.Investigators say that flaws in the design of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota may have caused it to collapse and that the design flaw is not “unique” to the Minneapolis bridge.
According to an ongoing investigation by the National Transportation Safety BoRead More…