Contaminated baby’s milk induces wave of child illness in China

Monday, September 22, 2008
Almost 13,000 children in China have fallen sick in a wave of sickness caused by baby’s milk contaminated with melamine, a banned chemical which can cause kidney stones, irritation, and ulcers. Most of the sickened children are infants two years or younger, and four children have died from the chemical so far. The Chinese Health Ministry has stated that most of the taRead More…

South Australia enters week-long lockdown to contain COVID-19 Delta variant spread

Friday, July 23, 2021
With five active cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, South Australia begun a one-week lockdown on Monday. Announcing the lockdown, state Premier Steven Marshall declared “we have no alternative but to impose some fairly heavy and immediate restrictions”.
The first case out of South Australia’s active cases was presented to Modbury Hospital on Sunday night, having returnRead More…

British conductor Edward Downes and wife die in double assisted suicide

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
British conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife Joan took their lives at a Swiss assisted suicide clinic on Friday, July 10, 2009, according to a statement from their family. Lady Downes, 74, was afflicted with terminal cancer, and Sir Edward, 85, was nearly blind with increasing hearing difficulties. These disabilities had forced him to give up conducting. Having no reliRead More…

Category:Science and technology

This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 27 September 2022: Polyurethane plastic substitute can biodegrade in seawater, say scientists 12 September 2022: Albania blames Iran for cyberattacks 15 July 2022: First deep space images from James Webb Space Telescope released 3 June 2022: Scientists discover seagrass off Australia is world’s laRead More…

Canadian boy, sucked into water pump, loses feet

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
A seven-year-old boy’s feet were severed after he was sucked into a water pump at a swimming pool. He is in intensive care as police investigate the water-park accident.
He was seriously injured yesterday when his feet became stuck in a pump that circulates water in one of the pools at Le Camping des Glissades d’eau St-Pie, in Sainte-Pie, Québec, 55 km (35 miles) east of Read More…

Eurovision ’04 winner Ruslana discusses her paths as singer, spokesmodel, stateswoman and source of inspiration

Monday, March 30, 2009
First becoming famous in her native Ukraine in the 1990s, long-haired self-described “Amazon” Ruslana gained international recognition for winning the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with her song “Wild Dances,” inspired by the musical traditions of the Hutsul people of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains.
In the five years since, Ruslana has decided to use her name and publicRead More…

Western Australian economy at crisis point say builders

Saturday, June 7, 2008
Western Australian Master Builders Association (MBA) yesterday demanded the Carpenter Government call an emergency cabinet meeting to avoid a “state of emergency” over the energy crisis gripping WA. A MBA spokesperson said that hundreds of workers have already been stood down, many without pay, and that the cost of building material is soaring.
The Minister for Energy, FraRead More…

Wikinews interviews Richard H. Clark, independent candidate for US President

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms.
As a non-partisan news source, Wikinews has impartially reached out to Read More…

Wikinews Shorts: December 7, 2008

A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, December 7, 2008. Contents 1 ‘Progress’ seen in US auto bailout deal
2 Ghana to hold elections
3 Archbishop of York says Mugabe must be overthrown
4 Scandal-ridden Congressman loses delayed election Officials say that progress is being made in a deal to bail out three United States carmakers. The U.S. government will be holding weekend talksRead More…

Aside from Semicon Taiwan 2007 – An attraction of “exiderdome” by Siemens

Friday, September 14, 2007
Semicon Taiwan goes to the final day on September 14, one of exhibitors Siemens AG imported containers named “exiderdome” to Taiwan and held an exhibition at A13 Parking Lot in Xinyi District, Taipei City for professionals from some industries such as automation, semiconductor, and electronics experiencing the advantages on automation solutions by Siemens.
For this speRead More…