Sunday, December 3, 2006 Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet, 91, has suffered a heart attack early this morning. His son, Marco Antonio, declared that his father had received his last rites from a Catholic priest and that “he is in the hands of God and the doctors”. Pinochet underwent a bypass surgery in the Hospital…
Wikinews interviews Australian wheelchair basketball player Tina McKenzie
Friday, January 3, 2014 Preston, Victoria, Australia —On Saturday, Wikinews interviewed Tina McKenzie, a former member of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders. McKenzie, a silver and bronze Paralympic medalist in wheelchair basketball, retired from the game after the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Wikinews caught up with her in…
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Wikinews interviews team behind the 2,000th featured Wikipedia article
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Sunday, April 13, 2008 This week saw the English-language version of Wikipedia, the collaboratively written online encyclopedia, reach 2,000 featured articles with the inclusion of the article El Señor Presidente. Featured articles…
FIFA World Cup 2018 day seven: Portugal, Uruguay, Spain win 1-0
Thursday, June 21, 2018 Yesterday, day seven of the 2018 FIFA footall World Cup, Portugal defeated Morocco 1–0, Uruguay defeated Saudi Arabia 1–0 and Iran lost 1–0 against Spain with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suárez and Diego Costa respectively. With this victory, Uruguay and hosts Russia have qualified for the Last 16 knockout phase….
Keisha Castle-Hughes playing Virgin Mary
Monday, March 20, 2006 New Zealand actress and Whale Rider (2002) star Keisha Castle-Hughes will star as The Blessed Virgin Mary in the upcoming New Line Cinema film, Nativity. Castle-Hughes, 15, who is of Australian and Maori descent, was the youngest actress to be nominated for a best-actress Academy Award when she was recognized for…
Never Worry About Dental Care Again With These Tips
Read An Opinion On: Dentist North Bondi Best Cosmetic Dentist Edgecliff Never Worry About Dental Care Again With These Tips by Krunal Dave Even if you\’re an adult, it\’s never too late to get braces. It\’s important to have a smile which looks good and keeps you happy, so it\’s worth it to invest the…
Euro 2008 Qualification: Scotland vs. Ukraine
Saturday, October 13, 2007 October 13, 200715:00 (UTC) Scotland 3–1 Ukraine Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 51,366 Referee: Peter Vink Miller 4′ (3)McCulloch 10′ (1)McCulloch 45’+4’Ferguson 45’+4’McCulloch 60’Dailly 60’McFadden 68′ (4)Miller 72’Brown 76’Maloney 76’McFadden 80’O’Connor 80’O’Connor 89′ Match Report 3′ Nesmachniy 15′ Shevchenko 24′ (4) Shevchenko 37′ Vorobey 46′ Gusev 46′ Rotan 64′ Vorobey 64′ Nazarenko 70′ Rotan 73′ Tymoschuk…
Ukraine opposition candidate Yushchenko is suffering from a Dioxin intoxication, doctors say
Saturday, December 11, 2004 VIENNA –Doctors from the Rudolfinerhaus clinic in Vienna say “there is no doubt” Ukrainian opposition leader Victor Yushchenko was poisoned with Dioxin. Yushchenko’s body had about 1,000 times more than the normal concentration of the toxin. It is unknown if there were any other poisons in his system. Although it has…
2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships preparations underway
Saturday, February 16, 2013 Preparations are underway ahead of the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championship, with a flag exchange taking place Tuesday, volunteer recruitment ongoing, USParalympics unveiling a new uniform for their team, skiers like the United States’s Jon Lujan actively training for the event and other skiers competing in preparation for the Championships…