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…
Dima Bilan wins the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia
Sunday, May 25, 2008 Dima Bilan has won the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, the 53rd, for Russia with his song Believe. The song was developed by US R&B artist Timbaland. The song won the competition with 272 points; 42 points ahead of Ukraine’s Ani Lorak in second place with 230 points for the song Shady…
Samsung releases its first tablet computer
Monday, September 6, 2010 File:Samsung-galaxy-tab.jpg At the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) industrial exhibition in Berlin, the South Korean corporation Samsung released its first tablet computer, called “Galaxy Tab”. The device features the Android operating system and a seven-inch screen. Samsung’s own applications, called “Reader’s Hub” and “Media Hub,” display ebooks and videos respectively. Latest Flash,…
Several groups seek to purchase Saturn auto brand
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an Ohio-based investment group and Telesto Ventures have indicated separately that they are interested in purchasing the Saturn auto brand from General Motors (GM). According to The Wall Street Journal, Nissan-Renault is interested in purchasing Saturn. Bloomberg, however, indicated that Nissan-Renault may be a partner of Penske’s…
Rower Tuijn halfway across Pacific in record attempt
Monday, July 9, 2007 Dutch adventurer Ralph Tuijn has reached the halfway point of his attempt to be the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean unaided. The 16,000 kilometre journey from the coast of Peru to the seaside city of Brisbane, Australia, the widest section of the Pacific, has never been crossed absolutely…
UK Wikinews Shorts: July 8, 2013
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013.