Israeli paratroopers stop 15-year-old Palestinian from detonating himself
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 Hassan Hashash, a Palestinian aged 15, was detained by the Israeli military on Tuesday, April 12, at the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus in the West Bank. Hashash had been hiding five explosive charges under a winter coat before attempting to ignite one in the presence of Israeli soldiers, the military […]
Best Weight Loss Pills
Read An Opinion On: Khalili Center Submitted by: Charles Volcalatte If you are obese or overweight, you may have considered taking a weight loss pill at one time or another. What are the best weight loss pills? They have been around for a long time and every once in a while, there s one that […]
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]
Wikinews Shorts: September 3, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Contents 1 US hands over security for Anbar province to Iraq 2 Stanford builds helicopters that teach themselves acrobatics 3 Malaysian man uses nut to extend penis, gets stuck Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new one. The United States military […]
Guinean military leader in ‘favourable’ condition after attempted assassination
Monday, December 7, 2009 Morocco said earlier today that Guinea’s military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, has undergone successful surgery for gunshot wounds sustained on Thursday in an apparent assassination attempt. Guinea’s military government is offering a reward for the capture of the former head of the presidential guard whose men are accused of carrying out […]
Features Of High Pressure Pump
Read An Opinion On: Longwall Hydraulics Site Features of High Pressure Pump by rasia1 A high-pressure pump is a pump that can generate a pressure more than 800 psi. Moreover, pressure pumps generating pressure higher than 800 to 3000 psi are known as the moderate pressure pumps. In addition, the pumps that generate anything between […]
Former South African apartheid regime’s police minister repents
Monday, September 4, 2006 Adriaan Vlok, the former South African apartheid regime’s police minister, went to Reverend and director-general Frank Chikane’s church in Soweto on Sunday, the 3rd of September to repent. This follows his recent apology on the 3rd of August, 2006, which was described by some as “a miracle” that has had global […]
Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Recently, Finnish open-source video game developer Perttu Ahola discussed Minetest, his “longest ever project”, with Wikinews. Started in October 2010, Minetest was an attempt by Ahola to create a sandbox game similar to Minecraft. Minecraft is a multi-platform commercial game, which was in alpha version when Ahola challenged himself to create […]
Car Insurance Coverage Basics
Read An Opinion On: Compare Green Slips Prices Car Insurance Coverage Basics by David Oltz Car insurance rates and quotes vary upon the coverage as well as on who is being insured and what car is being insured. Things that can bring down your car insurance quotes are driving less mileage, older cars cost less […]
Wikinews Shorts: April 24, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, April 24, 2007. 65 Ethiopians and 9 Chinese were killed in their sleep Tuesday in a predawn raid on an oil field in Abole, a small town in southeast Ethiopia’s Somali state. Seven Chinese were kidnapped. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a separatist group, claimed responsibility for […]