Month: August 2022

Blue Security anti-spam community target of large-scale spam attack

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Beginning Monday morning, many BlueFrog and Blue Security users began receiving an email warning them that if they did not remove their email addresses from the Blue Security registry, they would begin to receive huge amounts of unsolicited email. As quickly as four hours after the initial warning message, some users […]

Russian commander: Tu-160s penetrate US airspace undetected

Tuesday, April 25, 2006File:Tu 16019.jpg A senior Russian air force commander has claimed that new, upgraded Tu-160 bomber aircraft were unchallenged by US air defense systems when they penetrated a radar zone near the Canadian coast in US territory during an April training exercise, reports the Russian news agency RIA Novosti. Commander of Russia’s long-range […]

Interview with Mathew Njenga, City Council candidate for Wards 2 & 6 in Brampton, Canada

Thursday, October 5, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Mathew Njenga, asking them to answer common questions sent in […]

How To Create A Home Remodeling Design

Read An Opinion On: Painters Newcastle Lake Macquarie There are many ways to dramatically improve your home with a simple home remodeling design. Things like changing the wallpaper, adding different types of tiles, installing different size cabinets in your kitchen, combining textures and designs of tiles in the bathroom, can create a tremendous impact using […]

Explosives stolen from California mine

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 According to the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Agency or ATF, at least 686 sticks of dynamite and at least 30 pounds of ammonium nitrate were stolen from Gold Mountain Mine Company in Big Bear City, California located in San Bernardino County. Fuel oil and mining equipment are also among the items […]

AMD files antitrust lawsuit against Intel in US federal district court

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 AMD filed an antitrust complaint against Intel Corporation two days ago in U.S. federal district court for the district of Delaware under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act, and the California Business and Professions Code. According to the complaint, Intel has unlawfully […]

Avalanche in Canadian Rocky Mountains kills two

Sunday, March 14, 2010 Two people in the Canadian Rocky Mountains were killed yesterday in an avalanche that struck an informal meeting of 200 snowmobilers. 30 others were hurt, and nineteen people were treated and released at a hospital. According to reports, the incident occurred on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, British Columbia on Saturday at […]

Needing Sewer Pumping In Denton, Texas

Read An Opinion On: Painters Newcastle Lake Macquarie byAlma Abell Maintaining sewer and septic systems are essential elements of owning a home. Neglected systems can back up, causing sewage to overflow into bathtubs, showers and sinks. It is a horrible mess that no one wants to clean up. Homeowners can avoid this scenario by having […]

Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags

Wednesday, March 9, 2005File:Plastic bag stock sized.jpg They are cheap, useful, and very plentiful, and that is exactly the problem, according to researchers. A report issued on Feb. 23 by a cadre of environment and economics researchers suggested that Kenya should ban the common plastic bag that one gets at the checkout counter of grocery […]

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]