Correction — August 24, 2015 These briefs incorrectly describe BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP(more…)
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Felipe Massa takes pole for the first night Formula One race at Singapore
Saturday, September 27, 2008 Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the second session and the pole position for the Sunday FIA 2008 Formula One SingTel Singapore(more…)
On the campaign trail in the USA, August 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016 The following is the fourth edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled(more…)
David Witt, father-in-law of Floyd Landis, commits suicide
Thursday, August 17, 2006 David Witt, father-in-law of Floyd Landis, the winner of the 2006 Tour De France, has died. Witt was found dead in(more…)
Wikinews interviews Rocky De La Fuente, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate
Thursday, March 31, 2016 Businessman Rocky De La Fuente took some time to speak with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Democratic Party’s 2016(more…)
Chef who appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ commits suicide
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Joseph Cerniglia, a chef who had appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s television show Kitchen Nightmares, has commited suicide. Cerniglia was the owner(more…)
Auckland City Council acts to remove suspect chemicals in pre-school’s soil
Saturday, April 1, 2006 Chemicals, which the Auckland City Council said are a suspected cause of cancer and are considered toxic, have been found in(more…)
British university falls short of Smurf gathering world record
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Despite two months of preparation, a Smurf party held by the University of Southampton‘s student union ended without a record. While(more…)
Ground broken on Northpoint development in Cambridge, Massachusetts
A view of the Leonard Zakim bridge from the construction site. The warehouses at right will be replaced by a five-acre park within two years.(more…)
European Parliament rejects computer-implemented inventions directive
Correction — August 23, 2010 The vote counts in this article are incorrect. 648 members rejected the proposal, 14 voted for and 18 abstained. Wikinews apologises(more…)