Wikinews interviews Jim Hedges, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate

Saturday, January 29, 2011 Public domain image of Jim Hedges from the Partisan Prohibition Historical Society website U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate Jim Hedges of Thompson Township, Pennsylvania took some time to answer a few questions about the Prohibition Party and his 2012 presidential campaign. The Prohibition Party is the third oldest existing political party … Read more

Wikinews interviews Jim Hedges, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate

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Harvard University officials update Agassiz Neighborhood Council about local construction in Cambridge, Massachusetts

A crane lowers a clamshell bucket into a trench at the construction site of Harvard’s Northwest Science Building. Thursday, April 28, 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts —Harvard University planners met with the Agassiz Neighborhood Council to update the community about Harvard’s construction and expansion plans in the neighborhood on April 26, The Harvard Crimson reported today. The … Read more

Harvard University officials update Agassiz Neighborhood Council about local construction in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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British schools to inform parents of overweight children

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Parents will now be informed if their child is overweight Image: Robert Lawton. Starting in September, British schools will inform parents of their child’s weight in an attempt to deal with the growing issue of obesity, according to an announcement by the Department of Health (DoH). Nearly 23% of children aged … Read more

British schools to inform parents of overweight children

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Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Dorsa Derakhshani in Baku, 2017 (Image: Gibraltar Chess Festival) In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess … Read more

Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews

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Medal-seeking Spanish men arrive at 2014 Goalball World Championships

Sunday, June 29, 2014 Spain’s men’s national goalball team arrived in Espoo, Finland Friday for the start of the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. The team comes into the tournament with the goal of securing a medal, which would qualify them for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The team missed the 2012 … Read more

Medal-seeking Spanish men arrive at 2014 Goalball World Championships

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Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak

Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and … Read more

Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak

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Hualien warm-up of 2007 ING Taipei Marathon kicked off

Tuesday, September 4, 2007 This is the fourth year as ING Antai titled for sponsoring Taipei International Marathon, as “ING Running Club” in some area still continued, the first warming up competition kicked off on September 1 at Meilun Stadium in Hualien County. More than 3,000 people participated in this event including 400 professional runners. … Read more

Hualien warm-up of 2007 ING Taipei Marathon kicked off

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Scholar says Jehovah’s Witnesses wrong about blood transfusions

Sunday, February 4, 2007 Bible scholar Professor Michael Duggan, who teaches biblical literature at the Catholic St. Mary’s University College in Calgary, Alberta, says the Jehovah’s Witnesses have taken a bible reading out of context which the parents of Canada’s first sextuplets used to back up their belief. His comment is regarding the following text … Read more

Scholar says Jehovah’s Witnesses wrong about blood transfusions

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Apple unveils iPod nano

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 iPod nano. Courtesy of Apple. Apple today unveiled its latest addition to the iPod line, the iPod nano. The announcement came today at a special music event hosted by Apple, held in the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. The iPod Nano comes in two colors, white and black, as … Read more

Apple unveils iPod nano

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