Thursday, February 15, 2007
The game allows users to design their own shipsPlymouth, Michigan, United States - This week, independent software developer Stardock released Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar, an expansion to their PC turn-based strategy game Dread Lords. Industry websites IGN and GameSpy responded with Editors' Choice awards, while UGO gave it an A. The expansion had...
Weisz, photographed in 2007, is not a fan of Botox.Tuesday, July 7, 2009
English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors. The 39-year-old actress, best known for her roles in the Mummy movie franchise and for her Academy Award-winning portrayal in The Constant Gardener, feels facial Botox injections leave actors less able to convey emotion and that it...
Saturday, February 16, 2008
There were 5 games played in the National Hockey League on February 15, 2008. Contents 1 Game summaries
1.1 Atlanta Thrashers @ New Jersey Devils
1.2 Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers
1.3 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Detroit Red Wings
1.4 Dallas Stars @ Anaheim Ducks
1.5 Calgary Flames @ Los Angeles Kings 2 Other news
3 Sources Retrieved from...
Saturday, September 3, 2016
As the Hong Kong legislative election approaches, six candidates considered to be in the pan-democracy camp suspended their campaigns on Friday. They were performing poorly in public opinion polls, and encouraged supporters to vote for other pan-democracy candidates instead. Independent candidate Andy ChuiFile:Suzanne Wu.jpgLabour Party candidate Suzanne WuThe...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms.
As a non-partisan news source, Wikinews has impartially reached out to...
Friday, April 15, 2005
The last British-owned volume car manufacturer, MG Rover, has closed down, with the loss of 5,000 jobs.
International accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooper was brought in last week to put the company into administration. Today PwC announced that MG Rover's only hope, the Chinese car company SAIC, had no interest in buying the ailing firm. With no further source of revenue,...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Chemotherapy is usually associated with a collection of side effects ranging from digestive problems to hair loss, but a study published this week in Human Reproduction demonstrated that female cancer patients may find they have something in common with much younger women in one specific area — their ovaries.
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh examined...
Correction — April 13, 2012 The European Court of Human Rights is not an exclusively EU court. Turkey is not, and has never been, an EU member state.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled on a case brought by a Muslim student of Istanbul university. The ruling upholds the law in Turkey that bans the wearing of headscarves in universities and public...
Saturday, May 3, 2008
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism issued a statement Friday praising comments made Wednesday by Malaysian politician Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan on conversion to Islam. Malaysian Consultative Council president Datuk A. Vaithilingam said that Ong's views are shared by Malaysians from all religious faiths in the...
Friday, November 14, 2008
Raouf Amin el-Araby, a 52-year-old Egyptian doctor who has been serving the Saudi Royal family for 20 years, was convicted of malpractice. Egyptian newspapers reported that he was accused of driving a Saudi princess "to addiction", reportedly after treating a Saudi princess with painkillers.
Initially sentenced to 7 years and 700 lashes, he has been sentenced to 15...