Monday, September 2, 2013 Radiation at Japan’s damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant yesterday spiked to lethal levels around a leaking tank. Today the national Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said contaminated water may be pumped into the sea. Tanks holding contaminated water at the site continue to leak; operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says up to 300 metric tons may have leaked from one tank alone. Radiation at that tank soared to 1,800 millisieverts per hour yesterday, a rate lethal to an exposed human in about four hours. Japanese law…
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Wikinews holds Reform Party USA presidential candidates forum
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Logo for the Reform Party of the United States of America.Image: Reform Party National Committee. Three men are currently seeking the presidential nomination of the Reform Party of the United States of America: small business owner Andre Barnett, Earth Intelligence Network CEO Robert Steele, and former college football coach Robby Wells. Wikinews reached out to these candidates and asked each of them five questions about their campaigns. There were no space limits placed on the responses, and no candidate was exposed to another’s responses before making…
Amnesty Report 2006: disadvantaged pay price of war on terror
Friday, May 26, 2006 The human rights watchdog NGO Amnesty International described 2005 as a year of contradictions with signs of hope for human rights being undermined through “deception and failed promises” of “arrogant” governments. Amnesty International issues annual reports on the development of human rights issues, with detailed reports on the situation in every individual country. Displaced children at a refugee camp – Darfur, Sudan. Image from Wikimedia commons At the launch of its 2006 International Report, the Secretary General for Amnesty International (AI), Irene Khan, said that a…
Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketballer Shelley Chaplin
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, January 4, 2013 Listen to this interview. Portrait of Australian wheelchair basketballer Shelley Chaplin, 2012. Image: Australian Paralympic Committee/Australian Sports Commission. Recently, Wikinews spent time with with Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketballer Shelley Chaplin. ((Wikinews)) Interview with Shelley Chaplin. First of all, what position do you play? Shelley Chaplin: Usually a point guard. ((WN)) Right. And whenever I go to see the basketball in Canberra, we pass…
Heavy rains start in central and southern Chile while aftershock takes place
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 The heavy rains have damaged the roads of Pichilemu. Image: Diego Grez. Rain in Los Navegantes, Pichilemu. Image: Diego Grez. Heavy rains have started on Wednesday early morning through the most of central and southern Chile. At least 29 millimeters were reported by ONEMI in the Bío Bío Region in Wednesday morning; thirteen milimeters in Temuco and 8.8 in Chillán. It has been worsen by the low temperatures. The rains have affected thousands of people that lost their homes after the great 8.8 earthquake and subsequent…
Sculptor to teach animation maquettes at VAB Creative Studio
Friday, May 26, 2006 Brampton, ON — On Wednesday, May 31 at 6:30 p.m., sculptor Alvaro Cervantes will host a meet and greet at the Visual Arts Brampton Creative Studio. Cervantes will be showing his precise sculptures to guests, and promoting his upcoming multi-week workshop at the studio. The course is open to students who love cartoon, no matter their skill levels or experience sculpting. “We’re extremely pleased to present such a unique course at VAB,” group president Keith Moreau commented. “Alvaro is a master of his craft, and students…
Crosswords/2005/September/5
Monday, September 5, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword. Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people; print it out and fill it in at your own leisure! < Previous crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 Across 3 Down 4 Previous solution Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Crosswords/2005/September/5&oldid=527553”
Dale Ogden, 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Photo of Dale Ogden Image: Dale Ogden. Dale Ogden, a 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews reporter Mike Morales about his platform. Ogden is a member of the United States’ Libertarian Party. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_Ogden,_2010_California_gubernatorial_candidate,_talks_with_Wikinews&oldid=4629251”
Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, chairman of the U.S. Modern Whig Party
Friday, July 17, 2009 According to the Pew Research Center, a non-advocacy organization that evaluates issues, attitudes and trends shaping the political landscape of the United States, centrism is on the rise in America. According to Pew, the number of Americans identifying themselves as independents has reached the highest level in 70 years. Recently 36% of Americans say they are independents, 35% identify as Democrats, while 23% see themselves as Republicans. Some people are abandoning the major parties, re-registering as independent or joining third parties. One of these third parties…
Late-night vote sets Obamacare up for filibuster-free repeal
Saturday, January 14, 2017 At 1:30 a.m. on Thursday morning the United States Senate voted to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, as part of a budget blueprint. This procedural measure allows most of Obamacare to be repealed by a simple majority rather than the usual requirement of 60 out of the senate’s 100 votes and effectively prevents the use of filibuster. The Capitol Building, home to the Senate.Image: Scrumshus. “We’re working with legislative leaders at this very moment to begin to craft legislation…