Submitted by: Harley John For more than a hundred years, skull rings for men have been an accessory of great design and workmanship in the jewelry industry. No one can claim to be a bona fide jewelry lover without this accessory in his or her collection of jewels. In different cultures, skulls are used to symbolize various human values in […]
UEFA Euro 2016, day 8: Italy-Sweden, Czech Republic-Croatia, Spain-Turkey
Saturday, June 18, 2016 Yesterday in UEFA Euro 2016, Italy defeated Sweden 1–0 and assured their advancement to the knock-out stage. Croatia vs Czech Republic resulted in a 2–2 draw and Spain defeated Turkey 3–0 as Álvaro Morata scored twice. Spectators from the Croatian end threw flares before the final whistle. Italy faced Sweden in the first match of the […]
The Pirate Bay back online
Saturday, June 3, 2006 Swedish BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay is back online following the Swedish police raid of their office on May 31. Pirate Bay has previously announced on their website that they “will be up and fully functional within a day or two”. A Pirate Bay spokesperson identified as brokep told Slyck News that if necessary, they’d reopen […]
Blue Coat and AT&T take parts of FOSI for Internet Security
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Recently in Sunnyvale, CA, Blue Coat Systems and AT&T are confirmed to join the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), an international non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and promoting best practices, tools and methods for online safety. A safety online experience should be established. Kids often spend most time on Internet surfing, but [their] parents often ignored […]
Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds at hurricane event
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 On Saturday night, former United States presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and father and son George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush attended a concert at the Reed Arena in Texas to raise funds for hurricane relief. This came after a week of comments from Obama and the younger Bush that many in the […]
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announces cooperation between KDE Group and Wikimedia
Thursday, June 30, 2005 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. A co-operation between the KDE group – makers of a free desktop for Linux – and the Wikimedia Foundation has been announced at the LinuxTag Conference in Karlsruhe. They intend to build a […]
Cricket: Buderim to fill half Politicians team on Australia Day
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Buderim Cricket Club in Queensland, Australia will field a side against local politicians on Australia Day while providing half the team. Not counting local Councillors, there are seven politicians (two in federal parliament, four in state parliament) within a ten kilometre radius of the Buderim Mountain State School, the games venue. January 26, 2008 Buderim […]
Exclusive interview with prominent blogger, David Farrar
Thursday, May 10, 2007 Freelance journalist writing for Wikinews, Gabriel Pollard, with help from Brian Anderton, has interviewed New Zealand-based blogger, David Farrar on blogging, web 2.0, and the Internet in general. David Farrar is most known for his “fairly popular” blog, Kiwiblog, where he posts on various topics, including politics and technology. He is the vice-president of the Internet […]
Bank of England governor warns housing market is biggest threat to UK economy
Sunday, May 18, 2014 The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has warned that the state of the housing market in the United Kingdom is the current biggest domestic threat to the country’s economy, due to lack of house building, and regulatory issues. In an interview to be aired on Sky News today, he said the housing market […]
Eurovision ’04 winner Ruslana discusses her paths as singer, spokesmodel, stateswoman and source of inspiration
Monday, March 30, 2009 First becoming famous in her native Ukraine in the 1990s, long-haired self-described “Amazon” Ruslana gained international recognition for winning the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with her song “Wild Dances,” inspired by the musical traditions of the Hutsul people of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. In the five years since, Ruslana has decided to use her name and […]