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US stock markets reach 12-year lows

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US stock markets reach 12-year lows
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Thursday, March 5, 2009 Logarithmic graph of the Dow from January 2000 through December 2008 US stock markets dropped to twelve-year lows on Thursday, amidst falling confidence in the financial sector and worries over whether the US automobile manufacturer General Motors will be able to keep operating. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 4.08%, […]

March 13, 2023 – 3:07 pm
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Assassinated lawyer accuses Guatemalan president from beyond grave

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Assassinated lawyer accuses Guatemalan president from beyond grave
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala.Image: Agência Brasil. In a videotape recorded prior to his murder on Sunday, Guatemalan lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg accused President of Guatemala Álvaro Colom and his wife Sandra Torres of complicity in his violent death. “If you are watching this message,” Rosenberg told the camera, “it is because […]

March 12, 2023 – 3:58 pm
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Technological University Dublin senior lecturer Dr Lorcan Sirr speaks to Wikinews on housing market in Ireland

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Technological University Dublin senior lecturer Dr Lorcan Sirr speaks to Wikinews on housing market in Ireland
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Dr Lorcan Sirr. Image: J.J. Liu. Wikinews correspondent J.J. Liu spoke with Technological University Dublin (TUD) senior lecturer at the School of Surveying & Construction Management, Dr Lorcan Sirr on Friday regarding the supply of housing in the Republic of Ireland and relevant parallels across the rest of Europe, as well […]

March 9, 2023 – 3:47 pm
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Indonesia pledges to cut haze-causing forest fires by half

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Indonesia pledges to cut haze-causing forest fires by half
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Thursday, June 21, 2007 Downtown Singapore blanketed by smoke from Indonesian forest fires in September 2006. Image: Sengkang. Seeking to stave off the forest fires that have blanketed five Southeast Asian countries with choking haze for the past two years, Indonesian environmental and forestry officials said yesterday they would be able to reduce the number […]

March 9, 2023 – 3:25 pm
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Passenger plane crashes in Nepal killing 18

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Passenger plane crashes in Nepal killing 18
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008 a DHC-6 Twin Otter, similar to the one that crashed. Image: Leonard G.. A passenger plane carrying tourists, has crash-landed at an airport near Mount Everest killing 18 of the 19 people on board. Of those killed were 12 German, two Australian and two Nepalese tourists. The remaining three were the […]

March 7, 2023 – 3:50 pm
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US denies plans for attack on Iran amid report of hunt for evidence against Iran

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US denies plans for attack on Iran amid report of hunt for evidence against Iran
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Location of Iran A top US commander said yesterday that the United States is not planning a preemptive attack on Iran despite increasing rhetoric from Washington, D.C. The United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also denied that an attack was imminent, stating that there is no Congressional authorization for military […]

March 6, 2023 – 4:12 pm
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BC election writ drops; referendum campaigns underway

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BC election writ drops; referendum campaigns underway
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 The provincial election was called today in British Columbia. Alongside with the election, the citizens of the province will also be debating if they should change their electoral system from Single Member Plurality to Single Transferable Vote (STV). The vote for both the election and the referendum is to be held […]

March 4, 2023 – 3:02 pm
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Category:Sports

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Category:Sports
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This is the category for sports. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 15 February 2023: Coolum to host Grand Final of Tier 1 women’s cricket final on Australia’s Sunshine Coast 10 February 2023: Glasshouse in to Tier 1 women’s cricket final on Australia’s Sunshine Coast 2 January 2023: “National treasure”: Former Brazilian footballer […]

March 3, 2023 – 3:58 pm
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Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019

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Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019
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Friday, July 7, 2017 On Wednesday, automobile company Volvo announced all of its cars to be released in 2019 onwards are to use some form of battery-powered engine, leaving conventional petrol-only vehicles altogether. The decision comes after Volvo announced in May their intent to cease production of diesel vehicles. The Volvo S90, one of Volvo’s […]

March 3, 2023 – 3:29 pm
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