US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot at Arizona supermarket

Saturday, January 8, 2011 US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot at a public event in Tucson, Arizona today. At least five were killed and several others were wounded in the shooting, including at least one of Giffords’ staff. The shooting occurred at a Safeway supermarket where Giffords, a Democratic Party member who represented Arizona’s 8th congressional district, had scheduled a […]

British National Fingerprint Database begins without parliamentary consultation

Sunday, April 17, 2005Starting in 2006, HM passport service of Britain will begin use of biometric chips in the issuance of passports. Essential to this scheme is the creation of a central database for passport holders that contains fingerprint and biometric data. This database, along with fingerprinting facilities, will be shared by the controversial Identity Card scheme. The UK Passport […]

Public Relations Companies Do Everything They Can To Protect Their Clients Reputations

Get More Information Here: Crisis Communications Management Australia Public relations companies do everything they can to protect their clients reputations by Kevin Waddel In the modern world of business, companies are often going for the jugular, so to speak, of competing firms in the same field in order to try and convince consumers, as well as the public at large, […]

Wikinews interviews Democratic candidate for the Texas 6th congressional district special election Daryl Eddings, Sr’s campaign manager

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas’ 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Of them, the office of Democrat Daryl Eddings, Sr. agreed to answer some questions by phone March 30 about their […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Ray Scott, Algoma-Manitoulin

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Ray Scott is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Algoma-Manitoulin riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party […]

Designing A Law Firm Social Media Campaign

Get More Information Here: Financial Communications Firms Sydney Designing a Law Firm Social Media Campaign by Kevin Waddel Having the proper law firm social media operation is becoming increasingly crucial to your business s success. Back a few years ago, this statement would possibly not have made much sense. After all, no one was exploiting the new resource to it […]

Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer as the “Beatles Extension Act”, the proposed measure would extend copyright from 50 to 95 years after recording. A vast number of classical tracks are at stake; the copyright on recordings from the fifties and early sixties […]

Indonesian parliament approves privatising of three major state firms

Saturday, September 20, 2008 The parliament of Indonesia has approved government plans to make an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares in three major state-owned firms, privatising them. They are steelmaker Krakatau Steel, Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) and national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. The parliament has left the process fully in the hands of the government, and has set the […]

Owner Buyer Rental Lease Options

Get More Information Here: Pine City Properties Submitted by: Dianne Maquilan Acquiring a piece of property could be beyond the reach for some tenants. On the contrary, there is an option that you could give your occupants to make it easy for them to possess a property. If you are thinking about selling your stuff, you can sign a owner-buyer […]