Friday, December 23, 2011 Trypticase containing Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. Image: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retail store group Walmart has removed an infant formula from over three thousand of their stores in the United States. The decision was taken… Continue Reading
Monday, March 20, 2006 The French National Assembly is to adopt a bill, known as DADVSI (« Droits d’Auteurs et Droits Voisins de la Société de l’Information », “author’s right and related rights in the information society”), tomorrow. This bill reforms the… Continue Reading
Thursday, November 29, 2018 Cosplayers cosplaying Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Iron Man (left) and Spider-Man (right).Image: Agastya. On November 17 and November 18, Wikinews attended the 2018 Bangalore Comicbook Convention, in Karnataka, India. Beginning on Saturday morning, the ComicCon continued till… Continue Reading
Saturday, October 22, 2011 120 years after it was founded, the University of Wales (UoW) will shut down. Already comprised of several institutions, two will merge fully while two more will become independent universities. With a charter from 1893 and… Continue Reading
Monday, March 25, 2019 Tingles, a pink space squirrel. Image: Nicholas Moreau. Eredran, the “Business Dragon”. Image: Nicholas Moreau. From March 15 to 17, the Canadian city of Toronto played host to the tenth Furnal Equinox, an annual event dedicated… Continue Reading
Friday, March 24, 2006A large explosion ripped through a research building of the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse (ENSCMu) in Mulhouse, eastern France. Mulhouse’s mayor, Jean-Marie Bockel, confirmed that the blast killed one person and injured another. Police… Continue Reading
Monday, June 21, 2010 Victoria, and husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland lead the procession around Stockholm after marrying SaturdayImage: Prolineserver (Wikimedia Commons). Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time… Continue Reading
Friday, January 19, 2007 TJX Companies logo. TJX Companies, a U.S. chain, that owns big box stores Winners, a fashion outlet, and HomeSense, a home accessories store, has revealed they had their computers hacked back in mid-December. It also affected… Continue Reading
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Apple CEO Steve Jobs Credit:mylerdude Apple have released several re-designs of their popular iPod range. In addition to the iPod Classic, Nano and Shuffle, they have announced the brand new iPod touch, a media player which… Continue Reading
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 By causing the mutation of one specific gene, researchers have produced mice with two frequently encountered behavioral traits of persons diagnosed with autism. Autism commonly affects the ability to interact socially and is associated with repetitive… Continue Reading