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European Parliament rejects computer-implemented inventions directive

Correction — August 23, 2010 The vote counts in this article are incorrect. 648 members rejected the proposal, 14 voted for and 18 abstained. Wikinews apologises for the error. Wednesday, July 6, 2005 File:European-parliament-strasbourg.jpg The European Parliament building in Strasbourg.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) The European Parliament session hall in Strasbourg. The European Parliament has…

March 7, 2023Uncategorized

Australian House of Representatives has “no rules”: Gillard

Thursday, June 1, 2006 The Australian House of Representatives descended into rows between opposition and government members today The Australian Labor Party has accused speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, David Hawker (Liberal, Wannon) of failing to be impartial. During question time today, opposition leader, Kim Beazley (Labor, Brand) asked the government to confirm…

March 7, 2023Uncategorized

U.S. expedites bombs shipment to Israel, outcry in the Muslim world

Sunday, July 23, 2006 While whole blocks of Beirut are leveled to rubble and civilians flee by the thousands, the U.S. administration is, according to the New York Times expediting a delivery of bombs to Israel. An op-ed piece in the Sydney Morning Herald concludes that the sale of more American arms to the Israeli…

March 6, 2023Uncategorized

Abu Dhabi starts constructing ‘green city’

Monday, February 11, 2008 An artist’s concept of the city. Notice the wind turbines and monorail-like tracks and ‘pods’.Image: Foster + Partners. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started construction of its so called ‘green city‘ which will be named Masdar City. It is a city which is designed to have no carbon emissions, cars,…

March 6, 2023Uncategorized

‘Each makes the other more difficult to recover from’: University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 L. Alan Winters, CB. Image: University of Sussex. Earlier this month, Wikinews spoke with University of Sussex professor of economics L. Alan Winters regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU) in the 2016 Brexit referendum and the subsequent negotiations leading up to and following the…

March 4, 2023Uncategorized

Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, August 13, 2009. Contents 1 Paris suffers second night of violence 2 No concrete progress but North American leaders express solidarity 3 Mexican federal police foil plot to assassinate President Calderón 4 Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to another three years of house arrest 5 Four Rio Tinto…

March 3, 2023Uncategorized

Pair taken off plane because of “suspicious” behaviour

Sunday, August 20, 2006 Two men who were reportedly seen acting suspiciously on a flight bound for Manchester had to be taken off the plane, it has emerged today. According to Monarch Airlines, a number of passengers informed staff of their worries surrounding the pair’s behaviour in Malaga on Wednesday. As the passengers’ requested, the…

March 3, 2023Uncategorized

Wikinews attends Christy Carlson Romano concert in Sesame Place

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Wikinews reporter Nicholas Moreau contacted professional photographer David Fore of Lloyd David Photography to go to the recent Christy Carlson Romano concert at Sesame Place theme park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Romano, perhaps best known for her breakout role in Even Stevens opposite Shia LaBoeuf, is presumably working towards a new album,…

March 2, 2023Uncategorized

China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter

Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009…

March 1, 2023Uncategorized

Queensland state Green party to run environmental lawyer in treasurer’s electorate

Thursday, February 5, 2009 The Queensland Greens will run an environmental lawyer against incumbent treasurer Andrew Fraser at this years Queensland state election in Australia. Larissa Waters will be the party’s candidate for the seat of Mt Coot-tha. Ms Waters says she is hoping that the premier does not call the election in May, as…

March 1, 2023Uncategorized