Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Apple Computer is planning to sell full-length feature films for download via the online iTunes Music Store. The store currently sells digital music tracks, and more recently has begun to sell TV episodes. Apple executives are…
Four British energy suppliers face investigation into claims of misselling
Sunday, September 5, 2010 The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the regulator of the electricity and gas markets in Great Britain, has launched an investigation into four of the largest British energy suppliers over suspicions that they not…
Chef who appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ commits suicide
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Joseph Cerniglia, a chef who had appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s television show Kitchen Nightmares, has commited suicide. Cerniglia was the owner of Italian restaurant Campania. He jumped off a bridge into the Hudson river on the…
New ‘clean water’ funding for Djibouti’s drought-stricken rural areas
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 With the announcement Monday of €2 million in new funding from the European Union (EU), the Republic of Djibouti’s Ministry of Agriculture hopes to provide some relief to an estimated 25,000 rural inhabitants suffering through severe…
Commercial Bathroom Dividers
By Patricia Holland Commercial Bathroom Dividers provide the privacy that people demand in public and office restrooms. These dividers are offered in a large variety of designs and materials. This article will explore the most popular designs and materials currently…
American prize-winning author Studs Terkel dead at 96
Saturday, November 1, 2008 Studs Terkel, an American historian, radio talk show host and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has died at the age of 96. His son, Dan Terkel, said he died peacefully in his Chicago, Illinois home. “My dad led…
Pope to leave hospital
Thursday, February 10, 2005 Pope John Paul II left Rome’s Gemelli hospital today, having been treated for throat spasms brought on by flu. The 84-year-old Pontiff had been in hospital for 10 days. Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said that the…
Nokia Inc. announces plans for iPhone rival
Thursday, August 30, 2007 Announced early Wednesday morning at Nokia’s GoEvent, in a plan to expand the company’s revenue, Finland-based company Nokia Inc. is developing a mobile phone similar to its rival iPhone, which will be available in the near…
Donald Trump plans £300m “golfing paradise” for rural Scotland
Saturday, April 1, 2006 American multi-billionaire Donald Trump has announced plans to build a massive golf complex on an 800-acre site just north of Aberdeen, Scotland. Speaking last night from the Trump Tower in New York, Trump said that the…
British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’
Saturday, March 14, 2009 Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he still lived in the UK and then Le Salvager after he moved…