Participant claims drug trial gave him cancer

Sunday, August 6, 2006 A man who fell ill after participating in a drug trial at Northwick Park Hospital in north-west London earlier this year has revealed he has the early signs of an “aggressive” form of cancer. David Oakley was one of six men who volunteered to take part in a trial of a […]

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UN: one billion hungry people in the world

Saturday, November 14, 2009 The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) said today that for the first time in history, the number of hungry people worldwide will exceed one billion. The huge number of people facing food insecurity has prompted the UN organization to appeal to individuals for the first time. The WFP launched the […]

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Former Indonesian President Suharto dies at 86

Sunday, January 27, 2008 Suharto, second president of Indonesia, has died today in a Jakarta hospital at the age of 86. The cause of death was announced as multiple-organ failure. He had been in the hospital since January 4, when he was admitted with failing kidneys, heart and lungs. A week of national mourning was […]

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Lava flows from Mount Merapi

Thursday, May 4, 2006 Scientists warn that Mount Merapi, or “The Mountain of Fire,” a large Indonesian volcano on the island of Java is likely to erupt. Molten lava and shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded on Wednesday, as well as further tremors on Thursday morning. Mount Merapi is the most active of 130 volcanoes in […]

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Find The Right Deli Cases For Your Store

Click Here To Know More About: Metal Fabrication Pakenham Find the Right Deli Cases For Your Store by claira1 Long before we came up with fancy things like TV, internet, mobile phones and commercial refrigerators like deli cases people had to be really creative. They used to salt meat to preserve it. This was of […]

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Study says poor African American women less likely to receive pap smears

Wednesday, December 28, 2005Black American women living in communities with high poverty rates are significantly less likely to be screened for cervical cancer, a study finds. The Harvard School of Public Health’s Geetanjali Dabral Datta investigated the relationship between individual characteristics and larger socioeconomic factors and cervical cancer screening rates. The Febreuary 1 issue of […]

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016

Sunday, November 6, 2016 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the Free & Equal Foundation holds a presidential […]

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Propane For Powering Forklifts

Click Here To Know More About: Forklift Hire In Sydney Propane For Powering Forklifts by Orson Dixon Propane is a wonderfully versatile fuel, and is used in both private homes as well as commercial institutions. While at homes the fuel is mostly used for grilling choice cuts of meat at a barbeque or cooking meals, […]

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Wikinews investigates: Advertisements disguised as news articles trick unknowing users out of money, credit card information

 Notice — May 19, 2010 This article has been judged, by consensus of the Wikinews community, not to meet Wikinews standards of style and neutrality. Please see the relevant discussion for details.  Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The Internet has already brought great things to the world, but has also brought spam, phishing, scamming, etc. We all […]

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