Month: February 2018

Snow hits southern parts of Norway

Friday, February 23, 2007 This article features in a News Brief from Audio Wikinews: A major snowfall has disrupted transport in Norway this week. Several roads and all railway services have been reported as closed due to the heavy snowfall, and meteorologists have recommended that people try to stay at home if possible. Snow storms […]

Fuel leak prompts 17,000-vehicle recall by Toyota

Sunday, June 27, 2010 Toyota announced on Friday that it will recall around 17,000 Lexus vehicles in response to risks of the fuel tank in the cars leaking after a collision. The Lexus HS 250h model was subjected to the recall following a US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation. Despite previously passing Toyota […]

6.2 magnitude aftershock provokes panic in southern Chile

Friday, April 23, 2010 A 6.2-magnitude aftershock struck a large part of central and southern Chile on Friday morning, but it caused no casualties or major damage, ONEMI reported. The aftershock took place at 06:03 local time (10:03 UTC), and according to the University of Chile Geological Survey, the epicentre was located 26 kilometers to […]

Princes William and Harry host the Concert for Diana

Monday, July 2, 2007 Performances by Sir Elton John and the English National Ballet featured in the Concert for Diana, held in Wembley Stadium, London on Sunday to commemorate the late Diana, Princess of Wales life on what would have been her 46th birthday. As a result of the terror attacks in the United Kingdom […]

Snake Venom May Stop Arthritis Pain

By Janet Martin The next time you see a snake, don’t kill it or drive it away. That slithering serpent may save you from the pain of arthritis. This bizarre revelation comes from Dr. Naftali Primor, research and development manager for Shulov Institute for Sciences Ltd (SIS) in Israel, who said that certain chemicals in […]

Denmark blames al-Qaeda for embassy bombing

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 On Monday, June 2, the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, was attacked with a car bomb. The bomb went off in the parking lot of the embassy at around 12:10 pm (UTC+5), killing at least six and wounding at least 30 others. One Danish citizen was killed. “I think we can […]