Dell joins Microsoft-Nortel VoIP Team

8 October, 2020

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Saturday, October 20, 2007 Dell Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will partner up with the Microsoft-Nortel Innovative communications alliance (ICA) team to sell Unified Communications and VoIP products. The announcement on Tuesday the 16th of October 2007 includes Dell selling VoIP, data and wireless networking products from Nortel and the Microsoft Office Communications Server […]

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CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Jerome Dondo running in Brandon—Souris

8 October, 2020

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian Heritage Party candidate Jerome Dondo, CGA is standing for election in the riding of Brandon—Souris. Self-employed since 2000, Dondo works as a finance consultant with First Nation reserves, and provides accounting services to small business […]

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin’s assets are frozen

8 October, 2020

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Monday, June 11, 2007 Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had about US$1.5 billion in cash assets in Thailand seized today by the Assets Examination Committee. Calling Thaksin “unusually rich,” the committee said Thaksin had obtained the money through corrupt means. Thaksin’s spokesman and lawyer Noppadol Pattama issued a statement, saying Thaksin would “fight until […]

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Water main bursts in White Plains, New York, US

8 October, 2020

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Thursday, August 13, 2020 On Monday, a water main broke in the US city of White Plains, New York, cutting off the water supply to most of the city. The burst pipe caused a huge crater to form in a major intersection in the heart of the city, flooding the streets. Emergency crews were on […]

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NFL Playoffs: Cardinals thrill Packers in overtime

8 October, 2020

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Monday, January 11, 2010 Arizona Cardinals 51 45 Green Bay Packers After a very close offensive battle throughout the game, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Green Bay Packers 51-45 in an overtime thriller today in the wild card round of the NFL Playoffs. The game was won after Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers fumbled the […]

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National Rugby League Women in League Round celebrates sons

8 October, 2020

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) is to celebrate “Women in League” week, starting yesterday, with themes including sons, raising funds for breast cancer support, and club-related specials to encourage women to attend rugby league games. The week-long celebration of women was started in 2006 to highlight the importance of women to […]

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Neanderthals ‘knew what they were doing’: Archæologist Dr Naomi Martisius discusses her findings about Neanderthals’ behaviour with Wikinews

8 October, 2020

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Sunday, June 28, 2020 Last month, a study conducted by archæologist Dr. Naomi Martisius and other researchers concluded Neanderthals living in Europe tens of thousands of years ago were more sophisticated than previously thought. The now-extinct species used to carefully select bones from a particular animal species to manufacture their bone tools, the research showed. […]

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“Woofstock” dog festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8 October, 2020

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 North America’s largest outdoor dog festival came back to Toronto last weekend for its fifth year. It ran from the 9th of June to the 10th of June at Toronto’s historical St. Lawrence Market. A Wikinews reporter was there on Sunday to report on some of the events that happened on […]

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Wikinews interviews Jim Babka, chair of Libertarian organization Downsize DC

8 October, 2020

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Thursday, April 3, 2008 A reporter from Wikinews recently interviewed Jim Babka, chair of Libertarian organization Downsize DC. The organization claims to have arranged for 22,158 people to send a message regarding the “American Freedom Agenda Act” proposed by Ron Paul, in addition to supporting many other laws. The full text of the interview can […]

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Canberra’s Sophie Lavers crowned Miss World Australia

8 October, 2020

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Thursday, July 23, 2009 Sophie Lavers, a 24-year-old woman from Canberra, has been crowned Miss World Australia in Sydney. She defeated nineteen other finalists to take the prize and will represent Australia at the Miss World event in South Africa. The entrants were judged based on several categories including best talent, healthy body image, sports […]

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