NYC Transit on strike

15 February, 2021

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Calling it a “fight for dignity on the job, a concept foreign to the MTA,” Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) President Roger Toussaint officially declared that its union members are now on strike, extending the job action, and bringing the subways and buses of New York City to a halt. […]

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England’s elderly face human rights breaches in home care system

15 February, 2021

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 A report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) finds that, in many cases, England’s home care system breaches the human rights of the elderly it is supposed to serve. The Close to home: older people and human rights in home care report is the result of a […]

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Over 80 Afghans killed by bombing in Kandah?r

15 February, 2021

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Sunday, February 17, 2008 Witnesses have reported that at least 80 people have died in a bombing in Afghanistan. The bombing took place in the Kandahar city area of the country, with early reports saying that took place in the Western areas of the city, which is in the South of Afghanistan. The Indonesia based […]

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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

15 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]

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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

15 February, 2021

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Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]

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New study claims Stonehenge was a place of healing

15 February, 2021

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Thursday, September 25, 2008 Archaeologists Timothy Darvill of Bournemouth University and Geoff Wainwright, President of the Society of Antiquaries, claimed to have found evidence that Stonehenge was once a center of healing. In an excavation conducted at the site, a large number of human remains were found that display signs of physical injury or disease. […]

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Italian football: Nainggolan moves to Inter Milan from Roma

15 February, 2021

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Today, via their website, Milan-based Italian football club Internazionale announced the signing of Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan from AS Roma on a four-year contract which runs until June 30, 2022. The deal is worth an initial fee of €38 million, AS Roma announced via their official website. 30-year-old Nainggolan joined Roma […]

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Category:June 8, 2010

15 February, 2021

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? June 7, 2010 June 9, 2010 ? June 8 Pages in category “June 8, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:June_8,_2010&oldid=1040733”

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

15 February, 2021

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]

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Continental and United Airlines to merge

15 February, 2021

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Continental Airlines and United Airlines officially announced Monday their plans to merge after both companies’ boards of directors approved the plan on Sunday afternoon. The joint company, branded as United Airlines, will take its livery from both airlines, acquiring the United name and using the Continental Globe and colors, giving it […]

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