Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients

21 January, 2021

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Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened to the public in 1971 and was envisioned as part of the National Cultural Center […]

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NZ Sky TV customers to get refund for satellite failure

21 January, 2021

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Saturday, April 1, 2006 On Thursday night, a failure of the Optus B1 satellite affected the Sky Pay TV network and also caused a blackout of other satellite-based systems. Sky TV subscribers will get a refund for the inconvenience. The satellite was down from Thursday evening to Friday morning. It also covers international emergency service […]

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Category:June 8, 2010

21 January, 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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Australian solar racing team parades at Sydney campus send-off

21 January, 2021

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Friday, September 20, 2013 Australian solar racing team Sunswift paraded their fifth car, eVe, on the Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, yesterday. They are leaving for the 2013 World Solar Challenge this weekend. Both staff and students came to the send-off event in the early afternoon. The vehicle route led […]

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Category:July 27, 2010

21 January, 2021

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? July 26, 2010 July 28, 2010 ? July 27 Pages in category “July 27, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:July_27,_2010&oldid=1972164”

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Home of controversial book publisher set ablaze

21 January, 2021

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Sunday, September 28, 2008 Four people have been arrested on terrorism charges in Islington, London, England, after a suspected petrol bombing on the house of Martin Rynja, owner of book publishing company Gibson Square. HAVE YOUR SAY Should books that could be considered offensive to some religions still be published? Add or view comments His […]

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38 miners killed in Russian mine explosion

21 January, 2021

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Thursday, May 24, 2007 At least 38 miners are dead after methane exploded in an underground coal mine in Russia. 180 people made it out of the mine, and at least 7 of those were seriously injured. At least 217 miners were inside when the explosion occurred. “Up to 45 people could have been at […]

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Explosion at University of Missouri-Columbia leaves four injured

21 January, 2021

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 An explosion at the University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) on Monday afternoon left four people injured, authorities say. The explosion occurred in a science laboratory in Schweitzer Hall around 2:20 p.m. CDT (1920 UTC) Monday. The source of the explosion was first thought to have been a 2,000-pound (907.2-kilogramme) hydrogen tank, but […]

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Australia/2006

21 January, 2021

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Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December [edit] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Australia/2006&oldid=804654”

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Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

21 January, 2021

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress. Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects.” Others have, of […]

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