Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Iran Eyewitnesses told the Fars News Agency (FNA) that a radiant UFO had crashed in the Barez Mounts of Kerman on Wednesday morning. Abulghassem Nasrollahi, the Deputy General of the Kerman province in Iran told the news agency that all the aircraft in the area had been accounted for, but did […]
Continue ReadingMonday, March 7, 2022 Interview with George Bagshaw on March 6, 2022. Image: Patrick Gillett. Cricket Grand Final match ups on Australia’s Sunshine Coast have been set, with many being made through washed out semi finals. Three games scheduled the be played at Burpengary, Morayfield, and Wamuran were unable to proceed when the local government, […]
Continue ReadingMonday, July 5, 2021 On Friday, a ransomware attack which initially targeted software company Kaseya spread to over 200 companies in the US through Kaseya’s network management software. Huntress Labs, a cybersecurity company, alleged the attack was carried out by REvil, a Russia-based ransomware group. Kaseya told its customers to stop using its services when […]
Continue ReadingSunday, May 29, 2005 In a result predicted by polls, a 54.87% majority of French voters voted non in Sunday’s European Constitution referendum. Of France’s 42 million eligible voters, over 70% turned out at the 55 thousand polling stations across the country, which were open from 8:00 to 20:00 on Sunday (except in Paris and […]
Continue ReadingFriday, November 20, 2009 FIFA – For the good of the game The Football Association of Ireland (FAI), Irish Minister for Sport, Taoiseach and Facebook social network groups are requesting a replay of the controversial FIFA World Cup play-off between Ireland and France in the interests of Fair Play. The FAI lodged an appeal with […]
Continue ReadingFriday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples from Menu Foods. Menu Foods […]
Continue ReadingA compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=UK_Wikinews_Shorts:_July_8,_2013&oldid=1981592”
Continue ReadingSaturday, July 28, 2007 Paraguayan footballer Roque Santa Cruz has left Bayern Munich for Blackburn Rovers. Roque Santa Cruz signed a four year deal. Roque Santa Cruz became expendable after major signings by Bayern Munich. Santa Cruz became 5th choice striker after Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose, Lucas Podolski and Jan Schlaudraff. Blackburn Rovers beat Manchester […]
Continue ReadingWednesday, August 8, 2007 A giant, smiling Lego man was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday. Workers at a drinks stall recovered the 2.5-metre (8-foot) tall toy which had a yellow head and a blue body. “We saw something bobbing about in the sea and we decided to […]
Continue ReadingFriday, March 5, 2010 According to reports from officials, four Pakistani and one Afghan road construction workers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday by armed men. The interior ministry reported that the attack happened on Thursday morning, in the Panjwayi district in the Kandahar province, and noted that one other Pakistani and Afghan labourer were injured. […]
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