Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals…
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August 18, 2019 0

John Constable painting location mystery solved after 195 years

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The mystery of the location of a viewpoint used by English painter John Constable has been solved, after nearly 200 years. The Stour Valley and Dedham Church was painted in Suffolk, England, between 1814 and 1815, but changes to the landscape meant that the spot he chose was not known, despite…
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August 4, 2019 0

Canupa Gluha Mani speaks about Lakota Oyate, Lakota freedom

Wednesday, January 9, 2008 It’s now been three weeks since the four-person Lakota Freedom Delegation declared that the Lakota people were withdrawing from their treaties with the United States and, though small, the movement still proves controversial: two U.S.-recognized Lakota tribal governments have rejected the Delegation’s authority outright with at least one tribe stating it…
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July 27, 2019 0

Software giant Adobe Systems to acquire Magento Commerce for US$1.68 billion

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 On Monday, San Jose, California, US-based software company Adobe Systems announced their plans to acquire California-based e-commerce handling web service Magento Commerce for 1.68 billion US dollars (USD). After Adobe made the announcement via their official website, Adobe’s stocks rose by around one percent, ending Monday extended trading at USD 238.10…
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July 27, 2019 0

Cool Music Shops: How To Start Your Own

Read An Opinion On: Best Beginners Guitar Beginner Acoustic Guitar Submitted by: Trevor Stone Because of MP3s, piracy and the availability of online music, most people think that owning a music shop is a bad investment. But nothing could be far from the truth. There are still a lot of people who do go to…
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July 25, 2019 0

Author of My Billion Year Contract reflects on life in elite Scientology group

Thursday, January 14, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Nancy Many about her book My Billion Year Contract, and asked her about life working in the elite Scientology group known as the “Sea Org“. Many joined Scientology in the early 1970s, and after leaving in 1996 she later testified against the organization. Published in October, Many’s book…
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July 25, 2019 0

Woman killed in shark attack at Amity Point, Australia

Sunday, January 8, 2006 — Original Reporting A woman in Australia has been killed in a shark attack. The attack occurred at 5pm (Local Time) just off Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island, south-east of Brisbane. The woman, described as 21, had lost both arms up to the elbow and sustained severe wounds to her torso…
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July 25, 2019 0

Finnish police isolate ports in Helsinki

Saturday, August 6, 2005 The Finnish police isolated the ports of Katajanokka and Länsisatama on Saturday. The ports were isolated at around 9.30 p.m. local time and the isolation was called off at around 11.30 p.m. Finnish police received reports from Estonia that a shipping container loaded with explosives could be coming from Estonia Saturday…
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July 5, 2019 0

Your Hvac System Service In Niceville, Florida Will Take Care Of You

Read An Opinion On: Best Community Home Care Services Aged Care At Home byAlma Abell If you are having problems with your air conditioner kicking on, this is something that needs to be addressed quickly. You don’t want to ignore any problems with your air conditioner because you live in Florida. The temperature can be…
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July 5, 2019 0

G20 protests: Inside a labour march

Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London – “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London.…
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July 5, 2019 0