Author: Admin

Controversial Queensland Premier of 19 years dies at 94

Saturday, April 23, 2005Queensland Australia’s Sir Joh Bjelke Petersen, a controversial figure who served as the State’s Premier for 19 years and reigned over the government that later became the subject of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, has died in hospital at Kingaroy, aged 94. “By any measurement, Sir Joh was an exceptional state builder who will […]

Points To Consider When Buying Property In America

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Real Estate Bracken Ridge Points to consider when buying property in America by theohufnag82 After the decline of the economy in the year 2006, Europeen investors found their way in investment in similar apartments. An apartment in charlotte, Texas is one such apartment. Investment in US means decent […]

Mothers around the world on Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 10, 2009 Mother’s Day was established on the second Sunday in May by Anna Jarvis after her mother passed away. Former United States President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the inaugural Mother’s Day in 1914. “Miss Jarvis thought Mother’s Day should be a day you spend with your mother, or a day when you do […]

At least fifteen dead after stampede at Mali mosque

Friday, February 26, 2010 According to a government official, at least 26 people were killed in a stampede on Thursday at a historic mosque in the northwestern city of Timbuktu, Mali. “There were 26 killed and 40 wounded,” Oumar Sangare, the Internal Ministry spokesman, told Reuters. However, other news agency reports put the death toll […]

Hoax Calling: The Dangers And Preventions

Click Here For More Specific Information On: The Centrinel Hoax calling: The dangers and preventions by Kerry Lawrence Making hoax calls to the Fire Brigade is extremely irresponsible and dangerous; as I’m sure many of you reading this are already aware. Sadly there are thousands of irresponsible individuals out there who aren’t aware or simply […]

French anthropologist Germaine Tillion dies at 100

Saturday, April 19, 2008 Germaine Tillion, French World War II resistance fighter and anthropologist, died today at the age of 100. She was born on May 30, 1907 in Allègre, Haute-Loire, France. Before 1940 and the fall of France she had already made 4 trips to Algeria, spending time there with the Berber people. During […]

Local council in Australia rejects McDonald’s development plan

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 The development application for a McDonald’s restaurant at Minyama, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in Australia, has been rejected by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. “We knocked back a Hungry Jack’s on Nicklin Way because of the nuisance code,” said divisional councilor Chris Thompson. “We already have a 24-hour McDonald’s at Mooloolaba, […]

Category:Cannabis

This is the category for cannabis, a drug with recreational and medicinal uses. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 12 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election 16 February 2018: United States: Berkeley, California declares itself a sanctuary city for recreational cannabis 16 April 2017: Canada to legalise […]