Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye….
Cadillac unveils Obama’s ‘Beast’, the 2009 Presidential State Car
Saturday, January 17, 2009 The US Secret Service has released the first photos Wednesday of the new presidential limousine that will transport Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue next Tuesday as part of the 56th Presidential inaugural parade after he is sworn in at the Capitol. The First Limo – the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine –…
Frank Lampard announces retirement from football
Sunday, February 5, 2017 On Thursday, former English midfielder Frank Lampard announced retirement from football via Instagram, finishing a 21-year professional football career. Lampard said, “After 21 incredible years, I have decided that now is the right time to finish my career as a professional footballer. […] at 38 I feel now is the time…
Food critic Egon Ronay dies at 94
Sunday, June 13, 2010 Hungarian food critic Egon Ronay, who was associated to British eateries, died on Saturday morning. He was known for publishing guidebooks, popularizing the concept of restaurant reviews. Ronay was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1915, but he left the country due to World War II. He departed and has lived in…
Indian Government gives green signal to community radio
Sunday, October 22, 2006 The Group of Ministers (GoM) set up by the union government has given the thumbs-up for community radio stations to operate in India. The GoM has proposed that universities, registered trusts, civil society bodies and NGOs be allowed to run such stations. It has also proposed a single window clearance system…
5 Outstanding 75th Birthday Gifts For Mother}
See More About: Fibre Optic Cables Fibre Optic Cabling Submitted by: Douglas R. Williams Looking for an ideal birthday present for your mom could prove to be a difficult task. Try these ideas to aid you. You can consider her hobbies, book a surprise trip, organize her a celebration, acquire her something valuable, or stroll…
Wikinews Shorts: April 9, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, April 9, 2007. Contents 1 Three-year-old New Zealander chokes to death on candy 2 Golf: Zach Johnson wins 71st Masters 3 New York couple taking taxi to Arizona 4 Vocational nurse charged with fatal Houston fire 5 Iran starts industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel The New Zealand Police…
ACLU: Gen. Sanchez possibly perjured himself at 2004 Senate inquiry
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claims that a recently obtained 18-month-old memo shows that a top U.S. commander of armed forces in Iraq was untruthful when he testified before the United States Congress last year on Iraqi prison abuse. The September 14, 2003 memo was among government documents concerning the…
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as…
Discovering Cary Il Dental Implants
See More About: Mdentistry Website Mdentistry byAlma Abell In years, past, when someone needed dental implants, there needed to be a minimal wait time of 3-6 months between the start and finish of the process. The tooth would be removed and once healing was completed, the implant screw would be installed. Then there would be…