Wikinews Shorts: September 6, 2006
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Former Chilean dictator Pinochet dies at 91
Monday, December 11, 2006 The former Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, died yesterday in a military hospital in Santiago de…
Robot Zoe detects life in Atacama Desert
Friday, March 18, 2005Zoë, a four-wheeled robot constructed by Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, is the first rover-based system to discover…
James Brown dies of pneumonia
Monday, December 25, 2006 James Brown, often referred to as the Godfather of Soul, died in Atlanta due to congestive…
CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Steven Elgersma running in Haldimand—Norfolk
Friday, September 19, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian…
Whole Foods moves to renewable energy
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Whole Foods Market, a natural food grocery chain based in Austin, Texas, announced that it intends…
Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time…
Woman in Buffalo, New York accidentally sets herself on fire
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Buffalo, New York — A woman in Buffalo, New York in the United States is in…
Historic Scottish island castle wins the lottery
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 The UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced today a grant of £4.6 million towards the restoration…
Manchester City loans Joe Hart to Torino
Saturday, September 3, 2016 On Wednesday, English football club Manchester City F.C. announced that they had loaned their goalkeeper Joe…