Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, US

Sunday, September 6, 2009 In Wamsutter, Wyoming, US, a fire crew were trying to put out a fire of a wine truck on a highway when they received an unexpected surprise. Wine corks started to burst out of the wreckage as bottles started to explode from the heat. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Scott Keane said:…

US stock markets reach 12-year lows

Thursday, March 5, 2009 US stock markets dropped to twelve-year lows on Thursday, amidst falling confidence in the financial sector and worries over whether the US automobile manufacturer General Motors will be able to keep operating. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 4.08%, or 280.52 points, at the closing bell, reaching a level of…

Malaysian Home Ministry ban approved documentary

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Malaysian documentary The Last Communist was passed without cuts by the National Film Censorship board in March. Ten days before it was supposed to start screening, the Home Ministry retracted the approval. The film made its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival 2006 without filmmaker Amir Muhammed in attendance. It…

GM recalls 1.3 million cars over steering issues

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 General Motors (GM) announced on Tuesday a recall of 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac cars in the US, Mexico, and Canada over problems with the power steering system. Recalling these vehicles is the right thing to do for our customers’ peace of mind The models, the 2005–2010 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2007–2010…

Airport security tightened worldwide

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 Airports worldwide have implemented new security measures in the aftermath of the Christmas Day 2009 incident involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is accused of attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan. The BAA, the airport authority of the United Kingdom, announced Sunday that…

The History Of Chocolate

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Self Storage Kallangur Australia Submitted by: Ste Wishaw If you will be like many persons, chocolate isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity. While the taste is nothing at all short of remarkable, our enthrallment with chocolate since its discovery over two thousand many years ago has included other…

News briefs:May 22, 2006

The time is 17:00 (UTC) on May 22nd, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 PM John Howard’s nuclear push causes alarm 1.2 One of Saddam Hussein’s defense lawyers thrown out of court 1.3 Chief of World Health Organization dies 1.4 Steel major Arcelor ready to reconsider Mittal’s offer 1.5…