Monday, June 5, 2006 British doctors have successfully transplanted a beating heart into the chest of a 58-year old man, the first operation of its kind in the United Kingdom. The “trial” surgery was performed at Papworth Hospital just outside of London, England in Cambridge. The operation could be “equivalent if not superior” to the […]
Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages
Thursday, October 3, 2013 A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United States shows Bank of America leads all lending institutions in complaints. Since mortgages complaints were recorded in December 2011, 77,622 total have been added to CFPB’s database. 29.2% of these complaints involved […]
How A Nashville Chiropractic Office Helps Alleviate Pain With State Of The Art Technology}
Submitted by: Princess Cruz Today’s Chiropractor is not your grandmother’s chiropractor. The level of technology that is available for our chiropractic doctors’ of today is just mind boggling. Here is an up to date report on how we here at the Nashville Chiropractor Office alleviate pain with our state-of-the-art technology. As we all know by […]
The Need Of Electrical Products In The Manufacturing And Engineering Industries
See More About: Desa Australia Site Submitted by: The Need Of Electrical Products In The Manufacturing And Engineering Industries In the present era it is just not possible for us to dream of a subsistence that is free of electrical devices. They are so intrinsically entwined with this daily practice that we can’t do without […]
Semapedia introduced to Africa: Powered by “Made in Ghana” technology
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation or one of its projects. Please note that Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Semapedia is not associated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 7, 2006 Accra — The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT introduced the Semacode technology and the Semapedia application to a […]
Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is […]
Report urges Kenya to ban plastic bags
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 File:Plastic bag stock sized.jpg They are cheap, useful, and very plentiful, and that is exactly the problem, according to researchers. A report issued on Feb. 23 by a cadre of environment and economics researchers suggested that Kenya should ban the common plastic bag that one gets at the checkout counter of […]
Elderly man in Scotland dies after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 An elderly man in Scotland has died after contacting the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. The Scottish Government made the confirmation of the information on Monday. The victim is said to have been suffering from underlying health problems. He came from the NHS Fife area. With the death of this victim, […]
Garden Makeovers
Garden Makeovers by Bradley Sherrin The rising popularity of garden makeovers has given birth to many present day commercial gardening ventures. There are some really professional commercial gardening service providers who are at your service and can transform your garden into a blissful space in no time. Nevertheless, there are many aspects such as budget […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with NDP candidate Sheila White, Scarborough-Rouge River
Thursday, September 13, 2007 Having worked as an aide, advisor, and Executive Assistant to municipal and provincial politicians, Sheila White is running for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Scarborough-Rouge River riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further […]