KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

Thursday, May 13, 2010 Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also […]

Dying Canadian infant moved to U.S. hospital for medical treatment

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 A thirteen-month-old Canadian infant dying from a unknown neurological condition was transferred Sunday night from a Canadian hospital, where he had received treatment since October 2010, to a U.S. hospital. In January, a Canadian Superior Court judge had ruled that the Canadian hospital could remove the infant’s breathing tube against the […]

18 Motorcyclists killed during Bike Week

Monday, March 13, 2006 2006 was the deadliest Datona Beach Bike Week ever, with a total of 18 bikers being killed on Florida roads, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. This year’s festivities brought in about 500,000 bikers to the Daytona area, and 14 of those killed were from Florida. Walter Fliss, 51, had recently […]

Japan to reduce aid to China

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 JAPAN — Japan’s Diet has proposed to reduce economic assistance given to China. Economic aid is currently given in the form of grants and technical assistance under the Official development assistance (ODA) program. ODA contributes to the development of the economies of states harmed by Japan during World War II, an […]

Florida frog skull survey shows spikes, say scientists

Thursday, March 26, 2020 In a new study released by the Florida Museum of Natural History on Monday, scientists report spiky skulls evolved at least 25 separate times in different kinds of frogs. The survey was reportedly to be published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Lead author Daniel Paluh, a Ph.D. candidate […]

Australia: Latrobe Valley historical societies ask for greater funding in budget submissions

Thursday, May 27, 2021 On Monday, Barbara Johnson, secretary of the Latrobe Combined History Group, spoke to Latrobe City councillors in Morwell, Victoria, Australia asking for an increase in grants to local historical societies. Since 1994, the area’s six historical societies have received a yearly grant of A$500 each from the council for administrative purposes. […]