Sunday, June 27, 2010 Toyota announced on Friday that it will recall around 17,000 Lexus vehicles in response to risks of the fuel tank in the cars leaking after a collision. The Lexus HS 250h model was subjected to the…
Australian remake of Iron Chef launched
Saturday, August 21, 2010 In the wake of the season finale of MasterChef Australia, The Seven Network has announced that they shall be airing an “Aussie” remake of the Japanese cult classic Iron Chef. Production starts in September in Melbourne,…
Category:General Electric
This is the category for General Electric, a US-based conglomerate. It is one of the largest companies in the world.. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 28 December 2014: AirAsia jet vanishes over Indonesia, 162 missing 29 October…
Daisuke Enomoto will be the fourth space tourist at the ISS
Friday, March 10, 2006 Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke “Dice-K” Enomoto, 34, is set to become the fourth private citizen in space. The Arlington, Virginia-based company “Space Adventures”, which specializes in spaceflight-related travel, announced on March 7 that Enomoto was approved by…
French fashion brand Lacoste announces limited-edition logo change from crocodile to endangered animals
Saturday, March 3, 2018 On Wednesday, French sports clothing brand Lacoste announced producing a limited edition of polo shirts featuring top-ten endangered animal species as the logo, instead of the company’s usual crocodile logo, in a measure to protect those…
Scientists recreating the 1918 flu virus say ‘it came from birds’
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 US scientists have recreated the flu virus from the 1918 flu (aka ‘Spanish Flu’) via reverse genetics from lung tissue samples of persons who died from the pandemic. The flu was resurrected and injected into mice,…
Indonesia shuts down 4 airlines and grounds 5 others over safety concerns
Thursday, June 28, 2007 Indonesia has shut down four airlines and grounded five others with the potential of similar licence revocations for failing to meet safety standards. The largest company to lose its licence is Jatayu Gelang Sejahtera. The other…
Unreported tainted milk incident publicised in China
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The health department in Guizhou province, China has ordered three batches of milk products to be removed from sale after the discovery they contain melamine. In 2008 six children were killed by milk contaminated with the…
Wikinews Shorts: November 7, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, November 7, 2009. Contents 1 Disaster declared after flooding in Australia 2 Nigerian officials block Niger imports 3 UNHCR seeks US$2.8 million to help Kenyan flood victims Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these…
Category:Cannabis
This is the category for cannabis, a drug with recreational and medicinal uses. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 12 September 2021: Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election 16 February 2018: United States: Berkeley,…