Zimbabwe submits to popular pressure: foreign currencies now legal tender February 7, 2019 Thursday, January 29, 2009 Zimbabwe has decided to abandon its currency, the Zimbabwean dollar, in favour of other currencies. Acting Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa… Read More
Getting even with the law: Wikinews interviews New York City’s ‘Jimmy Justice’ February 6, 2019 Tuesday, April 22, 2008 “What bothers me is watching an officer write someone a summons and then commit the exact same violation with their… Read More
Wikimedia Commons celebrates first anniversary February 6, 2019 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday,… Read More
US First Lady undergoes neck surgery February 4, 2019 Saturday, September 8, 2007 United States First Lady Laura Bush underwent elective surgery on Saturday at George Washington University Hospital and is now “resting… Read More
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant February 4, 2019 Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age… Read More
Former Governor of Texas Mark White dies aged 77 February 3, 2019 Monday, August 7, 2017 Former governor of Texas, Mark White died at the age of 77 in Houston on Saturday, his son Andrew White… Read More
Time Warner/Comcast bid to snap up Adelphia cable service February 3, 2019 April 9, 2005 A bid topping $17.7 billion was jointly proffered by Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corporation on Thursday to buy beleaguered Adelphia… Read More
On the campaign trail in the USA, August 2016 February 3, 2019 Friday, September 23, 2016 The following is the fourth edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material… Read More
Toyota accused of misleading public over recalls February 1, 2019 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Toyota has been accused by a U.S. House of Representatives committee with misleading the public and investigators over its recent… Read More
British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians February 1, 2019 Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at… Read More