Woman finds human finger in bowl of chili at Wendy’s restaurant

Thursday, March 24, 2005 San Jose, California — A woman eating a bowl of chili at a Wendy’s restaurant bit into a chewy bit that turned out to be a human finger. She immediately spat it out, warned other patrons to stop eating, and upon recognizing the object as a finger, vomited. “I’m more of […]

Levitra ads pulled by FDA

Saturday, April 16, 2005 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has penned a stiff reminder to drug giants Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC: pull your 15-second “reminder” ad for the erectile dysfunction drug, Levitra, off TV. FDA said there is no evidence Levitra is better than rival drugs Viagra from Pfizer, or Cialis, owned […]

Is It Safe To Invest On Cheap Mobile Tower Light?

Read An Opinion On: Hammerhead Dune Buggy Goulburn Off Road Carts & Generators Is it Safe to Invest on Cheap Mobile Tower Light? by Alex Bauer A great solution in providing portable and powerful illumination where electricity is not available is given by a mobile light tower. This portable lighting device is used in many […]

Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Oxford UK

Thursday, June 15, 2006 One hundred and twenty detainees at an immigration removal centre in Oxford, UK, are on hunger strike. The protest started when some detainees refused breakfast on Wednesday 14th June 2006. A letter from the hunger strikers explaining why they are seeking to draw attention to their plight in this way has […]

British chef Keith Floyd dies at age 65

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 British chef Keith Floyd has died at the age of 65 after a heart attack in Dorset, England. Keith Floyd was best known for his cookery programmes, particularly on British television channel BBC, although he has also featured on shows on ITV. He was arguably most popular for his Floyd on […]

John Reed on Orwell, God, self-destruction and the future of writing

Thursday, October 18, 2007 It can be difficult to be John Reed. Christopher Hitchens called him a “Bin Ladenist” and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he “blames the victims of terrorism” when he puts out a novel like Snowball’s Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell‘s Animal Farm which he was inspired […]

Two people die in bus crash in North Yorkshire

Sunday, September 21, 2008 A British couple have died after their car collided with a bus carrying a group of children. The crash took part on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday morning. The bus continued on through a hedge line and hit an unoccupied camper van. Six passengers on the […]

Vestas delays closure of Newport plant

Friday, July 31, 2009 Vestas Wind Systems, whose closing wind turbine blade manufacturing centre in Newport, Isle of Wight, England remains the site of a occupation now in its 11th day, has suddenly announced that the consultation period preceding the closure of the plant has been extended, and that the plant will remain open until […]

Wikinews attends a ‘Dialogue with Decision Makers’

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Two weeks ago, on February 1st, it was the second day of the national environmental Focus the Nation teach-in. One of these events, which took place at the same time at other educational institutions across the country, took place in the city of Lynn at the campus of North Shore Community […]

United States of America draw 1-1 with Italy in Group E

Saturday, June 17, 2006 Kasey Keller made three crucial saves as nine-man USA drew 1-1 with ten-man Italy in an heart-pounding Group E match. The match was played in Kaiserslautern and there were many American fans present. Those who had seen the Czech Republic crush the USA 3-0 might have been surprised at the way […]