Tuesday, February 26, 2008 People from all over Europe came to the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s party, which coincided with FOSDEM 2008. The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer… Continue Reading →

Thursday, May 17, 2007File:Francois fillon1.jpg François Fillon.Image: ie.htm Photography Service of the Prime Minister.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) The new President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has appointed François Fillon to head the new French government. Fillon’s predecessor Dominique de… Continue Reading →

Monday, November 26, 2007 Andrea Muizelaar on whether “perfection” exists: “Absolutely not in real life. In the fashion world the perfect image is definitely ‘thin’ and it will be for a long time to come.” In the 18 months since… Continue Reading →

Sunday, April 9, 2006 The Loch Portrain ferry, operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, will arrive at 10 a.m. BST (0900 UTC) today at Leverburgh, in the Western Isles of Scotland, despite strong opposition from Presbyterian residents who regard it as a… Continue Reading →

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth… Continue Reading →

Saturday, August 2, 2008 Image of steps required to complete arm replacement – (Download full sized image) Image: Press Relations, KRdI/TU Munich. A 54-year-old German farmer who lost both arms in a farming accident six years ago has become the… Continue Reading →

Saturday, July 2, 2005 The Live 8 Concert in Rome, Italy Massive music concerts took place around the planet under the Live 8 banner in an effort to put pressure on the leaders of the eight richest countries in the… Continue Reading →

Friday, December 15, 2017 On Tuesday, parents of baby Vanellope Hope Wilkins and representatives of Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, England reported to the press that Vanellope has survived three weeks after being born with her heart outside her chest, a… Continue Reading →

Friday, November 25, 2011 Democratic Party presidential candidate Darcy Richardson.Image: Darcy Richardson. U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Darcy Richardson of Florida took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Richardson, 55, is a political… Continue Reading →