Opponents: New Zealand government sneaks bill into House to avoid public backlash

Thursday, December 7, 2006 The New Zealand Government has tabled the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill, despite unprecedented political opposition. In 2003 the Hon Annette King signed a Treaty with Australia agreeing to hand control of the natural health products sector over to an Australian regulatory body, however she needs to pass enabling legislation in […]

Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!” […]

Canadian nuclear reactor shutdown causes worldwide medical isotope shortage

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 The nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario in Canada was shut down on Thursday, May 14 by the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) due to a leak of heavy water. Government officials say that by Saturday the demand for medical isotopes will no longer be met, due to the shortage […]

Addressing The Black Experience And The Impact Of Credit Checks And Ratings

Here’s An Opinion On: Independent Financial Planners Perth By Meta J. Mereday People of color are often accused of being hypersensitive when it comes to ‘perceived discriminations’ and there is little recourse when there are issues that they feel they are being specifically singled out. A case in point is credit checks that many Blacks […]

Category:July 19, 2010

? July 18, 2010 July 20, 2010 ? July 19 Pages in category “July 19, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:July_19,_2010&oldid=1333759”

2010 Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure becomes world’s largest Komen race

Saturday, June 12, 2010 The 2010 Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure, held earlier today in St. Louis, Missouri, became the world’s largest Race for the Cure, with over 71,000 participants. 2010 marks the twelfth year for the race in St. Louis, which raises money for breast cancer research nationwide. Originally brought […]

Reselling Tech Gadgets: 15 Surefire Sellers You Need To Stock!

Here’s An Opinion On: Benefits Of Cameras In Classrooms Reselling Tech Gadgets: 15 Surefire Sellers You Need To Stock! by Kate Liu Ever since the dawning of history, humankind has traditionally been enamored with gadgets, tools, and accessories that are either utilized for simplifying work or provide entertainment. In present times, the term device is […]

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]

Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran. […]