Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer as the “Beatles Extension Act”, the proposed measure would extend copyright from 50 to 95 years after recording. A vast number of classical tracks are at stake; the copyright on recordings from […]

Using Reliable And Dependable Scales In Williamsport Is Critical For Business

Here’s An Opinion On: Forklift Hire Darwin Forklift For Hire Darwin byAlma Abell Scales have been used since the development of commerce at least 5,000 years ago. Business must be able to weigh goods in order to function. Laboratories require scales that can give very precise measurements. Scientists, buyers and sellers must all be able […]

Canada denies visa for Africa’s top biosafety negotiator

Thursday, July 28, 2005 Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, the Ethiopian government’s chief scientist and its representative to the Montreal-based UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) had his passport returned without the requested Canadian visa, and without explanation. Dr. Tewolde is Africa’s chief negotiator for the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Tewolde had announced he would […]

Ex-head of Qantas freight operations in US jailed for price fixing

Saturday, May 10, 2008 Bruce McCaffrey, who was formerly the vice-president in charge of freight operations in the United States for Australian flag carrier Qantas, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment and fined US$21,000 by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for his involvement in a major air cargo price fixing cartel. McCaffrey is […]

Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

Sunday, February 17, 2008 At 15:00 GMT today, Kosovo announced its independence from Serbia. Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi declared that Kosovo would become a democratic country and would respect the rights of all its communities. It is expected that several countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States and most members of the European Union, […]

Sports Coaching Can You Give You Vital Motivation In Your Training

Here’s An Opinion On: Confident Communication Communication Skills Course Sports Coaching Can You Give You Vital Motivation In Your Training by Rowan A Johnson Whether you are an elite athlete or participate in activity for health reasons and for fun then there is one common problem for all – how do you stay motivated? Of […]

Highway billboard gives Moscow drivers an unexpected show

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Drivers in the Russian capital, Moscow, were given an unexpected show courtesy of a 30-by-20 foot electronic highway billboard when an explicit pornographic video was played for nearly twenty minutes in place of the paid advertisement clips that are usually shown. The incident happened near the entrance into Serpukovskiy tunnel on […]

Wikinews interviews meteorological experts on Cyclone Phalin

Monday, October 14, 2013 Half-a-million people have fled their homes in and around the Indian state of Orissa after Cyclone Phailin made landfall. Wikinews interviewed specialists in meteorology about the devastation the cyclone has caused.

Three men arrested under suspicion of organising dog fights in southern Finland

Wednesday, August 15, 2007File:240-dogFighting.jpg Three Finnish men have been arrested as part of an investigation by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) into apparent illegal dogfights in various locations in the south of the country. Dog fights, in which two dogs are pitted head-to-head for the entertainment of spectators and for gambling, is illegal […]