Robin Cook dead after collapsing/Brief
Robin Cook, the former British foreign secretary and current Member of Parliament, has died of a suspected heart attack after collapsing during a walk on Ben Stack hill in Scotland. Cook, aged 59, was airlifted to a hospital 90 minutes after the collapse. He was reported dead five minutes later. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Robin_Cook_dead_after_collapsing/Brief&oldid=420564”
Music As Therapy Making Melody To Calm The Nerves
See More About: Australian Recording Industry Association Submitted by: Leon Potgieter The power of music to integrate and cure is quite fundamental. It is the profoundest non-chemical medication These words from famous neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks, underline a fundamental truth often times overlooked by medical science. Music can have a soothing and calming […]
Tsunami nations give relief advice to U.S.
Monday, September 5, 2005 The nations hard hit by last year’s devastating tsunami are now lending advice to the United States on how to cope with the Katrina crisis. Nopadol Somboonsub, the head of tsunami corpse identification in Thailand noted that the U.S. needs to “…examine the bodies slowly and put all the data into […]
Czech pub food eating experiment resulted in lost weight, lower cholesterol
Friday, March 10, 2006 On February 8, the same day Super Size Me opened in Prague, a Czech film company’s volunteer known as Karel Gustav Bozan began a 1 month diet of Czech pub food and beer in a Czech version called “Super Spek Me”; which translates loosely as “Super Flab Me”. Zuzana Pudilova of […]
Beagle Training Advice
See More About: Potty Patch For Dogs Submitted by: Ryan Pitts From the long centuries, beagles have been winning the hearts of people as a hunting dog in France and England. These pack of small hound dogs were used to hunt rabbits in 1500s. They are renowned for their baying voice and thrived in pack. […]
Category:Education
This is the category for Education. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 25 May 2022: Attack at Texas elementary school kills at least 19, including 18 children 19 March 2022: Scientists announce decoy-proof Ebola antibodies 11 February 2022: Ten-year Tennessee study shows preschool associated with poorer student performance 29 October 2021: Northern Marianas […]
Study says to clean your sponge, microwave it
Thursday, January 25, 2007 Studies done on germs and bacteria performed by researchers at the University of Florida show that a dirty kitchen sponge can be cleaned and “sterilized” by microwaving it for 2 minutes, but researchers warn to wet the sponge first. “People often put their sponges and scrubbers in the dishwasher, but if […]
No prosecution for UK minor who called Scientology a ‘cult’
Saturday, May 24, 2008 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of the government of the United Kingdom told the City of London Police on Friday that there will be no prosecution for a 15-year-old boy who called Scientology a “cult” at a May 10 peaceful protest. The City of London Police had previously confiscated the boy’s […]
Burj Dubai becomes world’s tallest tower
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 File:Burj dubai palms.jpg Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is now the world’s tallest man-made structure, after reaching a record height of 688 metres, The tower is now over 160 stories – the largest number of floors in any building across the world, its developer real estate giant Emaar Properties […]
US Federal Reserve raises interest rate from 5% to 5.25%
Thursday, June 29, 2006 The United States Federal Reserve has announced an increase of 25 basis points (0.25%) in the federal funds rate bringing it to 5.25 percent. It also announced its approval of a 25 basis point increase in the discount rate to 6.25 percent. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at […]