British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians
December 9, 2022
Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. In the report it was stated that Anderson had "solved a very important problem" that was 1200 years old, the problem of division by zero. According to the BBC, Anderson had created a new number, that he had named "nullity", that lay outside of...
Read More
Taliban resurgent in Pakistan on enforcement of Sharia law
December 5, 2022
Friday, May 4, 2007 "Pakistan was un-affected by Talibans and al-Qaeda (in my opinion) until the US flushed them out of Afghanistan. So 9/11 and WTC and the post WTC attacks by the ISAF (read American, for the locals) forces have led to the present condition in NWFP. At least that is the way the people there see it," wrote Riaz A Hakeem in one of a series of email exchanges with Wikinews. Mr. Hakeem, 58,...
Read More
Daisy Dick wins Barbury International Horse Trials
December 3, 2022
Sunday, July 12, 2009 Daisy Dick has won the Barbury Castle International CCI 3* horse trials on Spring Along, her 16-year old veteran horse. Andrew Nicholson came second on Neroe, with Sam Watson on Bushman came third. Badminton Horse Trials winner Oli Townend disappointed fans, gathering 19 penalties in show jumping on Flint Curtis. Daisy Dick said "I was happy with my dressage as I knew he can do a good test, I'm just glad he...
Read More
G7 says “all available tools” will be used to solve crisis
December 3, 2022
Saturday, October 11, 2008 In the midst of the intensifying global financial crisis, finance ministers and central bankers of the G7 nations – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom – met in Washington, D.C. and released a joint statement. With failures of large financial institutions in the United States, the crisis rapidly evolved into a global crisis resulting in bank failures in Europe and the Americas, and sharp reductions in...
Read More
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Mark Grenier, Welland
December 1, 2022
Saturday, September 15, 2007 Mark Grenier is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Welland riding. Wikinews' Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Minor alterations not affecting the content have been made to this interview; the original text is available by clicking on the tab marked "Collaboration" for. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be...
Read More
Wikinews interviews Kristian Hanson, producer-director of indie horror film ‘Sledge’
November 30, 2022
Thursday, October 23, 2014 Just days away from Halloween, Wikinews interviewed Kristian Hanson, producer-director of independent slasher film Sledge. The film has been a recent source of discussion in horror fan circles, primarily due to its production budget of only US$800. Sledge is Hanson's fourth film to direct, according to Internet Movie Database. Retrieved from "https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_interviews_Kristian_Hanson,_producer-director_of_indie_horror_film_%27Sledge%27&oldid=4567509"
Read More
Wikinews interviews Democratic candidate for the Texas 6th congressional district special election Daryl Eddings, Sr’s campaign manager
November 29, 2022
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas' 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Of them, the office of Democrat Daryl Eddings, Sr. agreed to answer some questions by phone March 30 about their campaigns and policies. The following is the interview with Ms Chatham on behalf of Mr Eddings,...
Read More
Microsoft to licence Windows source code
November 28, 2022
Thursday, January 26, 2006 In a move aimed to prevent fines stemming from its antitrust lawsuit filed by the European Commission (EC), Microsoft announced that it will be releasing portions of the source code to its Windows operating system. The EC ruled in March 2004 that Microsoft had abused its position in the low-end server and media player market, and required that Microsoft "disclose complete and accurate interface documentation which would allow non-Microsoft work group servers...
Read More
Category:June 27, 2006
November 28, 2022
? June 26, 2006 June 28, 2006 ? June 27 Pages in category "June 27, 2006" Media in category "June 27, 2006" Retrieved from "https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:June_27,_2006&oldid=1333791"
Read More
Wikinews interviews Jim Hedges, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate
November 24, 2022
Saturday, January 29, 2011 U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate Jim Hedges of Thompson Township, Pennsylvania took some time to answer a few questions about the Prohibition Party and his 2012 presidential campaign. The Prohibition Party is the third oldest existing political party in the United States, having been established in 1869. It reached its height of popularity during the late 19th century. The party heavily supported the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which banned...
Read More