Tuesday, November 3, 2009 The Church of Scientology’s European website was hacked and defaced earlier today by hackers claiming to be members of Anonymous. Anonymous proponents previously hacked Scientology’s main website, www.scientology.org. The group also protested the church in February 2008. Screenshot of scientology-europe.org/index.htm (from November 3, 2009) Image: whyweprotest.net. Another website run by the […]
Wikinews interviews candidate for New York City mayor Vitaly Filipchenko
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Vitaly Filipchenko. Image: Campaign to Elect Vitaly for NYC Mayor. In early May, Wikinews extended an invitation to Vitaly Filipchenko, an independent candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, set to take place November 2nd, alongside other candidates. Filipchenko answered some questions about his policies and campaign during a […]
FIFA to make changes after Thierry Henry handball
Thursday, December 3, 2009 FIFA, the world governing body for association football, yesterday announced it was setting up a working group to conduct an inquiry into the introduction of assistant referees and technology into the world game, in the wake of the reactions to the controversial handball committed by French captain Thierry Henry during the […]
Fur fans flock to Toronto’s Furnal Equinox 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019 From March 15 to 17, the Canadian city of Toronto played host to the tenth Furnal Equinox, an annual event dedicated to the “furry fandom.” Wikinews attended. Programming ranged from music to gender, science to art, covering dozens of aspects of the varied subculture. The event’s featured guests were visual artists […]
Category:Science and technology
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 16 January 2023: UK Treasury considering plans for digital pound, economic secretary says 27 September 2022: Polyurethane plastic substitute can biodegrade in seawater, say scientists 12 September 2022: Albania blames Iran for cyberattacks 15 July 2022: First deep space […]
FOX News previews Grafton Street restaurant and “voice collector” in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Carrigan and Lavanchy of FOX talk with the chefs of Grafton Street at Harvard Square FOX news trucks parked backwards in the taxi stand at Harvard Square during the preview Halsey Burgund, a self-described “voice collector,” stands with his portable recording studio at Harvard Square. Halsey Burgund with his portable recording studio (disassembled) on top […]
Canada’s social insurance assets pass $140 billion in fourth quarter
Sunday, February 13, 2011 With a fourth-quarter investment earnings of $3.9 Billion CAD, largely driven by stock market rises, the Canada Pension Plan’s (CPP) assets rose to $140.1 Billion reported the CPP Investment Board on Thursday. Rate of return for the quarter netted three percent, bringing the first nine months of the fiscal year to […]
South African president dismisses deputy on implications of corruption
Tuesday, June 14, 2005File:JacobZuma.jpg Today at about 1600 UTC/GMT, South African President Thabo Mbeki announced in a special session of parliament that he has taken action he feels is necessary, that is to “release [his deputy president], Jacob Zuma, from his responsibilities as deputy president of the republic and member of the cabinet”. Zuma was […]
Renault F1’s team boss, top engineer quit as team accepts cheating claim
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Renault F1 team boss Flavio Briatore and engineering director Pat Symonds have both split ways with the team. The move comes as Renault announce they will not fight a charge of race-fixing. Piquet’s car is removed from the Marina Bay Street Circuit while Alonso moves towards victory. Image: Benjamin Chia. Fédération […]
Eight men and several Spinka charities charged with tax fraud in Los Angeles
Monday, December 24, 2007 Eight men and five Brookyln-based Spinka charitable organizations have been charged with tax fraud and money laundering. Six have been arrested, and two are still at large. The men charged are Naftali Tzi Weisz, 59, a Grand Rabbi from Brooklyn; Gabbai Moseh E. Zigelman, 60, also from Brooklyn and Weisz’ assistant; […]