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Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

December 25, 2018 0 Comments

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. Two weeks ago Dr. Siemionow, in a 23-hour marathon surgery,...

How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach

December 25, 2018 0 Comments

Friday, September 9, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night before August 29, 2005, several flood control constructions failed. Much of the city flooded through the openings. One of these was the flood wall forming one side of the 17th Street Canal, near Lake Pontchartrain. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the...

Wikinews interviews United States disability skier Jasmin Bambur

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Friday, December 21, 2012 Recently, Wikinews spent time with with United States Paralympic skier Jasmin Bambur who was at Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup. ((Wikinews)) We're interviewing Jasmin Bambur. He is a guy. He's from Serbia, right? Jasmin Bambur: Yes, ma'am, I am from Serbia but I race for US Paralympic. ((WN)) How did a Serb end up racing for the USA? Jasmin Bambur:...

Wikinews interviews William Pomerantz, Senior Director of Space Prizes at the X PRIZE Foundation

December 24, 2018 0 Comments

Regardless of who wins the prize, people all around the world will be able to experience the mission through high-def video-streams. Saturday, August 28, 2010Andreas Hornig, Wikinews contributor and team member of Synergy Moon, competitor in the Google Lunar X Prize, managed to interview Senior Director of Space Prizes William Pomerantz of the X PRIZE Foundation about the competitions, goals,...

Category:Food

December 24, 2018 0 Comments

This is the category for food. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 14 April 2017: Google blocks home device from responding to Burger King commercial 1 January 2017: William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise eggs, dies at 83 3 December 2016: Chinese chef Peng Chang-kuei's death announced 5 October 2016: World Wildlife Fund: 75% of seafood species consumed in Singapore not caught...

Stylish Furniture In Burlington, Vermont To Help Sell Your Home

December 24, 2018 0 Comments

See More About: Leather Sofas Brisbane Desired Living byAlma Abell If you’re in the process of trying to sell your home, you’ve probably had more than a few frustrating experiences with hosting open houses that seem to go nowhere. You probably have spent considerable time and effort in cleaning your home and making it look as appealing as possible to potential buyers, only to end up with...

Chris Benoit mystery editor confesses: claims “terrible coincidence”

December 24, 2018 0 Comments

Friday, June 29, 2007 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The anonymous individual responsible for suggesting, 14 hours before police discovered the body, that WWE wrestler Chris Benoit's wife was dead is saying his/her comment was a "terrible coincidence." I feel incredibly bad for all...

KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

December 23, 2018 0 Comments

Thursday, May 13, 2010 Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also hit back at Petros Tzomakas, a member of another Greek...

Copiapó, Chile mining accident: in depth

December 23, 2018 0 Comments

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San José Mine in Copiapó, codenamed Operación San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo Operation), began on Tuesday night, at around 20:00 local time (23:00 UTC). Florencio Ávalos was the first miner to be rescued, at 00:12 local time (03:12 UTC) on Wednesday. He was wearing a shirt signed by all his fellow miners. "The first miner...

Tips To Find An Affordable Holiday Loan

December 22, 2018 0 Comments

See More About: Loans For Pensioners Australia Aistralian Premier Finance Website byAlma Abell When the holidays approach, having the funds to purchase the gifts you want and to do everything you desire can be challenging. This is especially true if your job does not offer any type of holiday bonus or extra pay. However, there is another option. Taking out a Holiday Loan will help you handle the...