News briefs:January 04, 2008

Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief January 04, 2008 23:35 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Israeli troops kill 9 in Gaza 1.3 Georgian President faces election challenge 1.4 US unemployment hits two-year high 1.5 Israel plans crackdown on West Bank settlement outposts 1.6 Transaven Airlines plane carrying 14 people crashes off Venezuelan coast 1.7 Sportswriter Milt Dunnell dies at 102 1.8 2007 […]

3 Effective Hemorrhoids Remedies

Read More About: Best Film Acting Workshops 3 Effective Hemorrhoids Remedies by Robbi Friedrick When you are experiencing hemorrhoids, finding a treatment becomes a top priority. While uncomfortable and painful, it is not usually very serious. In some cases you must seek medical attention for hemorrhoids, but often you can find relief through home remedies. We will discuss some of […]

Most complete dinosaur from Britain goes on display

Saturday, June 14, 2008 Bristol, United Kingdom —The most complete dinosaur to be found in the United Kingdom has recently been put on public display. The scelidosaurus dinosaur was discovered on the Dorset coast, from which it was moved to Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery for public display. The director of Geology for the museum said, before the display […]

Personalized Wedding Invitations Are Truly One Of A Kind

Read More About: Hunter Industrial Supplies Website Submitted by: Clare G Personalized wedding invitations are the perfect way to create an invite that is as unique as the bridal couple themselves. They have the unmistakable stamp of the bridal couple all over them and leave a lasting impression on the recipients. If you are planning on having everything personalized for […]

Romanian VAT to remain at 19 percent

Monday, February 28, 2005 [[w:Bucharest, Romania|Bucharest, Romania]] — The Romanian Finance Minister Ionu? Popescu has responded to public fears of a rise in value added tax (VAT) by saying that Romania’s VAT will remain at 19% and will not increase. He rejected rumours that the value added tax, which is applied to most goods and services, will increase due to […]

National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment

Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised by the local Evening News […]

Holyhead To Dublin Top Travel Tips When Travelling By Ferry

Read More About: Secure Parking Holyhead to Dublin -Top travel tips when travelling by Ferry by Sarah Maher Make sure you check in on time: the latest check-in time when travelling on ferries to Ireland is 30 minutes before departure [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvGKxDlXgvQ[/youtube] Get priority boarding: If you upgrade to club class or book a cabin (before travel commences) you will receive […]

David Witt, father-in-law of Floyd Landis, commits suicide

Thursday, August 17, 2006 David Witt, father-in-law of Floyd Landis, the winner of the 2006 Tour De France, has died. Witt was found dead in his car in a parking garage on August 16. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, San Diego Police said. He was 57. Witt who was married to Rose, the mother of […]

Wikinews interviews Scott Lucas, Eyal Zisser, Majid Rafizadeh about risks of US military intervention in Syria

Sunday, September 8, 2013 File:Prof. Scott Lucas 1.jpg The United States President Barack Obama announced last Saturday he was seeking Congressional authorisation for military intervention in Syria. Looking for more-qualified input, Wikinews interviewed: professor Scott Lucas, an expert in American Studies, from the UK’s University of Birmingham; the President of the International American Council on the Middle East, Majid Rafizadeh; […]