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Friday, September 9, 2011 A wildfire burning in north-central Anderson County, Texas on September 4th, 2011 Parts of Texas have been scorched by sweeping wildfires this week. Officials state that a wildfire which swept much of central Texas this week destroyed at least 1,400 homes and forced about 5,000 people to evacuate to safety. An […]

A CAL FIRE air tanker drops Phos-Chek slurry on the Crown FireImage: Thomas Hays (Flickr). Sunday, August 1, 2010 Antelope Valley, California —The Crown Fire that has burned through 13,980 acres in the High Desert of Southern California since 2:32 pm (2232 UTC) Thursday was at 82% containment Saturday evening, according to the Los Angeles […]

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Egyptian army soldiers monitor protests over the weekend. Image: Ramy Raoof. The president of Egypt has suffered a “devastating blow” after the country’s army announced they would not use force against their own people, who continue to protest against the government tonight. The news came hours after six journalists who reported […]

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Sunday, Wikinews sat down with Australian blind Paralympic skier Jessica Gallagher and her guide Eric Bickerton who are participating in a national team training camp in Vail, Colorado. Wikinews reporters LauraHale and Hawkeye7 interview Australian Paralympic skier Jessica Gallagher and her guide Eric Bickerton Jessica GallagherImage: Australian Paralympic Committee/Australian Sports Commission. […]

Sunday, September 12, 2010 Stephen Elop in 2008 Image: luca.sartoni. The Finnish communications corporation Nokia announced that its Head will change on September 21. The previous chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo will continue to chair in non-executive capacity. The head of Microsoft Business division Stephen Elop will take the position. It is the first time a […]

Thursday, June 7, 2007 The Philadelphia Scout Building, also known as the Cradle of Liberty Council. When the Philadelphia City Council broke its 80 year old building lease with the Cradle of Liberty Council, it set itself on a course to be the largest city in the nation without its own Boy Scout building. The […]

Monday, November 30, 2009 Iran announced earlier today that it plans to build ten new uranium enrichment plants. Iranian media reported that the Cabinet approved the construction of the plants just two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) censured Iran for its nuclear activities. The proposed facilities, reported to be similar to Iran’s […]