Friday, May 19, 2006 The 3D animated short film Elephants Dream, formerly known as Project Orange, was released to the Internet yesterday. The film is available under the Creative Commons Attribution License, allowing anyone to
Continue ReadingTrust formed to protect New Zealand’s free speech
Friday, September 28, 2007 The Free Speech Coalition was launched today in New Zealand due to the “grave threat” on New Zealand’s free speech the Electoral Finance Bill has, according to co-founder, Cameron Slater, who
Continue ReadingAshley gives Newcastle £133m buyout offer
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Newcastle United received a £133.1m ($263m) offer from English billionaire businessman Mike Ashley on May 23, 2007 to buy the club. Ashley said in a statement “Newcastle United has a wonderful
Continue ReadingAriel Sharon’s brain shows activity
Saturday, January 14, 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in a coma after 10 days. Medical experts on the outside say that Sharon’s failure to regain consciousness does not look well for his recovery.
Continue ReadingFire erupts in parking structure at Sola Airport, Norway
Friday, January 10, 2020 At about 15:30 local time (1430 UTC) on Tuesday a fire was reported in the “Kiss & Fly” section of a parking structure at Stavanger Airport, Sola in Norway. The structure
Continue ReadingWar Crimes Act amendments to indemnify retroactively
Thursday, August 10, 2006 Amendments to the War Crimes Act, drafted by the Bush administration, will retroactively indemnify policymakers and government officials from criminal charges for authorizing abuse and torture of prisoners captured in the
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia arrests over 100 people suspected of having links to al-Qaeda
Thursday, March 25, 2010 According to the Saudi Arabian interior ministry, over 100 people in the country have been arrested on suspicion of links to the al-Qaeda terrorist group. A statement, which was read read
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of workers demonstrate in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Saturday, November 26, 2005 Despite heavy snowing, tens of thousands of workers and supporters marched today in Ljubljana, Slovenia in the largest demonstration since the country’s independence in 1991 to protest against the government programme
Continue ReadingAustralian Van Nguyen executed in Singapore
Friday, December 2, 2005 Convicted Australian drug trafficker Van Tuong Nguyen was executed at Changi Prison in Singapore today. Prison officials have confirmed the execution took place at 0900 AEDT (2200 UTC Thursday). The 25-year-old
Continue ReadingCleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
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
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