Prince Harry of Wales to be awarded for humanitarian work

Monday, April 23, 2012 Prince Harry in 2010. Image: Walking With The Wounded. The UK’s Prince Harry of Wales is to be presented with a humanitarian award for Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership by the Atlantic Council, according to an announcement made by St James’s Palace today. The recognition is for serving war veterans and the armed …

RuPaul speaks about society and the state of drag as performance art

Saturday, October 6, 2007 RuPaul: “There is a definite prejudice towards men who use femininity as part of their palette; their emotional palette, their physical palette.”photo: David Shankbone Few artists ever penetrate the subconscious level of American culture the way RuPaul Andre Charles did with the 1993 album Supermodel of the World. It was groundbreaking …

Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada catches fire

Friday, January 25, 2008 An image of the fire, taken with a cell phone. Image: Bryan Correira. The hotel before the fire. Image: Mamy69. A fire has been confirmed at The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. Reports say the fire, which was reported at about 11:00 a.m. …

USA baseball proposes “three strikes” rule for steroid abuse

Monday, May 2, 2005 Baseball commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig has proposed a new steroids use policy for the game. The plan calls for a 50-game suspension of a player testing positive for the first time, a 100-game ban for a second offense, and on a third violation the player is out with a lifetime …

Wikinews Shorts: January 27, 2012

A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, January 27, 2012. Contents 1 Medicins Sans Frontieres announces partial withdrawal over Libyan torture abuses 2 Jagger tells World Economic Forum, “can’t always get what you want” 3 UK Prime Minister calls for European Union to be more competitive 4 Coup in Papua New Guinea fails 5 Australian …

CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Michael McMahon running in Prince Edward—Hastings

Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Michael McMahon is standing for election in the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings. McMahon moved to Windsor in 1951, getting a degree in education, teaching locally and in Papua New Guinea. He served …

Canberra’s Sophie Lavers crowned Miss World Australia

Thursday, July 23, 2009 Sophie Lavers Image: MGA73. Sophie Lavers, a 24-year-old woman from Canberra, has been crowned Miss World Australia in Sydney. She defeated nineteen other finalists to take the prize and will represent Australia at the Miss World event in South Africa. The entrants were judged based on several categories including best talent, …

Negotiations for hijacked Saudi oil tanker begin

Thursday, November 20, 2008 MV Sirius Star off the coast of Somalia on November 19. Vela International Marine, the Saudi Arabian company that owns the MV Sirius Star oil tanker which was captured by pirates on November 15, has begun negotiations with the Somali pirates. The Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal said that talks …

Study says to clean your sponge, microwave it

Thursday, January 25, 2007 A bathing sponge. Studies done on germs and bacteria performed by researchers at the University of Florida show that a dirty kitchen sponge can be cleaned and “sterilized” by microwaving it for 2 minutes, but researchers warn to wet the sponge first. “People often put their sponges and scrubbers in the …

On the campaign trail in the USA, September 2016

Friday, October 21, 2016 The following is the fifth edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: an arrest warrant is issued for the Green Party presidential …