Pump leak and fire shuts down nuclear reactor in France

Sunday, April 8, 2012 According to press releases from the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), Unit 2 of the Penly Nuclear Power Plant in France shut down Thursday afternoon after operators were alerted to “small quantities of burning oil.” The plant is operated by Électricité de France (EDF). Emergency crews were dispatched to the 1,330-megawatt…

Create A Free Web Page Online Today!

Submitted by: Chris Taylor So you’re interested in getting your own free website, excellent! Funny enough, this is how I started out on the internet and look what has happened! Anyway, a free website is good because you can use it for many things. These include a personal web page trial business purposes information for…

Satirist Stephen Colbert runs for U.S. President

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The American satirist Stephen Colbert has announced that he will run for the Presidency of the United States. He made his announcement on his mock news show The Colbert Report. However, Colbert said that he would only run in his home state of South Carolina as a favorite son. He also…

Early morning fire kills four New York group home residents

Sunday, March 22, 2009 After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home located in Wells, New York were killed by the blaze. The Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office, which supervises the home, told the media that the fire started at approximately 5:30…

Ted Koppel to step down from ‘Nightline’

Saturday, April 2, 2005 Ted Koppel announced he plans to quit as host of the ‘Nightline’ television program after his contract runs out December 4, 2005. Executives at ABC are considering canceling the Nightline program after his departure or possibly changing the show to a live, hour-long format. Nightline has fallen behind in rankings compared…

BC design club president comments on Olympic mascots; sales brisk

Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Wikinews recently spoke with Mark Busse, president of the BC Chapter of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, to find out what his organization’s views are of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Miga, Quatchi, and Sumi. Many people love them. Obviously some don’t. Kids seem to adore them.…