Explosion at earthquake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant

Saturday, March 12, 2011 An explosion has been reported at Japan’s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after its cooling system was damaged by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit off the North-East coast of Japan on Friday. The explosion occurred at around 3:00pm local time (6:00am UTC). According to the plant’s operator, Tokyo…

News briefs:May 18, 2006

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on May 18th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Nepal Parliament passes resolution to curb King’s power 1.2 Cholera Outbreak Hits Angola 1.3 New Italian government proposes withdrawal of troops from Iraq 1.4 Australian opposition expected to release workplace plan 1.5 FBI searching Michigan…

News briefs:July 16, 2010

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Scottish Midlothian car crash kills three

Monday, December 24, 2012 Two cars have been involved in a road traffic accident in the Scottish Lothian and Borders region, causing three fatalities and sending three to hospital. The incident occurred on the A68 road approximately 1.5 miles south of the Midlothian village of Pathhead when a Škoda Octavia and a Nissan Note travelling…

News briefs:May 26, 2006

The time is 17:00 (UTC) on May 26th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Shots fired on Capitol Hill 1.2 U.S. Senate passes immigration reform bill 1.3 Melbourne – Adelaide train services disrupted into next week following fatal crash 1.4 Australian troops land in East Timor 1.5 Science minister…

Tom Cruise orders €14,500 takeaway meal

Tuesday, August 2, 2005 Tom Cruise this week took the delivery service to a whole new level. Celebrating his 43rd birthday with numerous guests at a party in the USA, Cruise decided to call up his three favorite chefs, all living in Italy, to prepare a meal. Cruise decided to fly all three chefs out…

New edition of Canada’s Food Guide released

Thursday, February 8, 2007 A new version of Canada’s Food Guide was announced by Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement on Feb. 5, 2007. The guide has helped Canadians with healthy eating habits since 1942 but was last updated in 1992. It is the Canadian government’s most-requested publication after income tax forms. Changes to the Food…