A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, July 8, 2013. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=UK_Wikinews_Shorts:_July_8,_2013&oldid=1981592”
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as…Continue reading
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Iran to expand military and economic ties with Iraq; will reconstruct nation
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Iran has announced that the country plans to expand its military and economic ties with Iraq, and that there are plans to build a branch of the Iranian Nation Bank in downtown Baghdad. Hassan Kazemi Qumi, Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad has stated to The New York Times that the country plans…Continue reading
Iran to expand military and economic ties with Iraq; will reconstruct nation
Rewarding Yourself With A Custom Necklace In Oklahoma City Ok After Your Promotion
More Detail Here: Flatpack Kitchen byAlma Abell How hard and long did you work to get your promotion? Well, you did it. That accomplishment is something to celebrate. Further, the best way to celebrate it is to buy an amazing Necklace in Oklahoma City, OK. After all, you more than earned the promotion, and there…Continue reading Rewarding Yourself With A Custom Necklace In Oklahoma City Ok After Your Promotion
Dozens of children killed in childcare center fire in Mexico
Saturday, June 6, 2009 35 children were killed and more than 40 were injured in a fire which roared through the ABC child care center in Hermosillo, Mexico on Friday afternoon. Among the injured were six adults, most who have yet to be identified. Over twenty other children have been hospitalized with burns. They have…Continue reading
Dozens of children killed in childcare center fire in Mexico
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Russ Aegard, Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Monday, September 24, 2007 Russ Aegard is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews…Continue reading
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Russ Aegard, Thunder Bay-Atikokan
3 Tips To Using Close Combat Training For Self Defense
More Detail Here: Vocational Nurse Training San Diego By William Gabriel Close combat training has quickly become one of the most popular forms of self defense training. There are some inherent weaknesses in learning a specific martial art form and as people continue to become more aware of them, programs like the one designed by…Continue reading 3 Tips To Using Close Combat Training For Self Defense
Neuroscientists tell Wikinews about empathy and harm aversion observed in lab rats
Thursday, April 30, 2020 In findings published last month in the journal Current Biology, neuroscientists from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience examined harm aversion in laboratory rats for conspecifics — rats not wanting to hurt other members of the same species — and reported which region of the brain was crucial for it. Wikinews caught…Continue reading
Neuroscientists tell Wikinews about empathy and harm aversion observed in lab rats
Mass wedding held against racism in Belgium
Thursday, March 22, 2007 When Wouter Van Bellingen became the first black registrar in Belgium, he knew there would be negative reactions, but he admitted that he didn’t expect them to be “so direct, so soon.” In February, three couples refused to pledge their wedding vows in front of the first black alderman of the…Continue reading
Mass wedding held against racism in Belgium
500 stranded melon-headed whales rescued in Philippine bay
Saturday, February 14, 2009 Philippine fishermen, volunteers and authorities with dozens of fishing boats have joined hands in guiding back to sea about 500 disorientated melon-headed whales that were stranded in the shallow waters near the mouth of Manila Bay delta in the Bataan Peninsula. The gentle mammals were first spotted swimming back and forth…Continue reading
500 stranded melon-headed whales rescued in Philippine bay