Monday, June 14, 2021 Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election of the US city of Cleveland, Ohio set to take place November 2, discussed his campaign and policies with Wikinews this spring. According to Cleveland Scene, 29-year-old Kostendt is a member of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Republican Party but has referred to his campaign as “casual”. According to his web site’s personal biography, he was a cadet for the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), scout platoon leader for the 2nd Squadron of the 107th Cavalry…
Category:Food
This is the category for food. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 14 April 2017: Google blocks home device from responding to Burger King commercial 1 January 2017: William Salice, creator of Kinder Surprise eggs, dies at 83 3 December 2016: Chinese chef Peng Chang-kuei’s death announced 5 October 2016: World Wildlife Fund: 75% of seafood species consumed in Singapore not caught sustainably 14 September 2016: Scientists claim decrease in hotness of Bhut Jolokia 17 October 2015: Police shut down Edmonton pizza restaurant for illegally delivering alcohol 16…
150,000 street vendors in India shown how to avoid causing ‘Delhi belly’
Monday, April 25, 2005 The All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health has begun a campaign to instruct street vendors in India how to safely prepare food for their customers to avoid inflicting ‘Delhi belly’–severe diarrhea–which afflicts about half of the visitors to the region. Over 150,000 “stall wallahs” in Calcutta will be shown how to properly prepare dishes such as jhalmuri (a rice, tomato, and onion dish) and ghughni (a chick pea curry dish). “Do not set up your stall in the middle of a rubbish dump, drain…
Demand for biofuel irrigation worsens global water crisis
Monday, August 21, 2006 A report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) says rising demand for irrigation to produce food and biofuels will aggravate scarcities of water. “One in three people is enduring one form or another of water scarcity,” states the report compiled by 700 experts. IWMI warns there has to be a radical transformation in the management of water resources – citing as examples Australia, south-central China, and last year’s devastating drought in India. Report authors claim that the price of water could double or triple over…
Gas leak causes panic in Santa Cruz, Chile
Saturday, August 21, 2010 A gas leak in a Homecenter Sodimac hardware store in Santa Cruz, Chile led authorities to evacuate the building and the nearest supermarket, La Fama. The Santa Cruz Fire Bureau and the police officials quickly arrived at the store, where at least two people were reported unconscious by Carabineros of Santa Cruz. The cause of the leak has not been determined. Santa Cruz is located in Chile’s Colchagua Valley, around 200 kilometers (124.3 miles) from Santiago, the capital of Chile, and 90 kilometers (55.9 miles) from…
Major hunt on for pub robbers in Irish Midlands
Tuesday, May 3, 2005 A major Garda hunt has begun in the Irish Midlands for four armed robbers who held up a pub at gunpoint on Monday morning. The pub, Paddy Ryans, is located in Horseleap, County Westmeath. Paddy Ryans, a family pub, was robbed by the four men at 2am on Monday morning as staff were cleaning up and preparing to close for the night. Early reports indicate that the raiders escaped in a dark saloon car and spoke with Dublin accents. Horseleap is a small village of a…
Hundreds arrested for ‘dark web’ child porn by international task force
Thursday, October 17, 2019 Yesterday, authorities in the United Kingdom and the United States announced that 337 suspected users in 38 countries were arrested following an investigation of a dark web child pornography site. The website was based in South Korea and accepted cryptocurrency as payment. Law enforcement agencies from Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States were part of the international task force. The current phase of investigation and arrests began in 2018. At the center of the case was a website known as “Welcome To…
Schools benefit from new California budget
Saturday, July 1, 2006 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bipartisan state budget Friday that invests a record $55.1 billion in education – an increase of $3.1 billion this year and $8.3 billion over the last two years – and allocates $4.9 billion to create a budget reserve and to pay down the state’s debt early. Schwarzenegger credited bipartisan cooperation in coming up with a budget he was willing to sign, and do it on time, a rarity in recent California politics. “It’s amazing what can be accomplished when Democrats…
The 24th Shin Kong Life Tower Run Up will promote Bananas of Taiwan
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 The 24th Shin Kong Life Tower Run Up, the oldest building run up competition in Taiwan, organized by Shin Kong Life Insurance Co., Ltd., will be held on July 28, 2007 and promote “Bananas of Taiwan” as its main theme. At noon of July 11, the main organizer held a pre-match conference and invited well-known Taiwanese delicatessen connoisseur Hong Chen to demonstrate two creative cooking by using bananas and other fruit. Chen mentioned that lots common people in Taiwan lost the best origins due to pursuing…
Lyneham air base in England given all clear after bomb scare
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 The British Royal Air Force gave the all clear at the Lyneham air base in Wiltshire, England after an earlier bomb scare. It had earlier been reported that an improvised explosive device (IED) was found inside a vehicle by a bomb sniffing dog. According to BBC News, the vehicle was parked outside the air base’s fence. Officials would not elaborate on what was inside the vehicle, but BBC reports that the vehicle was possibly military and that bomb residue was found on the vehicle. A Royal…