UK government loses personal information of 25 million people

Tuesday, November 20, 2007
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced to a shocked House of Commons today that two password-protected — but not encrypted — computer disks containing the entire Child Benefit database have been lost in transit between the offices of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Washington, Tyne & Wear and the National Audit Office (NAO) iRead More…

Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election

Friday, November 27, 2020
Tomorrow, voters in the Australian electoral district of Groom are scheduled to go to the polls in a by-election following the resignation of Liberal National MP John McVeigh for family reasons. Groom is located in the state of Queensland, and is centred around the city of Toowoomba. At the last federal election, the Liberal National Party, Queensland’s dominant conservRead More…

Cpim Bscm Test Certification}

Read An Opinion On: Patio Gold Coast Builders CPIM-BSCM Test Certification by Judith M. Ehlers Question: 1 Which of the following techniques typically eliminates common errors? A. Practical kaizen training B. Kaizen C. Poka-yoke D. Kanban Answer: C Question: 2 Which plant type describes a product at one stage that can be transformed into several distinct products at the next staRead More…

China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter

Sunday, January 10, 2010
Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter.
The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009 total Chinese exports reached US$1.2 trillion, abRead More…

U.S. appeals court upholds Honolulu aerial ad ban

Thursday, May 25, 2006
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that Honolulu’s ban on aerial advertising is constitutional and rejected the arguments of a pro-life/anti-abortion group that contended that the ban restricts free speech.
In a unanimous ruling, the court ruled that the city’s ban on aerial advertising is not preempted by federal law and violates neither the free speecRead More…

How To Choose The Best Commercial Moving Company

Read An Opinion On: Tipper Trucks For Hire Rates byAlma Abell
Home movers are very helpful to homeowners since they make the residential moving process stress-free and less challenging. When you settle on the right movers, you stand a chance to benefit from their services. It is always good to undertake a background check on the company and its credentials. This will possibly make it easy Read More…

Toyota accused of misleading public over recalls

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Toyota has been accused by a U.S. House of Representatives committee with misleading the public and investigators over its recent recalls.
The accusations, in a statement from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, claim that Toyota both relied on a flawed study in its assessment of the issue of sticking accelerator pedals at the heart of the recalls, and then made mRead More…

US Congresswoman Jackie Speier comments about Obamacare, Paralympics

Saturday, November 9, 2013
With the 2014 Winter Paralympics set for March, Wikinews sought comment from U.S. Representative Jackie Speier, who serves California’s 14th congressional district about the event and how current U.S. policies impact people with disabilities. Elected to the U.S. House in 2008, she serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Armed ServicesRead More…

Fifteen people killed in attack on Nigerian college

Friday, September 19, 2014
Officials said at least fifteen people were killed in an attack on a teachers training college in the Northern Nigerian city of Kano by a group of armed gunmen on Wednesday. Over 30 others were wounded.
News agencies have reported while there has been no claim of responsibility, suspicion will likely fall on the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. The group has previoRead More…