BLOG

Toronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplay

Friday, March 29, 2019Toronto Comicon 2019 returned to its titular city from March 15 to 17, as one of the largest pop culture events in Canada. The popular event featured celebrity guests like actors Dan Fogler, Ron Perlman, John De […]

Read 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 […]

Read More

Daimler acquires stake in winning team Brawn GP, changes its name to Mercedes Grand Prix

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Jenson Button driving at 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Image: Yuriy Lapitskiy. On Monday Daimler AG announced a deal to buy a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP. As a result, the team who won both the […]

Read More

Russian jets carry out strikes in Syria

Thursday, October 1, 2015 A Su-34 of the type stationed in Latakia.Image: Oleg V. Belyakov – AirTeamImages. Russian jets stationed reportedly in the Syrian city of Latakia have been carrying out air strikes since yesterday, in support of Syrian President […]

Read More

Wikinews at Toronto film fest party, with Diddy

Monday, September 8, 2008 Diddy was the featured performer at the eTalk Festival Party. Toronto residents are abuzz as the stars walk among them, during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The capital of and largest city in Ontario, Canada […]

Read More

Police arrest two over Exeter bomb explosion

Saturday, May 24, 2008 Police have arrested two men in connection to Thursday’s bomb explosion in a cafe in Exeter, United Kingdom. The man suspected of being the bomber remains in hospital in a stable condition and is yet to […]

Read More

Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.

Saturday, May 21, 2005 Socks In an effort to ease complaints by the U.S. and Europe about a heavy influx of low priced Chinese goods, China will raise export tariffs on 74 categories of textile products in June. This follows […]

Read More

Brazilian footballer, ex-policeman among seven arrested for ‘barbaric’ murder

Sunday, July 11, 2010 A professional football player from Brazil and a former police investigator are among seven people arrested in connection with a murder police called “barbaric”. Flamengo goalkeeper, and captain, Bruno Fernandes is accused of hiring former policeman […]

Read More

Music duo The Bellamy Brothers accuse Britney Spears of plagiarism

Sunday, February 20, 2011 Britney Spears performing at The Circus Starring …, in 2009. Image: Peter Cruise. US pop and country duo The Bellamy Brothers are accusing pop music singer Britney Spears — also from the United States — of […]

Read More

Copiapó, Chile mining accident: in depth

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Rescue efforts in the San José Mine, on August 10. Image: desierto_atacama. Laurence Golborne, Mining Minister of Chile. Image: Ministerio Secretaría General de Gobierno de Chile. The rescue of the Chilean miners trapped in the San […]

Read More