Wikinews Shorts: February 6, 2009

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A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, February 6, 2009. Contents 1 Clarkson calls British Prime Minister Gordon a ‘one-eyed Scottish idiot’ 2 U.S. gay spouses entitled to benefits, says judge 3 Royal Bank of Scotland fires non-execs 4 Icelandic retailer Baugur in trouble  Contribute to Wikinews by expanding these briefs or add a new […]

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

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Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]

US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

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Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This […]

Nine jailed over sexual abuse in Bradford, England children’s home

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Saturday, March 2, 2019 On Wednesday, nine men were jailed due to sexual abuse and rape of two teenage girls at a children’s home in Bradford, England. A tenth defendant was found not-guilty. The nine men were prosecuted for 22 different crimes. These included rape and inciting child prostitution. Judge Durham Hall QC said they […]

Man arrested in connection with Honolulu toddler death

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Saturday, January 19, 2008 Matthew Higa, 23, has been arrested in connection with the death of a 23-month-old boy. Higa is alleged to have thrown the child from a pedestrian overpass into oncoming traffic on Honolulu’s H-1 Freeway. The local coroner’s office noted that the child died on impact after falling 30 feet (9 meters) […]

Released video: Israeli soldier shoot bound man at short range

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Sunday, July 20, 2008 B’Tselem, an Israeli organization purporting to be seeking the improvement of human rights in the West Bank, released a short video, showing a soldier shooting from close range at the feet of a blindfolded Palestinian protester. The Israel Defense Forces soldier used a rubber coated or plastic bullet. The Palestinian man, […]

On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2016

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Sunday, July 17, 2016 The following is the second edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the effect of the Brexit vote on the US presidential […]

Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010

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Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at […]

Toyota recalls up to 1.8 million automobiles

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Saturday, January 30, 2010 The automobile manufacturer Toyota has said that it will recall up to 1.8 million cars across Europe, after a problem with the accelerator pedal was discovered. According to the firm, eight models were affected by the problem — AYGO, iQ, Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Verso, Avensis, and RAV4 — after it was […]