Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran. […]

Be Successful With Sheer Coaching For Success

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Read An Opinion On: Importance Of Public Speaking Skills Be Successful With Sheer Coaching For Success by b111eanheidi The role of effective team work in the timely achievement of any targeted aim can not be under estimated at all. Even more important is the presence of a leader who can motivate and drive the team […]

Report of air crash near Abuja – over 100 feared dead

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Sunday, October 29, 2006 Police are reporting that there has been a passenger jet crash near the Nigerian capital of Abuja. The ADC Airlines flight to Sokoto crashed shortly after take-off. More than 100 passengers were on board, many are feared dead. An emergency spokesperson has stated that the plane burst into flames shortly afterwards, […]

Wikinews interviews three figures from Donald Trump’s political past

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Sunday, March 13, 2016 Wikinews spoke with three people associated with the early political career of U.S. businessman Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Those interviewed include longtime political operative Roger Stone, a close associate of Trump and director of Trump’s 2000 presidential exploratory committee; journalist Dave Shiflett, co-writer of […]

Buying Dirt Cheap Cars From Government Car Auctions

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Read An Opinion On: Behaviour Change Strategy By Tim Lee It is becoming harder and harder for people to find affordable prices for new or even “pre-owned” vehicles. The cost of extras continues to rise, and even basic models can set an average person back for several years. If you are interested in buying a […]

Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt

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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 […]

Sochi, Russia to host 2014 Winter Olympics

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Friday, July 6, 2007 The International Olympic Committee awarded the XXII Winter Olympics, to be held in 2014, to Sochi, Russia, a resort city near the Black Sea, in Guatemala City yesterday defeating Pyeongchang, South Korea, by just four votes. Salzburg, Austria, was eliminated in the first round by 25 votes. According to the Associated […]

Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

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Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]