Murderer of road accident victim sentenced to death

Saturday, April 23, 2011 Yao Jiaxin, a 21-year-old student at the Xi’an Conservatory of Music, was sentenced to death on Friday. Yao, from Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province, was convicted of homicide after stabbing a cyclist to death. On the night of October 20, 2010, Yao ran into 26-year-old cyclist and mother of a two-year-old, …

Hr Intranet Can Prove To Be A Boon To Your Hr Department

See More About: Recruitment Checklists HR Intranet can prove to be a Boon to your HR departmentHR Intranet ~ As the professional world has switched from being in the office to be in front of their laptop screens,Human Resource: The Unsung Hero ~HR Intranetas the Saviour HR – one of the most essential yet underrated …

Oil in Alberta spill may be carcinogenic

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 The province of Alberta, Canada is considering legal action against Canadian National Railway for failing to warn that a derailment last week contaminated Wabamun Lake with a hazardous chemical. The 700,000 litres of heavy Bunker C fuel oil that spilled into the lake asphyxiated birds and killed fish. In addition, one …

Top 5 Foods That Will Reduce Your Waistline

See More About: The National Wine Centre Parking Rates Adelaide Submitted by: Tony Pinnell Have you ever known those evening commercials advertising those devices which will shrink your waistline using a shock wave? Or perhaps those countless crunches inside the fitness center you have completed looking for a fitted waist? They don’t work, don’t you? …

Wikinews interviews Darcy Richardson, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama

Friday, November 25, 2011 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Darcy Richardson of Florida took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn. Richardson, 55, is a political activist that helped form the New Democrats in 1989 and founded the progressive Battleground Blog earlier this year. He is also a political …

Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund gains 2.4% in first quarter

Friday, April 22, 2005 Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) has posted a 2.4% return for the first quarter (9.6% annualized). On March 31, the funds value stood at €12.3bn, a rise of €290m (excluding state contributions) since December 31. Donal Geaney, the fund’s chairman, told the press that growth in the past quarter had …