Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Toronto , Canada —What experiences makes a coach of an international sports team? Wikinews interviewed Tom Kyle, the coach of the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders, in Toronto for the 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. ((Wikinews)) Tell us about yourself. First of all, where were you born? Tom Kyle: I […]
Porsche and Volkswagen automakers agree to merger
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Porsche and Volkswagen family owners agreed on Wednesday to merge the companies, creating one large “integrated car-manufacturing group”. “In the final structure, 10 brands shall stand below an integrative leading company alongside each other, whereby the independence of all brands and explicitly also of Porsche shall be ensured,” said the Porsche Automobil Holding SE company. A […]
Startup web broadcaster Joost signs deal with Warner Brothers
Friday, May 11, 2007 Internet TV came one step closer to reality as startup web broadcaster Joost recently announced that it signed a deal with Warner Brothers to host some of its WBTV-branded content. This deal, along with content deals with other television providers, lately Time Warner and Sony Pictures Television, makes Joost (pronounced “juiced”) the sweetheart aggregator and provider […]
Revealing Root Aspects In Skittles Vodka
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Loss of integrity in underground city tunnel causes evacuation of Downtown Montreal
Sunday, August 26, 2007 A one-inch settlement of the roof of The Bay tunnel to the Montreal Metro caused authorities to evacuate 12 blocks of the Montreal downtown core. Several people noticed water infiltration in the tunnel over the last few days. On Friday, August 24, at 1 p.m., while investigating another water infiltration incident, The Bay employees noticed that […]
Albert Pujols ends his worst homerun drought
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“Mrs. Hockey” Colleen Howe is laid to rest
Friday, March 13, 2009 Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects in honour of Colleen Howe yesterday at St. Hugo of the Hills Church in Michigan, United States. According to a statement released by the Detroit Red Wings, Howe, who was a business entrepreneur and sports agent with the nickname “Mrs. Hockey”, died on Friday of Pick’s disease, in Bloomfield […]
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See More About: Lower Cheek Fat Submitted by: Beth Munoz In the old days, if a person did not like how he or she looked, there was nothing they could do about it. They just had to go about their regular, everyday business, and try not to focus on their disappointment. Women actually had more of an advantage here, because […]
World’s first double arm transplant undertaken in Munich
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18 Motorcyclists killed during Bike Week
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