MG Rover sold to Nanjing Auto

17 February, 2023

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A popular MG model: The TF. Friday, July 22, 2005 Administrators PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWC) have announced that the British car company MG Rover and its engine manufacturer Powertrain Ltd has been sold to Chinese company Nanjing Automobile for an unknown sum of money. The company beat bids from Shanghai Automotive (SAIC), despite being the smaller of […]

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Court date “as needed” for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal

17 February, 2023

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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]

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David S. Touretzky discusses Scientology, Anonymous and Tom Cruise

16 February, 2023

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008 David S. Touretzky, prominent free speech activist and critic of Scientology, discussed his opinions on the recent Internet backlash against the Church of Scientology in an interview with former Scientologist and Wikinews reporter Nicholas Turnbull. The recent conflict on the Internet between critics of Scientology and the Church has been spurred […]

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SEMI predicts Taiwan will become the second largest semiconductor industry market in 2007

16 February, 2023

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Executive Panel Discussion at Press Conference of Semicon Taiwan 2007Image: Rico Shen. Before the 12th Semicon Taiwan at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) starts, SEMI Taiwan held a press conference and announced semiconductor industry statistics about global market forecast and 300mm fab capacity. At the conference, Stanley Myers remarked that Taiwan […]

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Family of ‘murdered’ UK teenager reacts to death

14 February, 2023

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Saturday, April 5, 2008 The family of the 19 year old who was ‘murdered’ in a pub car park two days ago have made a statement regarding the death of their child. They said that “Jack is obviously dearly missed by all of his family. He was a much loved son and brother.” “Nothing can […]

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Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

13 February, 2023

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Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at […]

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Digital security researchers publicly reveal vulnerability in WPA2 WiFi protocol

11 February, 2023

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Thursday, October 19, 2017 On Monday, digital security researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens of Belgium’s KU Leuven university publicly disclosed a security vulnerability in the WPA2 Wi-Fi (wireless local-area networking) protocol, which they called KRACK (for Key Reinstallation Attack). Their study claimed KRACK affects every modern device using Wi-Fi; it can be fixed by […]

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Category:April 27, 2010

11 February, 2023

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? April 26, 2010 April 28, 2010 ? April 27 Pages in category “April 27, 2010” Media in category “April 27, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:April_27,_2010&oldid=3106854”

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Chilean musicians perform concert for Peralillo, Chile residents

11 February, 2023

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The Municipality of Peralillo after the Chile earthquakes. Image: Diego Grez. Saturday, April 17, 2010 More than 50 musicians held a concert for and donated school tools to schoolboys at Peralillo, Chile The Víctor Jara High School and the Violeta Parra School were both affected by the 2010 Chile earthquakes. Peralillo is part of the […]

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Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget

7 February, 2023

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Thursday, May 11, 2006 The Australian House of Representatives heard the traditional right-of-reply to the Budget released May 9, from the Australian Labor Party, led by Kim Beazley (Labor, Brand), plus Budget replies from minor parties in the Australian Senate. While the Budget is politically popular, having as one of its main features significant tax […]

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