Wikinews |
- Russian embassy attacked by Molotov cocktails in Minsk
- As digital music sales fall, record labels look to new ways to make money
- Daughter of U.S ambassador Eric John dies after New York City fall
- St. Lucian footballer Philip Tisson shot dead in Brooklyn, New York
- Algerian forces kill at least eight al-Qaeda rebels
- Two time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon dies at age 50
- Rem Koolhaas wins Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
- French film director Alain Corneau dies at age 67
- Last surviving participant of the 1930 FIFA World Cup Francisco Varallo dies aged 100
- Frenchman climbs skyscraper in 20 minutes without any equipment
- Didier Drogba withdraws from Cote D’Ivoire national football team
| Russian embassy attacked by Molotov cocktails in Minsk Posted:
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 The Russian embassy in Minsk, Belarus has been attacked by Molotov cocktails. Unknown assailants threw two of the explosives into the embassy premises. No one was injured but a car was destroyed. After the attack secruity was tightened around the Belarusian embassy in Moscow. More... |
| As digital music sales fall, record labels look to new ways to make money Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Every September, the Apple iPod is redesigned. Last year saw the release of the iPod Nano 5th generation, bringing a video camera and a large range of colours to the Nano for the first time. But as Apple again prepares to unveil a redesigned product, the company has released their quarterly sales figures—and revealed that they have sold only 9m iPods for the quarter to june—the lowest number of sales since 2006, leading industry anylists to ponder whether the world's most successful music device is in decline. Such a drop in sales is not a problem for Apple, since the iPhone 4 and the iPad are selling in high numbers. But the number of people buying digital music players are concerning the music industry. Charles Arthur, technology editor of The Guardian, wrote that the decline in sales of MP3 players was a "problem" for record companies, saying that "digital music sales are only growing as fast as those of Apple's devices – and as the stand-alone digital music player starts to die off, people may lose interest in buying songs from digital stores. The music industry had looked to the iPod to drive people to buy music in download form, whethe r from Apple's iTunes music store, eMusic, Napster or from newer competitors such as Amazon." More... |
| Daughter of U.S ambassador Eric John dies after New York City fall Posted:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Nicole John, the daughter of Eric John, the current U.S ambassador to Thailand, has died after falling from an apartment building in New York City. Nicole John, 17, fell to her death from the top floor of the Herald Towers, a 25-storey building. She was attending a party and had been believed to have been drinking. Police said that it is suspected that she had climbed out of the window ledge to take a picture when she slipped and fell. More... |
| St. Lucian footballer Philip Tisson shot dead in Brooklyn, New York Posted:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Philip Tisson, a member of the Saint Lucia national football team has been shot dead in New York. Tisson was in New York participating in the Digicel Caribbean Cup tournament. More... |
| Algerian forces kill at least eight al-Qaeda rebels Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Algerian media has reported that the Algerian army has killed ten al-Qaeda rebels in an eastern area of the country. However, the Associated Press have only reported the number as eight. The rebels were killed in what is considered a stronghold of al-Qaeda's North African wing. More... |
| Two time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon dies at age 50 Posted:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Laurent Fignon, the two time former winner of the Tour de France, has died at the age of 50. His death was confirmed by his wife, Valerie. The cause of death was announced as cancer. Fignon had been battling the disease since 2009. More... |
| Rem Koolhaas wins Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has been awarded the "Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement" at the opening ceremony of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, on August 28th. The decision was taken by the Board of the Biennale, upon the proposal of the Director of this year's exhibition, Kazuyo Sejima. The Board stated that "Rem Koolhaas has expanded the possibilities of architecture. He has focused on the exchanges between people in space. He creates buildings that bring people together and in this way forms ambitious goals for architecture. His influence on the world has come well beyond architecture." The Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, who won this year's Pritzker Prize is the Biennale's first female director. Rem Koolhaas is renown as one of the founders of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in 1975, and author of Delirious New York (1978) and S,M,L,XL (1995). Among his most important buildings are the Netherlands Dance Theatre at The Hague, the Nexus Housing at Fukuoka in Japan, the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, the Grand Palais of Euralille in Lille, the Villa dall'Ava in Paris, and the Seattle Public Library. One of his most recent projects is the China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters building in Beijing. More... |
| French film director Alain Corneau dies at age 67 Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Alain Corneau, a French film director, has died at the age of 67. His death was announced by the Artmedia talent agency. The cause of death was announced as cancer. More... |
| Last surviving participant of the 1930 FIFA World Cup Francisco Varallo dies aged 100 Posted:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Argentine footballer Francisco Varallo has died at the age of 100. Varallo was the last surviving participant of the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. His death was confirmed by his former Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima. The cause of death was not announced. More... |
| Frenchman climbs skyscraper in 20 minutes without any equipment Posted: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 48-year old Alain Robert, affectionately known as the 'French Spiderman', has climbed a 57-storey Sydney skyscraper without any equipment in 20 minutes. The purpose of Alain Robert's actions was to raise awareness of global warming. Following the previous like events in other cities, he was arrested and will possibly be fined. When Robert was 12, he climbed eight storeys to get into his flat instead of waiting for his parents to return. Since then, he has climbed over eighty buildings around the world, including the Eiffel Tower, The New York Times building, and Sydney Harbour Bridge. His hobby has, however, led to him being arrested and fined on multiple occasions—he was fined USD 750 after climbing the 41-storey Royal Bank of Scotland building in central Sydney. More... |
| Didier Drogba withdraws from Cote D’Ivoire national football team Posted: Monday, August 30, 2010
It has been confirmed that footballer Didier Drogba has quit the Cote D'Ivoire National Team. The announcment has come after a week full of rumours that Drogba may leave the national side. His withdrawal was announced by new team coach François Zahoui. More... |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Wikinews To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment