Wikinews Shorts: April 9, 2007

October 15, 2018 By

A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, April 9, 2007. Contents 1 Three-year-old New Zealander chokes to death on candy 2 Golf: Zach Johnson wins 71st Masters 3 New York […]

French fishermen blockade Channel ports

October 14, 2018 By

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 French fishing vessels have blockaded the English Channel ports of Calais, Bolougne, and Dunkirk. Not a boat will go in nor out The protest is an […]

Welsh air route in difficulties, call for funding cut

October 14, 2018 By

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Highland Airways, which runs flights between Anglesey in north Wales and Cardiff in south Wales, has said today that it is business as usual, despite suspending […]

Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam

October 14, 2018 By

Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some […]

18-year-old charged for Thanksgiving lesbian assault

October 12, 2018 By

Monday, November 26, 2012 An 18-year-old man, Travis Hawkins Jr., was charged yesterday by police in Mobile County, Alabama, for allegedly beating a woman who is romantically involved with his […]

Europe hit by storms, 45 deaths reported

October 12, 2018 By

Sunday, January 21, 2007 Europe has been hit by fierce wind and storms, with gusts over 150 kilometers per hour reported from the UK to Southern Germany. Most major motorways […]