SpaceX successfully launches its first crewed spacef...Space Related articles 31 May 2020: SpaceX successfully launches its first crewed spaceflight 22 May 2020: Astronomer tells Wikinews about discovery of closest black hole known so far 12 October 2019: Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov dies at age 85 10 October 2019: Swedish academy announces 2019 Nobel Prize winners in physics 14 September 2019: Astronomers find w...
Astronomer tells Wikinews about discovery of closest...Friday, May 22, 2020 Artistic impression showing the orbits of the triplet of the HR 6819 system. The red trajectory is of the black hole. The two stars are located in the Telescopium constellation and visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere. (Image: ESO/L. Calçada) A study published in journal Astronomy & Astrophysics last month reported...
Football: Spanish striker Fernando Torres to leave A...Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Football Related football news 10 April 2018: Football: Spanish striker Fernando Torres to leave Atlético Madrid after season end 12 February 2018: Former Irish footballer Liam Miller dies at 36 7 February 2018: Dutch Football Association appoints Ronald Koeman manager of men's national team 3 February 2018: Football: Giroud lea...
Ohio man charged with second-degree murder of Charlo...The "Unite the Right" rally began on Friday. It drew such groups as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and neo-Nazis and well-known "alt-right" personalities like David Duke and Richard Spencer. They shouted slogans such as "You will never replace us" and "Jews will never replace us" and waved Confederate flags. Counter-protesters including members of Black Lives Matter a...
Academy Award-winning director John G. Avildsen dies...Obituaries 18 June 2017: Academy Award-winning director John G. Avildsen dies aged 81 12 June 2017: Batman star Adam West dies aged 88 5 June 2017: Conductor Jeffrey Tate dies aged 74 27 May 2017: Former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski dies aged 89 25 May 2017: James Bond star Roger Moore, 89, dies Collaborate! Pillars of Wikinews...
La La Land receives record-equalling fourteen Oscar ...Yesterday, La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle, received a record-equalling fourteen Academy Awards nomination, tied with 1950s movie All About Eve and 1990's Titanic. The movie, featuring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, received nominations in all major categories. Gosling and Stone received nominations for Best Actor and Actress respectively. The other nom...
Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say expertsAccording to a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), is down to 7,100 individuals remaining worldwide, most of them in Africa and, rarely, in Asia. The number establishes cheetahs as much less commonplace than just over one hundred years ago. There are now scientists calling for the...
Austrian cellist, conductor Heinrich Schiff diesAustrian cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff's death was announced yesterday morning, having died overnight. He was 65. Schiff's hometown Gmunden, from file. Image: Eduard Schumm. Born in Gmunden in 1951, Schiff made his orchestral début in 1971. His 1978 recording début earned him an Artist of the Year award at the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis. After ...
Gerrard announces retirement from professional footballYesterday, former English and Liverpool F.C. football captain Steven Gerrard announced retirement from professional football. Gerrard celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in 2012. Image: Ruaraidh Gillies. Gerrard posted on Instagram: "Following recent media speculation surrounding my future I can confirm my retirement from playing professional...
Bellerín extends Arsenal contractToday, English capital football club Arsenal F.C. announced Spanish defender Héctor Bellerín signed a "long-term" contract extension. File photo of Héctor Bellerín, 2015. Image: Chensiyuan. 21-year-old Bellerín joined the Gunners in 2011 from FC Barcelona's academy, La Masía, where he spent eight years. Graduating from Arsenal's youth ranks, Bellerín ma...
Bellerín extends Arsenal contactToday, English capital football club Arsenal F.C. announced Spanish defender Héctor Bellerín signed a "long-term" contract extension. File photo of Héctor Bellerín, 2015. Image: Chensiyuan. 21-year-old Bellerín joined the Gunners in 2011 from FC Barcelona's academy, La Masía, where he spent eight years. Graduating from Arsenal's youth ranks, Bellerín ma...
Nobel Prize in Literature Committee abandons efforts...On Monday, Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee for Literature at the Swedish Academy, publicly announced during a radio program on Sveriges Radio in Sweden the committee, unable to reach Bob Dylan directly about winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, had abandoned its efforts to reach him. File photo of Bob Dylan, 2012. Image: Alb...
Alcácer signs five year contract with BarçaOn Tuesday, Catalonian football club FC Barcelona announced signing of Spanish striker Paco Alcácer from Valencia C.F. for €30 million. Barcelona is obliged to pay €2 million as add-ons for the 23-year-old striker. Barcelona forward Munir El Haddadi was loaned to Valencia with an option to buy the player for €12 million. File photo of Paco Alcácer, 2013. ...
Manchester United signs Pogba, now costliest player ...Yesterday, English football club Manchester United F.C. announced signing Frenchman Paul Pogba from Italian club Juventus F.C. Pogba rejoined The Red Devils on a five-year contract for €105 million making him the most expensive footballer of all time by breaking the previous fee record of Gareth Bale's transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Spanish capital club Re...
Fernando Torres signs contract extension with Atléti...Spanish footballer Fernando Torres has signed a one-year contract extension with the capital-based club Atlético Madrid, the club announced on Monday. File photo of Fernando Torres Image: Alberto Segade. Torres joined Atlético Madrid's academy aged eleven and made his debut appearance for the rojiblancos in 2001. Torres spent six seasons with Atlético, ...
Mats Hummels completes Bayern signingOn Monday, German football club FC Bayern Munich completed the signing of Mats Hummels, the captain of Bayern's rivals Borussia Dortmund. 27-year-old defender Hummels, who was an academy player at Bayern before moving to play for Borussia Dortmund, agreed to a five-year deal. I'm looking forward to everything that awaits me at FC Bayern. I'm very excited. ...
Musician Prince dies aged 57Friday, April 22, 2016 Musician Prince died at home in Minnesota, United States yesterday. File photo of Prince, 2008. Image: penner. A publicist confirmed his death. "It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson has died". A statement from the Carver County Sheriff's office said Prince w...
DiCaprio finally wins Oscar for Best ActorYesterday Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar, for Best Actor, at the 88th Academy Awards. The award ended DiCaprio's long wait for an Academy Award — he was first nominated in 1993 and won on his sixth nomination, for his role in The Revenant, which also won Best Cinematography and Best Director. File photo of DiCaprio Image: Christopher William Adach....
Alan Rickman dies at 69 due to cancerToday, the family of English actor Alan Rickman announced his death at the age of 69 in London from cancer. As per the family statement "he was surrounded by family and friends" at the time of death. File photo of Rickman Image: Justin Hoch. Rickman started his film career as an antagonist in Die Hard — in which he played the role of Hans Gruber in 1988...
Violent pillow fight injures 30 at United States Mil...30 cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) have been injured after a pillow fight became violent on August 20, officially confirmed late last week. 24 of the injured cadets suffered concussions. The pillow fight in question was a scheduled event, and freshmen cadets at the USMA participate in the pillow fight every year as a celebr...
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