Category Archives: Opmerkelijk Nieuws

April 1 joke sparks protests

Posted on 1/4/2005 by Raymond

An April Fool’s joke nearly caused a riot in Croatia after thousands of protesters took to the streets. It came after an online news service claimed the country faced being banned from the 2006 World Cup finals. Index news claimed … Continue reading →

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Bush cancels Space Program

Posted on 1/4/2005 by Raymond

Washington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2005 US President George W Bush declared today that he had signed a rare presidential decree canceling any further expenditure of Federal funds on the US Space Shuttle program. “We cannot find any justification to … Continue reading →

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Need a building? Just add water!

Posted on 20/3/2005 by Raymond

In a world with millions of refugees, numerous war zones and huge areas devastated by natural disaster, aid agencies and militaries have long needed a way to quickly erect shelters on demand. Soon, there will be such a method. A … Continue reading →

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Five inch knife found in man’s head

Posted on 17/3/2005 by Raymond

Hospital staff treating a retired school teacher for a headache found a five inch knife blade wedged in his head.

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Tulips to deter mice

Posted on 17/3/2005 by Raymond

Dutch tulip growers have been called in to plant hundreds of thousands of flowers at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport to deter mice. Continue reading →

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Have hackers recruited your PC?

Posted on 17/3/2005 by Raymond

More than one million computers on the net have been hijacked to attack websites and pump out spam and viruses. Continue reading →

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Prostitutes complain of police voyeurs

Posted on 16/3/2005 by Raymond

Prostitutes in a Dutch city say their business is being ruined by policemen turning up to watch them have sex with clients. Continue reading →

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Russian dog can talk

Posted on 14/3/2005 by Raymond

Most dogs stick to barking and growling, but 2-year old Stafford Yula of the russian village Kushnarenkovo (Bashkiria) can actually talk! This has been confirmed by journalists who went to investigate.

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