McCain and Obama face off in U.S. presidential candidate debate

18 October, 2019

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Sunday, September 28, 2008 The two major party presidential candidates in the US, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, faced each other yesterday in the first TV debate. Despite that McCain had asked to postpone the debate, both were present at the University of Mississippi. The debate, which was moderated by PBS‘ Jim Lehrer, […]

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Rescue efforts underway after China earthquake

13 October, 2019

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Thursday, April 15, 2010 Humanitarian aid groups and Chinese military forces are beginning rescue operations in western China after a heavy 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region on Wednesday, that reportedly killed over 600 people and injured almost ten thousand. The quake, which was centered around the remote town of Yushu, was largely destroyed by […]

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Blob off Alaskan coast identified

10 October, 2019

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Saturday, July 18, 2009 A ‘giant black mystery blob‘ in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska has been identified as marine algae. Initially speculated to be an oil spill, the mass was discovered by a group of hunters earlier this month near Wainwright. The blob is reported to be stringy and hairy, and […]

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Andrew McAvoy, Windsor-Tecumseh

10 October, 2019

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Monday, September 24, 2007 Andrew McAvoy is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Windsor-Tecumseh riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

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Monster.com aquires Yahoo’s HotJobs service for $225 million

30 September, 2019

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Thursday, February 4, 2010 Yahoo announced plans to sell its HotJobs employment search service to Monster Worldwide for $225m, the companies said yesterday. Monster currently controls one third of online jobs postings in the United States. The two companies also struck a three-year agreement under which Monster will provide career and job content for the […]

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Category:Science and technology

18 September, 2019

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This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 14 September 2019: Astronomers find water vapour in atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b 8 September 2019: Scientists report skyrocketing phytoplankton population in aftermath of K?lauea eruption 15 August 2019: Scientists report two life-saving treatments for Ebola 6 August 2019: French […]

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Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

18 September, 2019

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Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]

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MTV debuts ‘Logo’ cable channel targeting gay market

18 September, 2019

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Saturday, July 2, 2005 MTV Networks launched a new cable channel to 10 million homes Thursday featuring movies, documentaries and original programming targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audience becoming the first 24-hour digital cable network offered in the United States on several cable providers and satellite systems. Logo will present original series, documentaries […]

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United States spies accused of illegally bugging the United Nations headquarters

18 September, 2019

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Monday, August 26, 2013 German weekly publication Der Spiegel yesterday accused the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) of spying on the United Nations headquarters in New York. The magazine claims to have access to official NSA documents, provided by former NSA and CIA computer specialist and current fugitive Edward Snowden. If the allegations of […]

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Home-invaders pose as NYC police

18 September, 2019

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Monday, July 16, 2007 In two separate incidents, men posing as members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), have invaded homes in the New York City area. In both cases, they robbed the residents, but in the most recent, they sexually assaulted a woman. On Saturday, July 14, at 1:09 a.m. EDT (UTC-4), four […]

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