International Space Station’s solar panel damaged

14 December, 2020

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Astronauts and ground controllers are looking at apparent damage to the International Space Station P6 4B solar array spotted by the crew during deployment. NASA halted the deployment of the solar array wing to evaluate the damage. Deployment is about 75 percent complete with 25 of 31 bays deployed. The crew […]

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Moscow gas pipeline catches fire

14 December, 2020

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Sunday, May 10, 2009 A fire broke out in southeast Moscow stemming from a gas pipeline. According to local officials, flames reached up to 200 meters (600 feet) above the city. According to the mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, at least five people were injured by the fire, one of them suffering 35 percent burns […]

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Space Shuttle Atlantis set for June 8 launch despite worker strike

14 December, 2020

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Sunday, June 3, 2007 After having its launch delayed three months due to damage caused by hail stones during a storm, Space Shuttle Atlantis has been given the green light by NASA to launch on June 8. “NASA’s senior managers have signed the Certification of Flight Readiness confirming that Space Shuttle Atlantis, her flight crew […]

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News briefs:June 8, 2010

14 December, 2020

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Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:June_8,_2010&oldid=4273367”

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Wikinews interviews Steve Burke, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate

14 December, 2020

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Sunday, December 13, 2015 This article is a featured article. It is considered one of the best works of the Wikinews community. See Wikinews:Featured articles for more information. Macomb, New York Councilman Steve Burke took some time to speak with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Burke, an insurance […]

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Danish Integration Minister’s car burned

14 December, 2020

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Wednesday, June 8, 2005 Copenhagen, Denmark – The Danish Integration Minister Rikke Hvilshøj’s car was set ablaze outside her family-home on the morning of Wednesday 8 June. From there, the fire spread to the family’s garage, and further on to the side of the house, damaging the roof above the kitchen and children’s room. At […]

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Iraqi PM, Russian leaders discuss energy deals

14 December, 2020

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Friday, April 10, 2009 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made his first official visit to Russia on Friday, aiming to strengthen economic ties between the two countries, particularly in the energy sector. Al-Maliki met in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as well as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The primary focus of the meeting […]

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News briefs:May 10, 2010

14 December, 2020

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Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. [edit] [edit] Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:May_10,_2010&oldid=4499142”

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Early morning fire kills four New York group home residents

14 December, 2020

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Sunday, March 22, 2009 After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home located in Wells, New York were killed by the blaze. The Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office, which supervises the home, told the media that the fire started at approximately 5:30 […]

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Explosion at University of Missouri-Columbia leaves four injured

14 December, 2020

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 An explosion at the University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) on Monday afternoon left four people injured, authorities say. The explosion occurred in a science laboratory in Schweitzer Hall around 2:20 p.m. CDT (1920 UTC) Monday. The source of the explosion was first thought to have been a 2,000-pound (907.2-kilogramme) hydrogen tank, but […]

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