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Israeli website reports speculation over U.S. attack on Iran in April

2 December, 2020

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Saturday, March 31, 2007 Reports from the Israeli website Debka.com, which reports on intelligence matters, say that the United States is planning to launch air strikes on Iran targets on Good Friday, April 6 at 4:00 a.m. local time (UTC+3:30), citing unnamed Russian intelligence officials. Russian intelligence has information that the U.S. Armed Forces stationed […]

Category:Science and technology

2 December, 2020

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This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 26 October 2020: GitHub blocks public access to youtube-dl after RIAA issues DMCA notice 31 July 2020: “Avast ye scurvy file sharers!”: Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge 7 July 2020: Astronomer Anthony Boccaletti discusses observation of […]

Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent EADS defeat Boeing for $40 billion US airtanker contract

2 December, 2020

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Saturday, March 1, 2008 Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent company European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) have unexpectedly defeated Boeing for a US$40 billion (GB£20.1 billion) contract to supply the United States Air Force (USAF) with 179 new aerial refueling tankers at a rate of 15 a year. It is the biggest […]

Wikinews discusses International Women’s Day celebration with Mysore Divisional Railway Manager

2 December, 2020

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Sunday, March 8, 2020 This Thursday, an all-women crew ran the Mysore–Bangalore Tippu Express in the Indian state of Karnataka. The state-run Indian Railways launched this event ahead of International Women’s Day, for promoting gender equality at work places. Aparna Garg — who has been the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) for Mysore Division for almost […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Blaise Thompson, St. Paul’s

2 December, 2020

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Blaise Thompson is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the St. Paul’s 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 […]

Ubuntu releases third version of popular Linux distribution

2 December, 2020

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Friday, October 14, 2005 The Ubuntu Foundation released its third version of the popular GNU/Linux operating system distribution yesterday. Codenamed “Breezy Badger”, the release improves on its predecessor, Hoary Hedgehog, with updated versions of packages such as OpenOffice.org, new computer management tools, special installation modes for computer manufacturers, and a “thin client” mode for large […]

Sulpicio Lines pay PHP6.2 million for death of man in 1998 ferry disaster

2 December, 2020

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Thursday, July 3, 2008 Sulpicio Lines, a ferry company in the Philippines, have been ordered to pay PH?6.24 million over the death of a man on board MV Princess of the Orient, which sank in stormy weather off Batangas in 1998. Ernesto Unabia was one of seventy confirmed fatalities in the disaster, which left eighty […]

India: Maharashtra plastic ban comes into force

2 December, 2020

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Monday, June 25, 2018 On Saturday, the plastic ban in the Indian state of Maharashtra came into force. In an attempt to minimise pollution, the state government has introduced a ban on single-use plastics. The leader of the Yuya Sena political party, Aaditya Thackeray, said on Twitter, “The ban on single use disposable plastic cups, […]

Melbourne – Adelaide train services disrupted into next week following fatal crash

2 December, 2020

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Friday, May 26, 2006 Rail services between Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia are expected to be disrupted until early next week following a fatal crash between a truck and freight train in Lismore, Victoria 170 Km (105 miles) South-West of Melbourne. The B-Double truck hit the side of a 1,375 metre long freight train at […]

Sub-prime lenders send jitters through global markets

2 December, 2020

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Just two weeks after China sent global markets into a tumble, growing worries about sub-prime mortgage lenders in the United States are sending jitters through stock exchanges around the globe. The three major US stock market indices each fell two percent from Monday’s closing price, marking the second-biggest loss of 2007. […]