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Wikinews interview with America’s Got Talent finalists Celtic Spring

31 October, 2020

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Irish American dance and fiddle band Celtic Spring was recently a finalist in America’s Got Talent. Talent was a NBC television series search for America’s next big talent, featuring singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and […]

Japanese researchers create smell sensor using genetically engineered frog eggs

31 October, 2020

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Sunday, August 29, 2010 A University of Tokyo group of researchers, led by bioengineer Shoji Takeuchi, has made an electronic sensor capable of smelling gases. The sensor uses genetically engineered frog cells. Since previous sensors were not very accurate, the scientist decided to try a biological approach. The invention was revealed in a US scientific […]

Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines

31 October, 2020

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Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from Arahuay in Peru, Ban Samkha in […]

ETA declares permanent cease-fire

31 October, 2020

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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 The armed Basque separatist organisation “ETA” (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) has announced a permanent cease-fire as of Friday 24th March 2006. A video release by the organization shows three people seated at a table in front the ETA emblem, faces covered with masks and wearing Basque berets. The video was broadcast on […]

Law center helps defend open source

31 October, 2020

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Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Eben Moglen, Columbia University Law Professor, will head the newSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC). An initial 4 million dollars has been provided by Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to fund the project. The law center will provide free legal service for open source projects and developers. In 2004 OSDL established a […]

Investigation into Polish air crash reveals passengers in cockpit

31 October, 2020

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 The investigation into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczy?ski has revealed that passengers were in the cockpit of the crashed plane.According to the head of the technical commission involved with investigating the crash, Alexei Morozov, the crew of the aircraft had been warned of limited visibility, although it […]

Protests mark Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia University

31 October, 2020

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 The Columbia University campus in New York City erupted today in protest over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad‘s debate with Columbia President Lee Bollinger. Ahmadinejad’s presence on one of the United States’ most prestigious universities brought out protesters from many causes to make their opinions known: whether Ahmadinejad should speak or not, the […]

Final US manufacturer ceases production of lethal injection drug; executions delayed

31 October, 2020

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011 The sole United States manufacturer of a key component of lethal injections announced Friday that it will cease production of the drug, contributing to shortages and delaying executions. Sodium thiopental, the first of a three drug cocktail used in 34 states to render the prisoner to be executed unconscious, was manufactured […]

Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle

31 October, 2020

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Thursday, March 13, 2008 Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans. A similar scheme has operated in South […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Communist Party candidate Stuart Ryan, Ottawa Centre

31 October, 2020

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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Stuart Ryan is running for the Communist Party in the Ontario provincial election in Ottawa Centre. Wikinews interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Votes_2007:_Interview_with_Communist_Party_candidate_Stuart_Ryan,_Ottawa_Centre&oldid=540531”