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Israeli company develops new radioactive waste conversion process

15 October, 2020

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Friday, March 30, 2007 Israeli firm Environmental Energy Resources (EER) has announced that it has developed a new technology, plasma gasification melting technology (PGM), to safely dispose of low- and medium-level nuclear waste. Extremely high temperatures are used to turn the waste into a mildly radioactive glass-like substance, which can be used as a building […]

Proton rocket fails during launch of JCSAT-11 satellite

15 October, 2020

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 A Proton rocket which was intended to launch the JCSAT-11 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit lifted off and successfully completed its first stage burn, but the second stage failed leading to loss of the rocket and satellite. The launch vehicle was a Proton M booster with a Breeze M upper […]

Large increase in number of foreclosures across US

15 October, 2020

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Sunday, April 27, 2008 Recently released figures have revealed that the number of foreclosures in California, United States has more than quadrupled. The figures for the first quarter of 2008 show a significant increase on previous figures. There were 47,171 foreclosures on California properties in the first quarter of 2008. The figure for the same […]

Emaar Properties claims Burj Dubai as world’s tallest building

15 October, 2020

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Sunday, July 22, 2007 United Arab Emirates (UAE) developer Emaar Properties has claimed that their Burj Dubai commercial and residential tower, currently under construction, has become the world’s tallest building, reaching a height of 512.1 metres (or 1,680 feet) and 141 storeys. The current official record holder, Taipei 101 of Taiwan, has a height of […]

News briefs:July 14, 2010

15 October, 2020

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Thailand bans YouTube over videos insulting king

15 October, 2020

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Friday, April 6, 2007 YouTube, a popular video hosting website, has been banned by the government of Thailand after at least 3 videos insulting Thailand’s King, Bhumibol Adulyadej were uploaded to the site. The first video which was “removed by user,” has turned up again, uploaded from a different user than the first posting, claiming […]

Category:June 9, 2010

15 October, 2020

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Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews

15 October, 2020

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran. […]

National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment

15 October, 2020

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Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised […]

2012 Olympics clash with Ramadan

15 October, 2020

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Sunday, October 15, 2006 Muslim groups from across the world are criticising the organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London after it was revealed that the games will take place over Ramadan. The most holy month in the Muslim calendar, which will take place from the 21 July to 20 August in 2012, involves fasting […]