Category:May 31, 2010

7 February, 2021

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? May 30, 2010 June 1, 2010 ? May 31 Pages in category “May 31, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:May_31,_2010&oldid=1925769”

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Rescue attempts continue for Tasmanian miners

7 February, 2021

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Thursday, May 4, 2006 Rescuers are continuing their efforts to reach the trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine in northern Tasmania. A five tonne borer drilling machine has been secured in place to drill a one metre hole through the remaining 12-16 metres of rock that fell into the main shaft. Since drilling began at […]

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Convicted double murderer executed by electric chair in Tennessee, US

7 February, 2021

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Sunday, November 4, 2018 At 7:26 p.m. local time on Thursday, the state of Tennessee, United States executed Edmund Zagorski. Zagorski had been convicted of killing two people in 1983. Mere minutes before his execution, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear his case. Zagorski asked for execution by electric chair instead of lethal […]

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IEA warns: bleak future for the World without more energy investment

7 February, 2021

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Saturday, November 11, 2006 The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a warning that the World faces an insecure, dirty and expensive future unless the rate of investment in energy supplies is increased substantially. In real terms, investment in oil and gas production has not increased significantly in the last five years, but demand has continued […]

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Five South Korean workers kidnapped from Nigerian natural gas facility

7 February, 2021

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Thursday, June 8, 2006 Five South Korean workers have been kidnapped from a natural gas facility operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company in the Nigerian Delta. A group called the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta is claiming responsibility for the attack and kidnappings and says that one kidnapper and at least six […]

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Japanese earthquake death toll surpasses ten thousand

7 February, 2021

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Friday, March 25, 2011 The death toll from the Sendai earthquake has now increased to over ten thousand. In Japan, the National Police Agency has stated that 10,019 are now known to have been killed as a result of the disaster. The Agency also reported that 2,775 had been injured and the location of 17,541 […]

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Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak

7 February, 2021

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Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and […]

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U.S. develops parks above highways

7 February, 2021

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007 In big cities, finding land for new parks is less of an expedition than an all-out land-rights battle with property owners. But some cities across the U.S. have found a slightly easier way to add to their greenspace. By utilizing the state’s air rights to the space above freeways that run […]

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Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

7 February, 2021

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Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]

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Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

7 February, 2021

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Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]

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