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Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights

30 December, 2020

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Friday, May 11, 2018 On Tuesday, Pakistan’s parliament passed a bill at Islamabad’s National Assembly which granted transgender people various civil rights. The bill, “Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act”, which was presented by Pakistan Peoples Party’s lawmaker Naveed Qamar, was approved by the senate in March, and now awaits signature of the president Mamnoon […]

East Timor – Australia problematic billion-dollar gas and oil accord

30 December, 2020

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Saturday, December 3, 2005 Australia and East Timor officials signed a billion-dollar gas and oil accord, which is necessary because of a current maritime border dispute between the countries, which covers a major oil field. Although the accord has to be ratified by East Timor’s parliament which is ruled by Fretilin with 55 seats the […]

Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”

30 December, 2020

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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]

Ground broken on Northpoint development in Cambridge, Massachusetts

30 December, 2020

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A view of the Leonard Zakim bridge from the construction site. The warehouses at right will be replaced by a five-acre park within two years. The elevated roadway in the foreground is the John F. Gilmore Bridge. Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts —Construction of two condominium buildings and a five-acre park began on March […]

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

30 December, 2020

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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 […]

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

30 December, 2020

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Category:June 10, 2010

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? June 9, 2010 June 11, 2010 ? June 10 Pages in category “June 10, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:June_10,_2010&oldid=1333711”

London Knights trade Steve Mason to Kitchener Rangers

30 December, 2020

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Sunday, January 6, 2008 On the morning of January 4, 2008, while at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 19-year-old goalie Steve Mason received a phone call from Canada informing him that he was traded by the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights to the Kitchener Rangers. In a press release Friday, Kitchener Rangers Head […]

Chinese government to safeguard old Beijing

30 December, 2020

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Saturday, March 26, 2005 Beijing’s city legislature has approved a bill, one year in the making, to safeguard the historical and cultural heritage of old Beijing. The new 41-article set of regulations will come into effect May 1, requiring the city to protect listed heritage sites and unlisted sites deemed of historical or cultural value. […]

Annie Awards for animation Sunday; Wikinews will be there

30 December, 2020

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Thursday, February 8, 2007 This Sunday, the International Animated Film Association (Association International du Film d’Animation) or ASIFA will hand out the Annie Awards in Glendale, California. As animation’s highest honor, the crowd is always a who’s who of direction, art design, character design, layout, visual effects, and voice artists. There are 23 award categories […]