India’s first commercial satellite launch

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Monday, April 23, 2007 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced India’s first commercial launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). It is carrying the Italian satellite AGILE which will gather information about the origins of the universe through imaging of distant celestial objects in the X-ray and Gamma ray regions of the electromagnetic […]

The Benefits Of Different Roofing Styles

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Read An Opinion On: Adverse Possession Victoria Hatch And Hatch Licensed Land Surveyors byalex Every home has a roof. However, not every roof is the same. Most people think the asphalt shingle roof is the only type of roof commercially available to most people because it’s the most common type of roofing material. However, this […]

Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebrated by 450,000 people

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Saturday, March 4, 2006 Nearly half a million people packed into Sydney’s “Golden Mile” on Saturday night to applaud the city’s 28th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Parade organisers estimated the crowd at over 450,000. They lined Oxford St – along the parade’s route – in Sydney’s unofficial gay district, cheering the 6,000 […]

US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66

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Thursday, October 5, 2017 At the age of 66, US rock musician Tom Petty suffered cardiac arrest on Monday morning and died that evening at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica in California, according to reports. Petty, born in Gainesville, Florida in 1950, was best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the […]

Íngrid Betancourt returns to France

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Friday, July 4, 2008 Freed hostage Íngrid Betancourt arrived in France today, two days after being rescued from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who had kept her captive in the Colombian jungle for more than six years. Standing alongside President Nicolas Sarkozy at a military air base southwest of Paris, Betancourt said, “I […]

Wikinews Shorts: September 25, 2007

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A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Canadian workers with the Canadian Auto Workers Union have gone on strike due to 70,000 American employees of United Auto Workers Union (UAW) forced to strike against General Motors (GM), just one day ago. GM Canada’s Windsor, Ontario plant, which employs 1,400 people shut down […]

Bank of America attempts takeover of Merrill Lynch

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Monday, September 15, 2008 Bank of America (BoA) is attempting a takeover of Merrill Lynch, which, if successful, would combine two of the largest banks in the world. BoA would buy Merrill Lynch for around $44 billion in stock. BoA, the largest bank in the United States, has been looking for a major acquisition for […]

Special Halloween Dog Pijamas

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Read An Opinion On: Cavoodle Puppy For Sale Sydney Cavoodle Puppies For Sale Special Halloween Dog Pijamas by Deangelo Mancha Halloween dog costume is the subject on the net that is mainly visited by people in comparison to other topics regarding dog clothing. Indeed, Halloween dog costumes are on leading of a pet owner\’s list […]

Ford Taurus to be revived

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Friday, February 9, 2007 Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally has reported that Ford will rename the Ford Five Hundred to the Taurus for the 2008 model year, when a facelifted model is expected to be launched to improve the lackluster sales of the outgoing model. Mulally says that Ford’s decision to name all their […]

Interview: Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 January’s second Interview of the Month was with Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on 23 January in IRC. The EFF is coming off a series of high-profile successes in their campaigns to educate the public, press, and policy makers regarding online rights in a digital world, and defending […]