Japanese H-IIA rocket launches satellite into orbit

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Saturday, February 18, 2006 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has successfully launched another of their H-IIA space rockets. Its payload, the MTSAT-2 satellite designed to control air traffic and track weather patterns, has successfully separated from the rocket. It is due to be inserted into a geostationary orbit on the 21st of February. The satellite […]

Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam

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Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York —”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account for one in four spam messages. BACKGROUND Spamming remains one of the biggest problems facing […]

Wikinews interviews Democratic candidate for the Texas 6th congressional district special election Daryl Eddings, Sr’s campaign manager

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas’ 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Of them, the office of Democrat Daryl Eddings, Sr. agreed to answer some questions by […]

Funeral Services: Saving Money With Cremation

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Read An Opinion On: Business Financial Planner byadmin Some people want their final sendoff to be an impressive event with fireworks, live music and plenty of refreshments for the assembled guests. Others want a more dignified gathering with their achievements mentioned or special attention given to their personal interests. Funeral Services are as unique and […]

US bank Goldman Sachs accused of fraud

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Saturday, April 17, 2010 US bank Goldman Sachs has been accused of fraud by the American regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Goldman Sachs arranged a transaction at Paulson’s request in which Paulson heavily influenced the selection of the portfolio to suit its economic interests According to the SEC, Goldman Sachs failed to inform investors […]

Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Leaders of African Union (AU) member states met in Niamey, Niger’s capital, for an AU summit where on Sunday Presidents Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Patrice Talon of Benin signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Nigeria previously announced it planned to join the AfCFTA in the week leading […]