Month: October 2017

Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC

Friday, November 6, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a US government agency. In an interview with Wikinews, Jeff Dimond, a member of the Division of […]

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Controversial melatonin supplements confirmed as sleep aid

Tuesday, March 1, 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA — An analysis of melatonin studies has upheld the controversial supplement’s effectiveness as a sleep aid. The analysis, which included 17 peer-reviewed scientific […]

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European Union to fund scheme to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 The European Union (EU) has announced plans to fund a private-public scheme dubbed “Clean Sky” to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution in European aircraft. Officials […]

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US researchers find a large asteroid held together by forces other than gravity

Saturday, August 16, 2014 A team of researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has confirmed that near-Earth asteroid (29075) 1950 DA is primarily held together by van der Waals […]

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Indigenous Australians told to “wash for fuel”

Thursday, December 9, 2004 MULAN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Under a draft plan of the Australian Federal Government’s “mutual obligation” agreements, members of the Aboriginal community Mulan in Western Australia will […]

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International AIDS conference begins in Toronto

Sunday, August 13, 2006 Twenty-four thousand delegates from over 132 countries are expected to attend the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto this week Delegates include scientists, politicians, health care […]

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Cadillac unveils Obama’s ‘Beast’, the 2009 Presidential State Car

Saturday, January 17, 2009 The US Secret Service has released the first photos Wednesday of the new presidential limousine that will transport Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue next Tuesday as […]

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UK firemen cut metal ring from man’s penis

Saturday, December 8, 2007 Fire fighters in the United Kingdom used a hand grinder to remove a metal ring from a man’s penis 2 days ago. They had been summoned […]

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Pop-artist James Rosenquist dies aged 83

Monday, April 3, 2017 Well-known pop art figure James Rosenquist died on Friday, his family announced, in his New York City home after a long illness, at the age of […]

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate John Ogilvie, Carleton—Mississippi Mills

Sunday, October 7, 2007 John Ogilvie is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Carleton—Mississippi Mills riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding […]

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