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British computer scientist’s new “nullity” idea provokes reaction from mathematicians

Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the […]

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Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first […]

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Toronto Comicon 2019 welcomes fans with celebrities, creativity, cosplay

Friday, March 29, 2019Toronto Comicon 2019 returned to its titular city from March 15 to 17, as one of the largest pop culture events in Canada. The popular event featured […]

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Mauritanian refugees begin returning home from Senegal

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Mauritanian refugees stuck in Senegal for nearly two decades after fleeing ethnic clashes in their home country have begun returning to Mauritania under a U.N.-sponsored program. […]

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FEMA accused of misusing trained disaster workers as public-relations workers

Monday, September 12, 2005 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is being criticized for misallocation of personnel in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. FEMA representatives said they requested volunteers from […]

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Marussia F1 test driver Maria de Villota seriously injured in testing accident

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Logo of the Marussia F1 team. The Marussia F1 team’s test driver, Spaniard María de Villota, was taken to hospital by air ambulance today after a […]

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Indian Supreme Court: unconstitutional to bar women of certain age group from entering Sabarimala temple

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 On Wednesday, the Indian Supreme Court declared that preventing women of age 10–50 from entering the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala was “arbitrary” and unconstitutional. The Supreme […]

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NASA spacecraft enters Mars orbit

Sunday, March 12, 2006 A NASA spacecraft set to probe Mars reached orbit around the planet on Friday, joining five others currently active. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter‘s two-year mission is […]

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Surveillance cameras in New South Wales schools cause alarm

Sunday, July 8, 2007 Installations of closed-circuit television (CCTV) security cameras into schools in the Australian state of New South Wales has alarmed teachers. CCTV cameras Credit:Quevaal Over 50 schools […]

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University of Utah study finds suicide may be linked to air pollution

Saturday, February 14, 2015 A University of Utah study published on Tuesday in The American Journal of Epidemiology suggests air pollution may increase suicide rates. A bottle of nitrogen dioxide, […]

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