Friday, March 10, 2006Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke “Dice-K” Enomoto, 34, is set to become the fourth private citizen in space. The Arlington, Virginia-based company “Space Adventures”, which specializes in spaceflight-related travel, announced on March 7 that Enomoto was approved by the Russian space agency as a flight candidate. Enomoto has now passed the physical examinations necessary…
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Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran.…
Soil Conservation Basics, Part 1
Find Out More About: Vpp Providers By Nicole Paluszek Earth, soil, dirt, whatever you prefer to call it, it’s as essential to life as air and water. Without healthy soil, no healthy food can grow. Yet due to various modern cultural practices this priceless resource is getting lost or destroyed at a frightening rate. Luckily,…
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Snow hits southern parts of Norway
Friday, February 23, 2007 This article features in a News Brief from Audio Wikinews: A major snowfall has disrupted transport in Norway this week. Several roads and all railway services have been reported as closed due to the heavy snowfall, and meteorologists have recommended that people try to stay at home if possible. Snow storms…
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Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is…
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Infrared technology enables recovery of lost classical writings
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Papyrologists at Oxford University in England last week reported major literary finds in examining old fragments of papyrus with a new technique: multi-spectral imaging (MSI). The fragments were unearthed near the buried town of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt in a major archaeological find a century ago. Many of the fragments were unable to…
Social Light, Leading Provider Of Butane Lighter Refills
Find Out More About: Buy Pneumatic Vibrator Online Submitted by: Seo5 Consulting The Holidays are approaching quite quickly and everyone is starting to think about gifts, secret Santa exchanges, etc. If you want to impress and offer the most unique gift possible, look no further; Social Light’s lighters and butane lighter refills are your solution!…
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Category:Health
This is the category for Health. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 30 April 2021: Arizona bans abortion for genetic abnormalities 18 April 2021: India records 14 millionth case of COVID-19 amid new surge in infections 13 April 2021: French Prime Minister announces suspension of all flights to, from Brazil over coronavirus variant…
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US Food and Drug Administration reports melamine found in contaminated pet food
Friday, March 30, 2007 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced at a press conference today that a chemical used in the manufacture of plastics was found in recalled pet food from Menu Foods. The FDA found melamine in samples of Menu Foods pet food and in samples of wheat gluten, imported from China,…
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Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs
Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party.…