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Wikinews interviews on contributions to open-source: Opera

Monday, January 6, 2014 File:BRUCE LAWSON OPERA.png Bruce Lawson. Image: Bruce Lawson.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) Wikinews interviewed Opera, a Norwegian software company, about its contributions to open-source, such as software. Questions discussed current workflow, dynamics of contributions, and background. ((Wikinews)) What caused your initial interest in open-source software? Bruce Lawson: Opera has long…

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Nearly three million contraband cigarettes seized by Canadian and U.S. authorities

Saturday, May 16, 2009 On Friday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seized 1.75 million contraband cigarettes near the Manitoba – Ontario border and in a separate case the New York City Police Department (NYPD) also had a major recovery of 1.17 million cigarettes. Cigarettes Image: Geierunited. Canadian officers seized 150 cases of illegal, unmarked…

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Category:Science and technology

This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 19 March 2023: Study: floods, droughts more intense in past 20 years due to higher global temperatures 9 March 2023: Netherlands set to further restrict semiconductor technology exports 15 February 2023: Saudi Arabia announces astronaut to be nation’s first…

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Swiss reject single health insurance

Monday, March 12, 2007 24 of 26 Swiss Cantons rejected the proposal for a single health insurance system, in which premiums would be based on income and wealth. The vote on Sunday was the latest in a series of attempts to cut rising costs and ease the financial burden on citizens. Around 71% of voters…

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US bank Goldman Sachs accused of fraud

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…