Sunday, May 22, 2011 Astronauts receive a call from the Pope Image: NASA. The International Space Station Image: NASA. Pope Benedict XVI spoke with astronauts aboard the International Space Station yesterday, marking the first time a pope has conversed with astronauts in orbit. Organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), the call originated from the […]
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Canada’s Trinity—Spadina (Ward 19) city council candidates speak
Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Trinity—Spadina (Ward 19). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include Nick Boragina, Joe Pantalone (incumbent), George Sawision, and Hïmy Syed. For more […]
Soft drink foes cheer victory, lament remaining junk foods in schools
Monday, May 8, 2006 Students at James Logan High School pass a Coke truck delivering soft drinks as they arrive on campus May 8. Last week’s announcement that most soda manufacturers will stop selling their sugary products in U.S. schools did not mention that avoiding lawsuits was part of the motivation for the self-imposed ban. […]
Agents Are Of Tremendous Help For Apartments To Rent
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China overtakes Germany as world’s biggest exporter
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009 […]
Astronauts fix thermal blanket on Atlantis
Friday, June 15, 2007 Astronauts on NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis have repaired a 4 inch tear in the shuttle’s Thermal Protection System (TPS). An astronaut repairing the tear in the TPS on Atlantis. At 1:00 p.m. ET astronauts began their third spacewalk to repair the tear by using medical staples to seal the torn area. […]
GAO reveals $1.6 billion spent on public relations by the Bush administration in 2003-2005
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 A new 154-page Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says seven federal departments together spent US$1.6 billion on 343 contracts with public relations firms, advertising agencies, and media organizations, as well as individuals involved in such activities. Congressional Democrats requested the report after several incidents surfaced in which journalists or commentators were […]
The Fisherman Sweater
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Icelandic Internet bank suspends UK accounts
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Icesave company logo The Icelandic internet bank, Icesave, has suspended all 300,000 of its UK customer accounts, leaving account holders in the United Kingdom unable to withdraw or deposit any funds. A message on its website posted this morning states: “We are not currently processing any deposits or any withdrawal requests […]