Monthly Archives: February 2023

Steve Jobs denies ‘location-gate’

Friday, April 29, 2011 Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that iPhone technology is not being used to monitor the location of its customers. The scandal arose from concern that data collected by Apple would make it possible … Continue reading

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Interview with Liz Mumby, independent candidate in Australian by-election for the Victorian state electorate of Altona

Thursday, February 4, 2010 With a state by-election coming up in Victoria, Australia, many minor parties and independent candidates will be looking to gain a seat in the Legislative Assembly. Liz Mumby is one of the independents. “I am a … Continue reading

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Canada’s Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39) city council candidates speak

Wikinews This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for … Continue reading

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‘Each makes the other more difficult to recover from’: University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 L. Alan Winters, CB. Image: University of Sussex. Earlier this month, Wikinews spoke with University of Sussex professor of economics L. Alan Winters regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU) … Continue reading

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Anti-Olympic protesters break into office of British Columbia premier

Wednesday, May 23, 2007 The Olympic Flag outside the Vancouver City Hall. This particular flag was replaced with a replica after it was stolen. Three anti-Olympic games protesters, posed as a flower delivery service, quickly ransacked British Columbia, Canada premier … Continue reading

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Spreading floods in Pakistan worsen, at least 1600 dead

Friday, August 6, 2010 Flooding in South Asia, as in this archive picture, is common during the monsoon season. However, the flooding in Pakistan is some of the worst in living memory.Image: Miramurphy. Since last reported, the flooding in Pakistan … Continue reading

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Keep your eyes peeled for cosmic debris: Andrew Westphal about Stardust@home

Sunday, May 28, 2006 Stardust@home logoImage: Stardust@home. Stardust is a NASA space capsule that collected samples from comet 81P/Wild (also known as “Wild 2) in deep space and landed back on Earth on January 15, 2006. It was decided that … Continue reading

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Category:Science and technology

This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 15 February 2023: Saudi Arabia announces astronaut to be nation’s first female space traveler 12 February 2023: India launches Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, deploying … Continue reading

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Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs may work for Facebook

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Robert Gibbs Image: Pete Souza. Robert Gibbs, the former press secretary for the U.S. White House, has been said to be in talks with Facebook about possible future employment as a manager for the communications aspect … Continue reading

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Teacher arrested for using drugs in front of 4th grade class

Saturday, February 10, 2007 Map of Niagara County, New York, highlighting the location of Lewiston, New York (in red). Joan M. Donatelli, 59, a substitute teacher was arrested after two female students, a 10 year-old and a 9 year-old, in … Continue reading

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