Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar…
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Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund gains 2.4% in first quarter
Friday, April 22, 2005 Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) has posted a 2.4% return for the first quarter (9.6% annualized). On March 31, the…
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Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, chairman of the U.S. Modern Whig Party
Friday, July 17, 2009 According to the Pew Research Center, a non-advocacy organization that evaluates issues, attitudes and trends shaping the political landscape of the…
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Funding gap forces library closures in Jackson County, Oregon
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Due to a US$23 million budget shortfall, all public libraries in Jackson County, Oregon are scheduled to close April 6. The…
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Madoff prosecutors want assets from wife and children
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 The wife and sons of Bernard Madoff are now under pressure from prosecutors to give up US$2.6 million worth of jewelery…
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French agency CNES to release UFO archives on the Internet
Sunday, December 31, 2006 The French Space Agency will publish its UFO archive online by late January or mid-February. Most of the 6,000 reports have…
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Family narrowly escapes fiery death in Christchurch, New Zealand
Thursday, May 25, 2006 A family visiting Christchurch, New Zealand from Australia was minutes away from being burnt to death. They were staying in the…
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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Jim Reeves, York-Simcoe
Monday, October 1, 2007 Jim Reeves is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the York-Simcoe riding. Wikinews’ Nick…
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2008 TICA highlights open source applications at Linux Forum & Expo
Thursday, July 31, 2008 Leading up to the 2008 Taipei Computer Applications Show (TICA), the 8th-annual Linux Forum, accompanied with Linux Expo Pavilion, started yesterday…
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Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt
Monday, June 14, 2021 Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election of the US city of Cleveland, Ohio set to take place…
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Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt