Thursday, August 28, 2014 Afghanistan’s two presidential candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew their observers from the ongoing audit of votes yesterday, following the […]
Read MoreEurope suffers widespread power cuts
Sunday, November 5, 2006 A sudden cold snap across Europe caused a surge in demand for electricity. Two high voltage power lines in Germany failed. […]
Read MoreIndia’s Agni-III test termed a “partial success”.
Sunday, July 9, 2006 The Agni III missile launch was not completely successful. The missile developed a snag and fell into the Bay of Bengal […]
Read MoreOn the campaign trail in the USA, September 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020 The following is the fifth edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material […]
Read MoreUnited States spies accused of illegally bugging the United Nations headquarters
Monday, August 26, 2013 German weekly publication Der Spiegel yesterday accused the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) of spying on the United Nations headquarters […]
Read MoreDiebold “whistleblower” faces criminal charges in California
Saturday, March 4, 2006 Los Angeles County prosecutors have brought three felony charges against Stephen Heller for stealing documents from his employer, the law firm […]
Read MoreUS unemployment rate reaches 9.8%
Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The […]
Read MoreSaturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean
Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data […]
Read MoreToothpaste fills cavities without drilling
Thursday, February 24, 2005 A paste containing synthetic tooth enamel can seal small cavities without drilling. Kazue Yamagishi and colleagues at the FAP Dental Institute […]
Read MoreFinal report blames London passenger jet crash on ice
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 The United Kingdom’s Air Accidents Investigation Board (AAIB) yesterday blamed a release of ice in the fuel system of a British […]
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