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Read MoreAustralian PM Gillard pressured to address human rights crackdown in China
Monday, April 25, 2011 The international organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to publicly address China’s recent crackdown […]
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman and Airbus parent EADS defeat Boeing for $40 billion US airtanker contract
Saturday, March 1, 2008 Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent company European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) have unexpectedly defeated Boeing for a […]
Read MoreDelta II launches GPS IIR-19 satellite
Saturday, March 15, 2008 A Delta II rocket launched at 06:10 GMT this morning, with the GPS IIR-19 navigation satellite. The spacecraft, which forms part […]
Read MoreRussian police say Moscow airport bomber identified
Saturday, January 29, 2011 Police in Russia say they have identified the man behind the bombing of Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport on Monday, although they […]
Read MoreIndia: Maharashtra plastic ban comes into force
Monday, June 25, 2018 On Saturday, the plastic ban in the Indian state of Maharashtra came into force. In an attempt to minimise pollution, the […]
Read MoreQuad crash kills fourteen year-old in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Saturday, November 21, 2009 A 14-year-old boy has been killed in an accident involving a quad bike in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The boy has […]
Read MoreHighly preserved mammoth presents scientists with blood sample
Friday, May 31, 2013 An extremely well preserved woolly mammoth has been found by Russian scientists in Siberia, announced Wednesday. The adult female was found […]
Read MoreJudge orders residents and city to come to agreement on partially collapsed building in Buffalo, New York
Thursday, June 19, 2008 Buffalo, New York —Judge Justice Christopher Burns of the New York State Supreme Court has ordered a halt to an emergency […]
Read MoreNational Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment
Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s […]
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