Digest/14December2004

Digest for 14-25 December 2004 < 6-13 December 2004 • Index • 26-31 December 2004 > Articles dated 14 to 25 December 2004 are included in the compilation below. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Digest/14December2004&oldid=4678714”

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London Tube bombs went ‘bang bang bang, very close together’

Saturday, July 9, 2005 After a press conference in London from the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London, more details are emerging about the attacks in London on Thursday. Data from the Underground system’s power and control systems have revealed that all three bombs went off within 50 seconds of each other, at 8.50am, with […]

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Swine flu patients taken to Kenyan capital to fly home to UK Sunday

Monday, July 6, 2009 The 34 British medical students who had been quarantined due to A(H1N1) flu virus in the Kenyan lakeside town of Kisumu were transported to the capital city of Nairobi amid tight police security on Sunday. Kisumu 240 kilometers (149 mi) west of Nairobi The students, who have completed their courses of Tamiflu, are […]

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Power outage at Fukushima poses radioactive risk

Friday, April 24, 2015 A power outage at Japan’s Fukushima 1 nuclear plant on Tuesday has seen eight water transfer pumps shut down, hindering efforts to collect leaked radioactive water before it can reach the sea. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which runs the plant, said the affected pumps pull radioactive water out of a […]

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Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

Thursday, August 16, 2007 Robert Cailliau in 1995.Image: CERN. The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow […]

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David S. Touretzky discusses Scientology, Anonymous and Tom Cruise

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 David S. Touretzky, prominent free speech activist and critic of Scientology, discussed his opinions on the recent Internet backlash against the Church of Scientology in an interview with former Scientologist and Wikinews reporter Nicholas Turnbull. The recent conflict on the Internet between critics of Scientology and the Church has been spurred […]

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Wikinews interviews Rich Mann and Kevin Smith of the United States Australian Football League about the upcoming National Championship

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 With the United States Australian rules football National Championship this weekend, Wikinews interviewed United States Australian Football League (USFooty) president Rich Mann, and Media Relations representative Kevin Smith. The USAFL Nationals will feature teams from the United States and Canada. A 50/50 rule is being implemented for the tournament. This means […]

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Mascots for Vancouver 2010 Olympics based on native mythology

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 The three main mascot characters. The 2010 Olympic logo. The mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia were just announced. Based on mythological characters, they are Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. Miga, a sea bear who lives in the ocean with her family pod near Tofino, and Quatchi, a […]

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Ukraine hurt by Russian gas deal

Wednesday, January 11, 2006 The flag of Ukraine The Ukrainian Parliament voted to oust the Prime Minister and his cabinet Tuesday after the handling of the countries gas crisis with Russia last week. Viktor Yushchenko called the vote “incomprehensible, illogical, and wrong”. Although Russia and Ukraine have solved the crisis, for the time being, when […]

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Florida frog skull survey shows spikes, say scientists

Thursday, March 26, 2020 In a new study released by the Florida Museum of Natural History on Monday, scientists report spiky skulls evolved at least 25 separate times in different kinds of frogs. The survey was reportedly to be published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Anotheca spinosa, one of the species studied, […]

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