Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Space debris passed within a short distance of the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday, forcing the crew to enter their escape capsules to be ready to depart in case of a collision. The debris ultimately missed the orbital outpost and passed within 260 meters (853 ft) of the station at 12:08 UTC (8:08…
Emergency declared in US state of Washington, eight additional casualties, many still without power
Monday, December 18, 2006 A state of emergency was declared Sunday for the U.S. state of Washington by governor Christine Gregoire, as additional reports of storm-related casualties surfaced. The state National Guard has been deployed to aid in distributing supplies. Thousands were still without power in the coastal and Puget Sound regions, though most urban…
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Wikinews Shorts: March 1, 2007
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Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
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Opposition alliance wins power in Swedish elections
Monday, September 18, 2006 Sweden’s centre-right opposition has narrowly won Sunday’s general election, beating a Social Democratic government for only the third time since the Second World War. The provisional results give 48.1% of the vote to the four-party Alliance for Sweden and 46.2% to the government and its two supporting parties, which translates to…
Ottawa plans tax windfall to deal with budget surplus
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