A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, April 23, 2008. An attack on a U.S. Marine checkpoint in the western Iraqi town of Ramadi saw two marines killed and an additional three wounded. The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated explosives in his vehicle at the checkpoint. Sources “2 U.S. Marines…
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
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 rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not…
Head of US Minerals Management Service resigns following BP oil spill response
Thursday, May 27, 2010 After reports that US President Barack Obama has fired the director of the Minerals Management Service, Elizabeth “Liz” Birnbaum, the Interior Department revealed that she instead resigned “on her own volition”. The resignation occurred amidst growing criticism of the federal government’s response to the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and the…
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Read An Opinion On: Unisex Printed Scrubs Brisbane Hiring A Contractor That Gets The Job Done Right The First Time by Valentino Egelund You can boost your home’s value by doing home improvement projects. There are easy tips below that can help you boost your property. These tips are easy, cheap methods of improving your…
Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed further
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Sample from Turkish patient shows mutated Bird Flu virus
Monday, January 23, 2006 A mutated form of the Avian (Bird Flu) virus has been found in a sample taken from a Turkish patient. The mutated form is said to make the virus easier to attach itself to humans rather than animals says a report in the Nature journal. The situation is being monitored by…
British painter Lucian Freud dies aged 88
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Australian Health minister makes inappropriate comments about Brogden suicide attempt
Monday, September 5, 2005 Australia‘s Federal Minister for Health, Tony Abbott, has made a number of comments about the previous New South Wales Australian Liberal Party leader, John Brogden, who recently attempted suicide, which have been widely thought to be inappropriate. Abbott is reported to have made comments such as “If we did that, we…
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is…