Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 browser

Friday, March 18, 2011 Internet Explorer 9 logoImage: Microsoft Corporation. At 9:00 p.m. PDT Monday (0400 UTC Tuesday), Microsoft rolled out the first stable Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) release, available in 39 languages, for Windows Vista and Windows 7. Internet Explorer is the most used web browser, responsible for 56% of webpage hits. The new … Read more

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 9 browser

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Wikinews interviews Richard H. Clark, independent candidate for US President

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. As a non-partisan news … Read more

Wikinews interviews Richard H. Clark, independent candidate for US President

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Listening to you at last: EU plans to tap cell phones

Monday, October 19, 2009 A report accidentally published on the Internet provides insight into a secretive European Union surveillance project designed to monitor its citizens, as reported by Wikileaks earlier this month. Project INDECT aims to mine data from television, internet traffic, cellphone conversations, p2p file sharing and a range of other sources for crime … Read more

Listening to you at last: EU plans to tap cell phones

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Comprehensive immigration bill fails in United States Senate

Thursday, June 28, 2007 The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill backed by both United States President George W. Bush and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy failed to receive enough cloture votes to overcome a possible filibuster and move on to a final vote in the United States Senate. The cloture vote was 53 votes against and 46 … Read more

Comprehensive immigration bill fails in United States Senate

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Ryanair profits jump 19% to €268.9m

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 Ryanair, the Irish low fares airline, which last week celebrated twenty years in business, has reported a 19% increase in profits. The airline, which operates over 200 routes, revealed in its annual results that after tax profits had increased to €268.9m (US $332 million), comfortably beating the median analyst forecast of … Read more

Ryanair profits jump 19% to €268.9m

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Australian troops land in East Timor

Friday, May 26, 2006 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: 2006 East Timor crisis After approximately 150 Australian troops from 4 Royal Australian Regiment (Commandos) secured Comoro airport in Dili yesterday, the total number of Australian troops in East Timor has risen to 600, with a further 1200 in transit or directly supporting … Read more

Australian troops land in East Timor

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Lycos Europe ends its anti-spam campaign

Tuesday, December 7, 2004 EUROPE — Lycos Europe has ended its anti-spam operation: “Make Love Not Spam.” A company spokesperson said the objective of the time-limited campaign was to raise people’s awareness. The reasons why it ended the campaign was variously reported and speculated in media. The operation, while fairly popular, suffered unexpected troubles and … Read more

Lycos Europe ends its anti-spam campaign

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter orbit

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Yesterday, NASA announced their spacecraft Juno has reached Jupiter orbit. It was launched almost five years ago to investigate the largest planet of the Solar System, especially its past. Charles Bolden, NASA administrator, said, “Independence Day always is something to celebrate, but today we can add to America’s birthday another reason … Read more

NASA’s Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter orbit

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