Monday, January 21, 2008File:Pslv-pad.jpg A PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) on the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. This rocket was used in an earlier launch.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) Israel has today launched an advanced spy…
Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients
Monday, March 20, 2006 Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses. Janet Evans of Marion, Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone…
Reports: ‘streamlined’ UK asylum process to replace interview with questionnaire for five nationalities
Thursday, February 23, 2023 Braverman (left) and Sunak (right) on October 25, 2022. Image: UK Government. The Border Force vessel HMC Searcher on The Solent on February 8, 2010. Image: Brian Burnell. The United Kingdom Home Office today is to…
Large study provides new insights in autism’s genetic code
Thursday, February 22, 2007 Ideogram of the human chromosome 11 In the largest study of its kind, a genetic analysis of 1,168 families with multiple cases of autism has identified genetic links to autism. A previously overlooked stretch of DNA…
New York tour bus crash kills 14
Correction — March 15, 2011 The destination of the bus was in Manhattan, not Uncasville as stated in the article. Sunday, March 13, 2011 At least fourteen people have died after a chartered bus crashed in The Bronx, New York. According…
‘Jelly bellies’ memo costs Florida police chief his job
Thursday, November 2, 2006 Winter Haven, Florida police chief Paul Goward was tired of seeing fat hanging out over the belts of some of his officers. So he posted a memo to encourage the so-called ‘jelly bellies’ to get in…
New Zealand mosque murder suspect appears in court at Christchurch
Sunday, March 17, 2019 An Australian, Brenton Tarrant, aged 28, appeared in Christchurch District Court, New Zealand yesterday, charged with one count of murder pertaining to a mass shooting in Christchurch on Friday, which caused the death of at least…
Obama cabinet nominees withdraw over tax issues
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 On Tuesday, United States President Barack Obama saw two of his cabinet nominations withdraw from consideration after issues with their taxes became public knowledge. Tom Daschle, official portrait I think I screwed up. Former Senator Tom…
US lawmakers and rights advocates question CIA tape destruction
Saturday, December 8, 2007 CIA Director Michael Hayden U.S. Congressional Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the CIA’s destruction of videotapes documenting the interrogation of terrorism suspects amounts to obstruction of justice. The acknowledgement by Central Intelligence…
Spanish prime minister speaks on economic crisis
Monday, October 20, 2008 In an interview with Público, a Spanish newspaper, the prime minister of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has stated that ” if there is a global recession, it seems logical to expect that Spain will enter…