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Recall of Thomas the Tank Engine toys due to lead-paint fears
Thursday, June 21, 2007 A full-size Percy the Small Engine from the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends stories in Llangollen, Wales in 2005. Percy is not part of the recent recall of Thomas toy trains. Image: Thryduulf. A recall issued last week for Thomas the Tank Engine toys made in China and containing lead-based…
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Version 0.44 of SVG image software Inkscape released
Saturday, June 24, 2006 Screenshot of Inkscape 0.44 After 6 months of development, the Inkscape project released today a new version of their SVG-based GPLed vector drawing program. It features improved performance and many new features, such as a Layers dialog, better PDF export, configurable keyboard shortcuts and support for clipping and masking. Inkscape runs…
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India signs on to chemical patents to comply with WTO order
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 A bill passed by India’s Parliament put an end to the manufacture of many cheap generic drugs copied from products protected by foreign company patents. A Patents Amendment Bill (2005) has been condemned by foreign aid groups who expect a significant rise in drug costs as a result of the bill….
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Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean
Thursday, June 23, 2011 This mosaic was created from two high-resolution images that were captured by the narrow-angle camera when NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew past Enceladus and through the jets on Nov. 21, 2009. Image: NASA/JPL/SSI. NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus….
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Wikinews interviews Corrado Giustozzi, security consultant and author
Monday, March 17, 2008 logo logo Wiki@Home This interview was carried out in Italian as part of Wiki@Home. It was originally added to the Italian Wikinews as Corrado Giustozzi, il Nightgaunt: sicurezza, privacy ed intelligiochi and the interview has now been translated into English. This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or…
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US downs Chinese “spy balloon”, increasing tensions between two countries
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