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Middle Eastern troops enter Bahrain after protests
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have arrived in Bahrain at the government’s request after major protests on Sunday. An estimated 1,000 Saudi Arabian troops entered the country early Monday, followed by around 500 troops from the UAE. The troops entered as part of a broader deployment by…
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England and New Zealand vie for Women’s Cricket World Cup
Friday, March 20, 2009 England will take on New Zealand in the final of the 2009 Women’s World Cup tournament currently being held in Australia. The final line up was confirmed after the final set of the Super-Six matches yesterday when New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 223 runs. The other two matches between Australia and…
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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….








