Komatsu was first established in 1917 when Takeuchi Mining Industry formed Komatsu Iron Works to manufacture heavy tools and mining equipment for in house use. Komatsu Iron Works separated from Takeuchi in 1921 to become Komatsu Limited and built its first 450-ton sheet-forming press three years later. In 1931, Komatsu manufactured Japan’s first crawler-type farm […]
Monday, April 23, 2018 On Friday afternoon, Swedish electronic dance music artist Tim Bergling, stage name Avicii, was found dead in Oman’s capital Muscat, stated his publicist Diana Baron. Baron did not specify the cause of Bergling’s death in the statement and added, “the family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their
28-year-old Swedish electronic dance music artist Avicii dies in Oman
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Nick Bos, of the University of Helsinki, studies “the amazing adaptations social insects have evolved in order to fight the extreme parasite pressure they experience”. In a recently-accepted Evolution paper Bos and colleagues describe ants appearing to self-medicate. I have no doubt that as time goes on, there will be more
Biologist Nick Bos tells Wikinews about ‘self-medicating’ ants
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Joe Comuzzi, 73, was ousted from the Liberal caucus today by leader Stéphane Dion. The move was in response to Comuzzi’s intention to support the Conservative government’s second budget, tabled March 20, 2007. Comuzzi supports the budget because it has funding for a cancer research centre
Canadian Liberal MP expelled from caucus for supporting Conservative budget
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Monday, August 11, 2008 Buffalo, New York —The Buffalo Fire Department and Police were called to a hazmat situation at Canisius College on Main Street after security reported that a one gallon glass container containing chloroform broke, spilling about a pint onto the floor of the college’s science building. According to communications by firefighters, who
Chloroform spill forces evacuation of building at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Wikinews Australia has in-depth coverage of this issue: Cole Inquiry Alexander Downer, Australia’s foreign affairs minister, told the Cole Inquiry yesterday that it was not his department’s job to investigate claims that wheat exporter AWB was paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein in the lead up to the US-led invasion of Iraq
Australian foreign minister tells inquiry it was the UN’s job to investigate Iraq kickback claims
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Click Here To Find Out More About: Asheville Web Design Asheville Web Design Company By Gary Rothstein Mobile phone use in motor vehicles has increased at a remarkable rate over the past 15 years. Yet it is undeniable that utilizing a cell phone while driving can affect driver performance as it relates to the overall
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Saturday, March 21, 2009 New Jersey has reversed its plans for a state-wide ban on bikini waxing after salon owners from across the state spoke out against the proposal. The New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling planned to consider a ban on so-called “Brazilian waxes” in response to two women who reported being injured
New Jersey backpedals on proposed bikini waxing ban
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Monday, May 31, 2010 At least thirty people are dead in Cameroon after a bus rolled over, reports say. The accident happened on Saturday near the city of Bafia, 135 kilometres or so north of the capital Yaounde. The accident happened when the bus lost control, rolled down a hill into a ditch, and broke
Dozens dead after bus accident in Cameroon
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