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 […]

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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Australia/2006

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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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Thursday, July 31, 2008 From the middle of July, Sony Corporation refreshed their senior laptop brand VAIO from “Video Audio Integrated Operation” to “Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer”. According to Sony Taiwan Limited, this refreshment is an attempt to relocate the laptop consuming market for business and entertainment factors. In the “VAIO Experience 2008” press conference

Sony refreshes VAIO brand for business and entertainment

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Virginians melee at used Apple iBook sale

Thursday, August 18, 2005 “Total chaos” is how many described the melee that resulted from a sale of used Apple iBook laptop computers at the Richmond International Raceway (RIR) by the Henrico County, Virginia school system. Officials estimated nearly 5,000 people thronged the sale for the $50, four-year-old computers. Among them were 17 injured, four

Virginians melee at used Apple iBook sale

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