Saturday, June 27, 2009 On Friday, the United States House of Representatives passed House Resolution 2998, better known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, following days of debate. The final vote was 219–212, with only 8 Republicans voting for the legislation, and 44 Democrats voting against it. The resolution addresses the […]
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Ireland votes to overturn 35-year-old constitutional ban on abortion
Sunday, May 27, 2018 In the official result of Friday’s Irish referendum over the legality of abortion, referendum officer Barry Ryan announced yesterday 66.4% of voters favoured overturning the eighth amendment of the constitution. Introduced in 1983, the eighth amendment made abortion constitutionally illegal. Irish Taoiseach — Prime Minister — Leo Varadkar said supporting legislation, […]
Finding The Suitable Used Caravans For Sale And Good Caravan Repairs
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Caravans Geelong Finding the Suitable Used Caravans for Sale and Good Caravan Repairs by Homestead Caravans Finding decent used caravans for sale can be as tricky as buying a good second hand car particularly for someone who has never owned a caravan before. Trying to find somewhere that […]
U.S. Senate passes landmark health care reform bill
Thursday, December 24, 2009 The United States Senate has approved a hard-fought measure to overhaul the health care system. The vote will be followed by the difficult process of reconciling the Senate-passed bill with one approved by the House of Representatives, in order to get a final measure to President Barack Obama. HAVE YOUR SAY […]
Category:Science and technology
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 25 December 2020: ‘Earth-based life can survive in hydrogen-rich atmospheres’: MIT professor Dr Seager tells Wikinews about her research on organisms thriving in oxygen-less environment 18 December 2020: Gregory Kurtzer discusses plans for Rocky Linux with Wikinews as Red […]
Five hundred cattle die of neglect on West Australia property
Thursday, February 17, 2005 RSPCA inspectors found about 500 cattle dead on a remote station in Western Australia. Water is being trucked in to care for another 2500 cattle on Windidda station, east of Wilun, which is leased to an Aboriginal corporation. State Agriculture Minister Kim Chance says the propery was found abandoned and only […]
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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Car Park Closing Times Submitted by: Adrian Joele Article: As promised in my last article about Digestive Health, I will explain what we mean by The Garden Within.According to an estimation , there are between 300 and 1000 different species living inside our GI tract. The majority of […]
Canada to legalise marijuana to ‘make it more difficult for kids to access’
Sunday, April 16, 2017 In order to put the cannabis drug (marijuana) out of reach of minors, the Canadian federal government announced a bill to legalise cannabis for the age group of eighteen and above, on Thursday. The bill would allow adults to possess cannabis publicly, previously a criminal offence. Canada’s health minister Jane Philpott […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Libertarian candidate Aaron Parent, Essex
Sunday, October 7, 2007 Aaron Parent is running for the Libertarian in the Ontario provincial election, in the Essex riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, […]
US Federal Reserve ceases to publish M3 index
Thursday, April 27, 2006 M0: Is total of all physical currency, plus accounts at the central bank which can be exchanged for physical currency. M1: Is the M0 as well as the amount in demand accounts (“checking” or “current” accounts). M2: Is the M1 as well as most savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificate […]