Wednesday, November 17, 2004 ENGLAND – UK Health Secretary John Reid has proposed widespread legislative and health care changes in a new white paper on public health released Tuesday. Titled “Choosing Health”, the paper details government plans to restrict smoking in public places, limit ‘junk food‘ advertisements to children, make available “lifestyle trainers”, campaign against

Saturday, September 10, 2011 A 182-page report issued September 1 by the United States National Research Council warns that the amount of debris in space is reaching “a tipping point”, and could cause damage to satellites or spacecraft. The report calls for regulations to reduce the amount of debris, and suggests that scientists increase research

Saturday, September 23, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Mississauga municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council. Wikinews contributor Nicholas Moreau has contacted as many candidates as possible, including Sean Semper-Whyte, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. There is no

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Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity and its tracks are captured in this enhanced-resolution image. The picture was taken from Mars orbit with the Mars Orbiter Camera on board the Mars Global Surveyor. The image was captured on April 26, 2004, Opportunity’s 91st martian day. The rover was on its way to Endurance

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Monday, August 29, 2016 On Friday, French capital football club Paris Saint-Getmain announced they loaned Italian goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu to Spanish club Sevilla F.C. till the season end. 29-year-old Sirigu started his career in Italy and joined the Parisians five years ago, in 2011. After playing 60 Serie A matches from 2009 to 2011, Sirigu

 Correction — March 19, 2017 This article incorrectly describes WikiLeaks as “the organisation behind the Edward Snowden leaks”. WikiLeaks only got involved with Snowden after Snowden had leaked material through other outlets.  Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Yesterday, WikiLeaks, the organisation behind the Edward Snowden leaks, released files going into detail about the CIA’s hacking capabilities. The

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Four explosions have rocked a brand new, soon to be online power station in Spain’s Basque reigon in the city of Amorebieta. Shortly before the blasts, warning calls were made to Basque newspaper Gara and the Basque emergency road service known as DYA, police rushed to the scene and evacuated workers.