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Concerns for health damage rise following the National Pollutant Inventory
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Dubai purchases RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 for $100 million
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Dubai has announced the purchase of the British ocean liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 from Cunard Line for US$100 million, for conversion into a luxury floating hotel, starting in 2009. It is part of Dubai’s ongoing plans to develop its tourism industry, and it intends one day to rival such destinations…
Telstra becomes the first in the world to switch to HSPA+ wireless Internet technology
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 On Monday, Australian telecommunications company Telstra has introduced dual carrier HSPA+ standard for broadband Internet business customers in the Next G network. This is the first time this technology is being introduced on national scale. The bandwidths the users can deploy increased into two to three times, with Telstra becoming the…
Peter Andren, Australian MP dies aged 61
Sunday, November 4, 2007 Australian federal member of Calare, Peter Andren died on Saturday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was aged 61. Mr Andren who had held the seat since being elected in 1996 had previously announced his intention to run for the senate after his electorate was changed for the 2007…
Much of inland New South Wales, Australia affected by flooding
Sunday, December 5, 2010 Much of the interior of New South Wales, Australia continues to be affected by floods caused by heavy rains. With more rain predicted, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch for all western flowing rivers in New South Wales from the Namoi River in the north of the…
President Bush urges progress on Palestinian state
Saturday, January 5, 2008 President Bush will go to the Middle East next week where he is hoping to encourage Israeli and Palestinian talks towards an independent Palestinian state. President Bush says his job is to keep Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas focused on the big picture, despite what he…
News briefs:January 06, 2008
Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief 06 Jan 07 1800 UTC 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Nevada, Northern California struck by massive storm 1.3 2008 Dakar Rally cancelled over terrorist threat 1.4 Baby attacked by dog in New York 1.5 Former Indonesian president, Suharto in critical condition 1.6 President Bush urges progress on Palestinian state; Israel to welcome…
Predictable random number generator discovered in the Debian version of OpenSSL
Friday, May 16, 2008 A major security hole was discovered in the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) of the Debian version of OpenSSL. OpenSSL is one of the most used cryptographic software, that allows the creation of secure network connections with the protocols called SSL and TLS. It is included in many popular computer programs, like…
Sunshine Coast Council ratifies McDonald’s development rejection
Sunday, December 7, 2008 Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia — The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has formally ratified the rejection of the 24 hour McDonald’s in Minyama. The decision comes after council rejected the proposal earlier this week at a general committee meeting. McDonald’s forwarded an 11th hour compromise to deputy mayor Tim Dwyer in order…