Friday, March 3, 2006 Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe is reported to be feeling much better after suffering from chest pain for some time. The Olympic gold medalist was due to swim in the 100m and 200m freestyle and in three relays at the Commonwealth Games, but due to his complaints his fitness has been in […]

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Monday, June 9, 2008 A policeman from the United Kingdom was killed today while taking part in a training exercise with his police force, in the city of Manchester. The policeman died as a result of a shot to the chest. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 UTC (11:30 local time) this morning. Greater Manchester […]

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Thursday, August 27, 2015 Austrian police today found an estimated 20–50 decomposing corpses in an apparently abandoned lorry. Roadworkers who spotted the vehicle, which had been there since yesterday at least, alerted police. Responding officers found it full of corpses. The lorry is on the so-called “Eastern Motorway”, the A4, close to the Hungarian border. […]

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Sunday, February 15, 2009 On Tuesday, February 10, the American civilian communications satellite Iridium 33, launched in 1997, and the defunct Russian military communications satellite Kosmos-2251, launched in 1993, collided over Siberia. Five days after the collision, reports have surfaced that burning debris from the collision has been spotted over several U.S. cities from New […]

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This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 19 May 2017: 17 million accounts’ hashed passwords, emails stolen, Zomato says 18 May 2017: Simulations show planet orbiting Proxima Centauri could have liquid water 10 May 2017: Cyberattack, not HBO comedian, caused website wipeout, says FCC 28 April […]

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This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 19 May 2017: 17 million accounts’ hashed passwords, emails stolen, Zomato says 18 May 2017: Simulations show planet orbiting Proxima Centauri could have liquid water 10 May 2017: Cyberattack, not HBO comedian, caused website wipeout, says FCC 28 April […]

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Saturday, July 19, 2008 This year’s Leisure Taiwan trade show (a.k.a Taiwan Sport Recreation and Leisure Show) started yesterday, with 131 companies participating including sports media companies such as ESPN and VideoLand Television, businesses selling sports equipment and fitness clubs. There were also a variety of sports being played in the arena built for the […]

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Saturday, March 15, 2008 A Delta II rocket launched at 06:10 GMT this morning, with the GPS IIR-19 navigation satellite. The spacecraft, which forms part of the US Air Force’s NAVSTAR Global Positioning System, has been successfully delivered into a Medium Earth orbit. The rocket flew in the 7925-9.5 configuration, with 9 GEM-40 solid-rocket boosters, […]

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