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King Fahd of Saudi Arabia announced dead

Monday, August 1, 2005File:BushseniorSaudiArabia.jpg King Fahd (right) meeting with George H. W. Bush in 1990.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) It has been confirmed that King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia has died. There will be no coffin or state funeral for Fahd and he will be buried without a headstone as is

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Creator of website satirizing Glenn Beck on winning domain name case

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Wikinews interviewed the creator of a parody website satirizing American political commentator Glenn Beck, about his thoughts after prevailing in a domain name dispute brought by Beck before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Florida resident Isaac Eiland-Hall created the website in September, and it asserts Beck uses

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APEC leaders wear Driza-Bones for group photo

Saturday, September 8, 2007 APEC Leaders wave for the media dressed in Driza-Bones in Sydney. Image: APEC 2007 Taskforce.. APEC Leaders dress in Driza-Bones to represent Australia’s costume. Image: APEC 2007 Taskforce.. Leaders attending the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia have worn Driza-Bone coats for their traditional group photo in front of the Sydney Opera

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Spiders’ egg case silk gene found

Wednesday, August 3, 2005 Black widow spider (Lactrodectus hesperus) and egg sac. Photograph by Mark Chappell of University of California, Riverside. Two researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found a gene coding for a silk protein used by female spiders to construct their egg cases. The research confirms that the silk protein used

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Dog flu spreads across the US

Saturday, October 15, 2005 Dogs are normally resistant to most flu strains. Since about 2000, a new strain of dog flu has been spreading in America, and there’s no vaccine to prevent it. To limit exposure to the flu, some dog owners are avoiding public places like dog shows and parks. Since the flu can