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SEMI predicts Taiwan will become the second largest semiconductor industry market in 2007

16 February, 2023

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Executive Panel Discussion at Press Conference of Semicon Taiwan 2007Image: Rico Shen. Before the 12th Semicon Taiwan at Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) starts, SEMI Taiwan held a press conference and announced semiconductor industry statistics about global market forecast and 300mm fab capacity. At the conference, Stanley Myers remarked that Taiwan […]

Family of ‘murdered’ UK teenager reacts to death

14 February, 2023

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Saturday, April 5, 2008 The family of the 19 year old who was ‘murdered’ in a pub car park two days ago have made a statement regarding the death of their child. They said that “Jack is obviously dearly missed by all of his family. He was a much loved son and brother.” “Nothing can […]

Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

13 February, 2023

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Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at […]

Digital security researchers publicly reveal vulnerability in WPA2 WiFi protocol

11 February, 2023

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Thursday, October 19, 2017 On Monday, digital security researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens of Belgium’s KU Leuven university publicly disclosed a security vulnerability in the WPA2 Wi-Fi (wireless local-area networking) protocol, which they called KRACK (for Key Reinstallation Attack). Their study claimed KRACK affects every modern device using Wi-Fi; it can be fixed by […]

Category:April 27, 2010

11 February, 2023

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Chilean musicians perform concert for Peralillo, Chile residents

11 February, 2023

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The Municipality of Peralillo after the Chile earthquakes. Image: Diego Grez. Saturday, April 17, 2010 More than 50 musicians held a concert for and donated school tools to schoolboys at Peralillo, Chile The Víctor Jara High School and the Violeta Parra School were both affected by the 2010 Chile earthquakes. Peralillo is part of the […]

Australian Parliament hears reply to Budget

7 February, 2023

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Thursday, May 11, 2006 The Australian House of Representatives heard the traditional right-of-reply to the Budget released May 9, from the Australian Labor Party, led by Kim Beazley (Labor, Brand), plus Budget replies from minor parties in the Australian Senate. While the Budget is politically popular, having as one of its main features significant tax […]

Former Trump advisor, Paul Manafort, receives second sentence in U.S. Federal Court

7 February, 2023

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Friday, March 15, 2019 A former advisor for U.S. President Donald Trump was sentenced in U.S. Federal Court on Wednesday. Paul Manafort was sentenced by Judge Amy Berman Jackson to 73 months in federal prison and to also pay financial restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of US$6.16 million. File photo depicting […]

Pump leak and fire shuts down nuclear reactor in France

6 February, 2023

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Sunday, April 8, 2012 Exterior of the Penly nuclear site. Image: Morpheus2309. According to press releases from the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), Unit 2 of the Penly Nuclear Power Plant in France shut down Thursday afternoon after operators were alerted to “small quantities of burning oil.” The plant is operated by Électricité de France […]

New method of displaying time patented

4 February, 2023

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Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals altogether. In place of clock hands or digits, the new clock uses color to convey […]