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 into methods to remove [...]
Out of space in outer space: Special report on NASA’s ‘space junk’ plans
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Novartis challenges patent rejection in India
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is about to challenge patent rejection in India before the Supreme Court of India. The court case is to begin on March 28. Should the complaint be successful millions of people may no longer be able to purchase necessary medication. The object of special attention is Imatinib, a medication used [...]
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US Army sergeant charged with seventeen Afghan murders
Robert Bales, 38, a US Army sergeant, was formally charged with seventeen counts of premeditated murder alongside six counts of attempted murder on Friday. Bales was charged in connection with a shooting spree in two southern Afghanistan villages earlier this month. Sources indicate the incident has further aggravated US-Afghanistan relations. US Secretary of Defense Leon [...]
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Two San Diego art museums receive $40 million art collection
Two museums in San Diego, California have been bequested an art collection worth more than $40 million. The art collection was donated by Dr. Vance E. Kondon and Elisabeth Giesberger to both the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the San Diego Museum of Art. Kondon, a former board member of the Museum of [...]
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Softball Australia, federal government reaffirm support for indigenous softball
Hawker, Canberra — Last night at the Hawker International Softball Centre, Softball Australia, the Australian Sport Commission and the Federal Government through Andrew Leigh reaffirmed their support of indigenous softball, the most popular sport for indigenous women. Their support was part of a number of activities to celebrate indigenous softball prior to the start of [...]
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Rick Santorum gains traction by winning Louisiana vote
United States presidential hopeful Rick Santorum won yesterday evening’s Louisiana Republican primary. This win gives Santorum more leverage over fellow presidental hopeful, Mitt Romney. To date, Santorum has 263 delegates, following behind Romney’s 563 delegates. Santorum has had success in the primaries in the South, winning primaries in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and now Louisiana. [...]
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Japan beats Aussie Spirit in first two games of series
Hawker, Canberra — Wednesday night, the Japan women’s national softball team picked up victories in the first two games of their international test series against Australia by scores of 3-2 and 5-3. The first game, at 17:30 AEST (6:30 UTC), began with Vanessa Stokes pitching for Australia. Japan’s third batter in the first inning, Rie [...]
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Paralympic swim world records tumble at Australian championships
Thirteen world records were broken by disability swimmers at this week’s Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide, which also acts as the national selection trials for the forthcoming London Olympics and Paralympics. Seven of the records were in freestyle events, three in breaststroke, two in butterfly, and one in backstroke. The week also marked a changing [...]
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Australian softball player Kahu Kapea ready for International Youth Cup
Hawker, Canberra — Australian Capital Territory (ACT) U15 representative Kahu Kapea is gearing up for the International Youth Cup tomorrow in Sydney where she is to play in an international match against a Japanese U15 side. Wikinews caught up with her between a double header at the Hawker International Softball Centre where Australia women’s national [...]
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Roman coins hoard found in Somerset, England
It has now emerged that in the past four to five years, approximately thirty thousand silver Roman coins were discovered in the city of Bath, in Somerset, England. Archaeologists discovered the coins, which are thought to date back to the year 270, on the site of a new hotel on Beau Street in the city [...]
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