Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control April 26, 2019 Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically… Read More
Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients April 26, 2019 Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian… Read More
Clash of cultures: Somali and Latino workers at U.S. meat packing plants April 26, 2019 Friday, October 17, 2008 Muslim Somali workers at a meat packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska wanted to pray. Their colleagues from Latin America… Read More
Apple releases new Magic Trackpad, updated iMacs and Mac Pros April 22, 2019 Friday, July 30, 2010 On Tuesday, Apple Inc. introduced a new peripheral, the Magic Trackpad, and refreshed its line of iMac and Mac Pro… Read More
CEO of GM outlines plan for “New GM” after auto company declared bankruptcy April 22, 2019 Thursday, June 4, 2009 In a New York press conference at 16:15 UTC, June 1st, Fritz Henderson, the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors,… Read More
Six teenagers die in car accident in Victoria, several others injured April 22, 2019 Monday, February 27, 2006 Six teenagers were killed in a horrific road accident near Mildura in north-western Victoria, Australia late at night on February… Read More
Wikinews interviews Australian Statistician Brian Pink April 20, 2019 Monday, April 7, 2008 The Australian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for some of Australia’s largest surveys, including the Census of Population and Housing,… Read More
Prince Philip of UK makes last solo public engagement after 65 years April 18, 2019 Saturday, August 5, 2017 The United Kingdom’s Prince Philip, 96, performed his last solo official royal public engagement, before retiring from his official duties… Read More
Bucharest to be ‘rebranded’ for 800 million euro April 18, 2019 Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Bucharest, Romania — The city centre of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is set to get a major facelift due… Read More
New York City Mass Transit facing service cuts April 16, 2019 Friday, December 11, 2009 New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing to make service cuts to close its expected US$343 million (€234m, GBP £211m)… Read More