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…
India signs on to chemical patents to comply with WTO order
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 A bill passed by India’s Parliament put an end to the manufacture of many cheap generic drugs copied from products protected by foreign company patents. A Patents Amendment Bill (2005) has been condemned by foreign aid groups who expect a significant rise in drug costs as a result of the bill….
Arung Samudera refloated and under tow to Brisbane
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Arung Samudera, the Indonesian naval tall ship that was recently grounded off Queensland, Australia, has been salvaged from the beach at Inskip Point and is currently being towed to Brisbane for repairs. The 35m vessel has been stranded since last Thursday, when she was grounded whilst on her way to the…
Use A Broker To Find A Dental Practice For Sale In Arizona
Read More About: Best Dentists Chatswood Best Dentist Chatswood byAlma Abell Finding a Dental Practice For Sale in Arizona isn’t as easy as going to your local real estate agent. That is because a dental practice isn’t the same as standard real estate – it’s not a building for sale, it’s a complete business. That’s…
Fiddle Legend Vassar Clements dead at 77
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Vassar Clements, age 77, a legendary fiddle player who took bluegrass music from an obscure cultural art form to a mainstream influence, and who played on over 2000 albums, passed away at his Goodlettsville, Tennessee home August 16th 2005 at 8:35 am Nashville time (CST) from lung cancer which had metastasized…
India: Maharashtra plastic ban comes into force
Monday, June 25, 2018 On Saturday, the plastic ban in the Indian state of Maharashtra came into force. In an attempt to minimise pollution, the state government has introduced a ban on single-use plastics. The leader of the Yuya Sena political party, Aaditya Thackeray, said on Twitter, “The ban on single use disposable plastic cups,…
Wikinews Shorts: October 21, 2006
A compilation of brief news reports forSunday, October 22, 2006 Contents 1 Annan Wants Quicker Hezbollah Disarmament 2 Explosion in Paracin, Serbia 3 President Bush signs 2006 Military Commissions Act into law 4 Iran reportedly bans high-speed Internet access 5 Two subway trains collide in Rome 6 Sources 7 External links October 20, 2006 The…
Were New Orleanians caught in political crossfire?
Thursday, September 15, 2005 In the aftermath of the disaster in New Orleans, questions have arisen as to whether the Bush administration withheld the deployment of troops and other assistance pending an agreement by the Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco, to authorize the invocation of the Insurrection Act, which would have legally allowed Bush to declare…
Retired U.S. vets sue Donald Rumsfeld for excessive service cutbacks
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 One thousand residents of the Defense Department-managed Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. filed a class-action lawsuit on May 24, asserting that the cut-backs in medical and dental services imposed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld are illegal. The operating budget for the home was reduced from $63 million in…
Valencia through to Quarters thanks to away goals rule
Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Valencia CF 0(2) 0(1) Internazionale Match Stats Attendance 53000 Goalscorers for Valencia CF None Goalscorers for Internazionale None Bookings (Valencia CF) Cañizares, Angulo (Yellow (2)) Bookings (Internazionale) Ibrahimovic, Materazzi, Cordoba, Maicon (Yellow (4)) A sell-out crowed showed up at the Estadio Mestalla in Spain to watch Valencia take on Inter Milan…