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World

The Gates Foundation Joins Polio Fight

The Gates Foundation Joins Polio Fight

The Gates Foundation together with the governments of Germany and the United Kingdom and other...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 15:50
$630 Million to Eradicate Polio

$630 Million to Eradicate Polio

  On Wednesday, tycoon Bill Gates announced that his foundation, along with the charity group...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 20:03

"Will Brussels Kill What Moscow Couldn't?", Poles Wonder

Gdansk - Tourists visiting Poland's Baltic coast often snap photos at the gates of Gdansk's...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 12:28

Light Switches Get A Makeover After Years In The Design Doldrums

Essen, Germany - No room, no apartment or house can get by without light switches and although...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 12:34
Gates Foundation and Rotary Donate $200 M to Eradicate Poliomyelitis

Gates Foundation and Rotary Donate $200 M to Eradicate Poliomyelitis

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Rotary International announced the funding of the global...
» read full story November 27th, 2007 - 09:31
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Health

The Mission Against Polio Received A $635 Million Donation

The Mission Against Polio Received A $635 Million Donation

The worldwide effort to eliminate polio once and for all, which began more than 20 years ago, might...
» read full story January 23rd, 2009 - 09:45
$635 Million Donated Toward Eradicating Polio

$635 Million Donated Toward Eradicating Polio

The government of Germany and the United Kingdom and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 12:30
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Specials

Despite Economic Distress, Bill Gates Donates Money For A Good Cause: Polio

Despite Economic Distress, Bill Gates Donates Money For A Good Cause: Polio

In a time of economic distress, Bill Gates has donated through its foundation $255 million for...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 15:30
Endeavour Is Finally Home

Endeavour Is Finally Home

The space shuttle Endeavour has landed Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing a...
» read full story December 01st, 2008 - 11:25
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U.S.

NASA: Endeavour And STS-126 Crew Prepare For Launch

NASA: Endeavour And STS-126 Crew Prepare For Launch

Endeavour's crew members ate their traditional launch-day meal in Kennedy's Operations and Checkout...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 20:31
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Technology

A Second Spacewalk For ISS Expansion

A Second Spacewalk For ISS Expansion

Astronauts living the International Space Station went back outside in order to perform more repair...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 21:28
Digital Transition Testing Begins In Wilmington, North Carolina

Digital Transition Testing Begins In Wilmington, North Carolina

The Federal Communications Commission announced that the Wilmington North Carolina DTV Transition...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 16:17
WD: VelociRaptor - Killer Speed And Solid-Rock Reliability

WD: VelociRaptor - Killer Speed And Solid-Rock Reliability

As the tech world tends towards faster, professional, reliable and competitive hard drives,...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 14:12
Western Digital Announces Ultra-Fast VelociRaptor HDD

Western Digital Announces Ultra-Fast VelociRaptor HDD

Western Digital has announced a brand new ultra-fast serial-ATA hard drive, which is actually a...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 19:09
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Science

NASA Already Planning The Next ISS Power-Expansion Mission

NASA Already Planning The Next ISS Power-Expansion Mission

The space adventure of the STS-126 mission astronauts ended successfully on Sunday with...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:09
Endeavour Undocks And Heads For Earth

Endeavour Undocks And Heads For Earth

The space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday and...
» read full story November 29th, 2008 - 11:31
NASA Prepares For Endeavour's Return

NASA Prepares For Endeavour's Return

The new recycling system on the International Space Station finally appears to be working fine and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 20:12
Astronauts Are Now Collecting Recycled Urine Samples

Astronauts Are Now Collecting Recycled Urine Samples

The astronauts from the ISS and the Endeavour are now collecting as many recycled urine samples as...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 11:26
ISS Astronauts Finish Repairs, Get Ready for Test

ISS Astronauts Finish Repairs, Get Ready for Test

After a week of four spacewalks to fix a creaky joint on the International Space Station’s...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 17:30

Astronauts Successfully Complete Second Spacewalk

STS-126 mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Shane Kimbrough completed the second of...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 12:01
Spacewalks Begin With A Lost Tool Bag

Spacewalks Begin With A Lost Tool Bag

During yesterday’s repair session, the astronauts had a bit of trouble with their activity....
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 13:47

First Spacewalk Completed, Tool Bag Lost, Changes Scheduled

The first STS-126 spacewalk ended successfully at 8:01 p.m. EST. Astronauts Heidemarie...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 09:19
Space Shuttle Endeavour Successfully Docks With ISS

Space Shuttle Endeavour Successfully Docks With ISS

STS-126 has arrived at the International Space Station. Shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson was at...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 08:22
Endeavour Closes In On ISS After Successful Night Launch

Endeavour Closes In On ISS After Successful Night Launch

Space shuttle Endeavour continued to enjoy a problem-free journey throught space Saturday on its...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 12:38
Endeavour Mission To Repair Critical ISS Faults

Endeavour Mission To Repair Critical ISS Faults

Aside from installing a water-recycling system and a new fridge on the International Space...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:13
LeRoy Cain: Endeavour Is Ready

LeRoy Cain: Endeavour Is Ready

Mission Management Team Chairman LeRoy Cain said Wednesday that Endeavour, its payload and the...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 20:00
Cloudy Skies Ahead For Endeavour Launch

Cloudy Skies Ahead For Endeavour Launch

Although fully prepared for the launch of the STS-126 mission to the International Space Station,...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:00
Discovery Has Landed Successfully

Discovery Has Landed Successfully

Discovery ended its 14 day mission to the International Space Station, as it successfully touched...
» read full story June 14th, 2008 - 19:43
Spacewalkers Make Kibo See

Spacewalkers Make Kibo See

The two spacewalkers, Mark Fossum and Ronald Garran, have completed their second mission outside...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 10:18
Astronauts Start Their First Spacewalk

Astronauts Start Their First Spacewalk

Discovery has displaced its two spacewalkers, Michael Fossum and Ronald Garran, for their first...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 23:33
STS-124, ISS Astronauts Ready For Tuesday’s Spacewalk

STS-124, ISS Astronauts Ready For Tuesday’s Spacewalk

Space Shuttle Discovery made a perfect docking with the International Space Station on Monday,...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 11:02
Discovery Docks Successfully With ISS

Discovery Docks Successfully With ISS

NASA officials announced that the space shuttle Discovery docked successfully with the...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 22:01

Crystal Skulls Are Fake, A New Research Concludes

It seems like the new Spielberg’s movie, “Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of Crystal Skull” has...
» read full story May 25th, 2008 - 12:52
Endeavour’s Astronauts Ready For Their Home Trip

Endeavour’s Astronauts Ready For Their Home Trip

NASA announced that the STS-123’s astronauts have successfully completed the fifth and final...
» read full story March 23rd, 2008 - 11:19
Endeavour’s Astronauts Prepare The Fifth And Final Spacewalk

Endeavour’s Astronauts Prepare The Fifth And Final Spacewalk

After four successful spacewalks, the 10 astronauts aboard the orbiting complex formed by space...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 10:29
NASA Extends STS-122 Mission by 24 Hours

NASA Extends STS-122 Mission by 24 Hours

NASA announced that it extended the Atlantis STS-122 space mission to allow for the European space...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 14:06
ISS Astronauts Conducts Spacewalk To Replace Solar Wing Motor

ISS Astronauts Conducts Spacewalk To Replace Solar Wing Motor

Peggy Whitson, the ISS commander, and Flight Engineer Dan Tani started to replace a motor at the...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 16:33
100th Spacewalk Set to Identify Cause of Malfunctions

100th Spacewalk Set to Identify Cause of Malfunctions

NASA officials announced on Tuesday that the 6-hour, 56-minute spacewalk performed by astronauts...
» read full story December 19th, 2007 - 15:12
6,5 Hours Spacewalk To Evaluate ISS damages

6,5 Hours Spacewalk To Evaluate ISS damages

Two astronauts onboard the International Space Station will conduct today the 100th spacewalk for...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 20:32
Solar Panels Set To Undergo Spacewalk Inspection

Solar Panels Set To Undergo Spacewalk Inspection

NASA officials announced on Thursday that next week will mark a third attempt from the astronauts...
» read full story December 14th, 2007 - 22:45
Atlantis Launch Delayed Again Due To ECO Sensors Problems

Atlantis Launch Delayed Again Due To ECO Sensors Problems

After a Friday meeting, NASA managers decided to postpone again the launch of US space shuttle...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 12:01
Atlantis Gets Green Light For December 6

Atlantis Gets Green Light For December 6

After Friday's Flight Readiness Review, NASA officials selected December 6 as the official launch...
» read full story December 01st, 2007 - 09:06
Whitson And Tani Conduct Last Spacewalk To Connect Harmony

Whitson And Tani Conduct Last Spacewalk To Connect Harmony

The astronauts, Peggy Whitson and Dan Tani, began on Saturday a final spacewalk to complete the...
» read full story November 24th, 2007 - 17:43
Another Walk In Space For STS-117 Crew

Another Walk In Space For STS-117 Crew

NASA announced that Pat Forrester and Steve Swanson entered the open cosmos at 1828 GMT for a more...
» read full story June 13th, 2007 - 23:46
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