Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]

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Forex Trading

Here’s An Opinion On: Australian Trading Plaform The first principle of forex trading is to understand that trading is an investment, not an income. If you are looking to constantly boom in forex trading, then you may need to do a reassessment. forex trading, like other forms of trading, allows you to make a good […]

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Ingmar Bergman dies at age 89

Monday, July 30, 2007 Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, a filmmaker widely regarded as one of the great masters of modern cinema, died today at his home on Fårö, Gotland, Sweden. He was 89. The exact cause of death is not known. “It’s an unbelievable loss for Sweden, but even more so internationally,” Astrid Söderbergh Widding, […]

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Ratko Mladi? said to be too ill to face trial

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Ratko Mladi?, a former Bosnian Serb general, is allegedly too ill to face trial for war crimes. According to his lawyer, 69-year-old Mladi? will not survive to see the start of proceedings. Concerns for the health of Mladi? come despite a Serbian judge having ruled him fit for extradition to the […]

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Fur fans flock to Toronto’s Furnal Equinox 2019

Monday, March 25, 2019 From March 15 to 17, the Canadian city of Toronto played host to the tenth Furnal Equinox, an annual event dedicated to the “furry fandom.” Wikinews attended. Programming ranged from music to gender, science to art, covering dozens of aspects of the varied subculture. The event’s featured guests were visual artists […]

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