Canada contributes weather station to NASA Mars mission

Saturday, April 14, 2007 Canada has contributed a significant component to NASA’s Phoenix mission to Mars, announced Maxime Bernier, Canada’s Minister of Industry. In a news release on Thursday, Bernier, who is also responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), indicated that Canada had provided a meteorological station, named MET. …

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RU486 Abortion pill hearings begin in Australia

Friday, February 3, 2006 An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill “RU486” has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women’s access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9. The Senate committee is …

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