Category:Internet

This is the category for the Internet, a global network of computer networks. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 9 February 2023: Pakistan reverses block on Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia 12 September 2022: Albania blames Iran for cyberattacks 5 July 2021: Ransomware attack hits over 200 US companies, …

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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 …

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Queues form outside struggling UK bank; calm urged

Saturday, September 15, 2007 Queues forming outside a Northern Rock branch in Brighton, East Sussex.Image: Dominic Alves. Nervous savers have re-formed queues this morning outside many branches of Northern Rock, after the £2.68 billion bank took an emergency loan from the Bank of England, the UK central bank. Shares in …

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Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007

Monday, December 31, 2007 What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney …

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