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Daily Archives: Aug 18, 2012

Alice Pyne flew to Canada to go whale watching and tick off her last bucket list wish

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Alice Pyne, a teenager dying of cancer, has fulfilled her “bucket list” of things she wanted to do. Her final dream came true after her...
Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea

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Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea, officials say. Two other people are...
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have attacked the intelligence headquarters of Yemen's southern city of Aden killing 14 people

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Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have attacked the intelligence headquarters of Yemen's southern city of Aden killing 14 people, officials say. The militants attacked the building from...
Japanese politicians have set sail for a group of disputed islands, in the teeth of protests by China which claims them for its own

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Japanese politicians have set sail for a group of disputed islands, in the teeth of protests by China which claims them for its own. A...
Weapons, explosives and police uniforms were found in suspect’s flat in Ostrava and detectives say he was using the name Breivik on the internet

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Czech police have arrested a man they suspect of planning an attack similar to those launched by Anders Bering Breivik in Norway. Weapons, explosives and...
Eduardo Leite has survived after a 6-foot steel rod fell from above and pierced his head

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Eduardo Leite, a Brazilian construction worker, has survived after a 2 m (six-foot) steel rod fell from above and pierced his head, doctors who...
Macaulay Culkin stepped out yesterday in New York City looking the best he has in a long time

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Few months ago, Macaulay Culkin shocked the world with his pale and skeletal appearance, but he seems to have turned a major corner, and...
Patrick Ricard, head of the global spirits company Pernod Ricard, whose father founded the Ricard firm, has died at the age of 67

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Patrick Ricard, head of the global spirits company Pernod Ricard, whose father founded the Ricard firm, has died at the age of 67. The firm...
Phillipe Croizon, who lost all his limbs in an electrocution accident, has completed a swim to link five continents

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French Phillipe Croizon, who lost all his limbs in an electrocution accident, has completed a swim to link five continents. Using tailor-made flippers, Philippe Croizon,...
Researchers claim that swapping to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil could help protect your bones in later life

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Researchers claim that swapping to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil could help protect your bones in later life. Just two years of eating...
A study of almost 2,000 men found prostate cancer cases rose dramatically in those who often ate meat cooked in a pan, with red meat being particularly dangerous

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A couple of hamburgers a week could increase the chances of getting prostate cancer by 40%, according to new a research. Scientists say cooking meat...
British Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on Picasso's Child With A Dove, in the hope that money can be raised to buy back the painting

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British Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on Picasso's Child With A Dove, in the hope that money can be...
By posing for the Louis Vuitton campaign, Michael Phelps may be stripped of his London Olympics medals

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By posing for the Louis Vuitton campaign, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps may be stripped of his medals, four gold and two silver, from...
Robin Gibb refused to have scans that could have detected his fatal tumours before they developed, so he could go on a world tour

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Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb refused to have scans that could have detected his fatal tumours before they developed – so he could go...
Barack Obama campaign has said if Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney releases five years of tax returns, they will drop the issue

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Barack Obama campaign has said if Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney releases five years of tax returns, they will drop the issue. Mitt Romney, who...
Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria

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Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, officials have confirmed. Lakhdar Brahimi, 78, will succeed Kofi Annan,...
Curiosity rover is getting ready to zap its first Martian rock

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Curiosity rover is getting ready to zap its first Martian rock. A small stone lying just to the side of the vehicle at its landing...
Practicing Muslims across the world are observing Ramadan

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Practicing Muslims across the world are observing Ramadan. For one month, they are fasting between sunrise and sunset. But what do Muslims do in a...