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Botolan, Zambales Mt_ Pinatubo Dike Breached

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Floods kill 2 French citizens, 8 others

" MANILA (Updated 3 p.m.)-- Two French tourists were among at least 10 people killed when heavy rains collapsed an earthen dike and fed landslides and floods that deluged towns and villages in the northern...

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created by Babel-Fish | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago
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Cebu mayor's brod 'blocks' raid

" CEBU CITY -- Operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) were reportedly blocked after confiscating illegal gambling paraphernalia at the back of the Compostela Public Market Thursday afternoon. Cebu...

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opinion by Babel-Fish | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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Plan mapped out to sell water to U.S.

This could be good for both countries. The US could get a dependable water supply and Canada could generate electricity and get money for the surplus money, " Quebec could raise as much as $9.5 billion a...

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created by 158 | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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Philippine's Inquirer is now party to harassment of a religious leader

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Inquirer is now party to harassment of Ang Dating Daan preacher

Negative and erroneous news were reportedly coming out the past weeks in the Philippines against a religious leader who is a staunch critic of the influential Philippine-based Iglesia ni Cristo. Citizen...

opinion by truthoriented | 1 year ago | updated 23 wks ago
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Cebu inmates dance to Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire

The Cebu inmates, the dancing prisoners from Cebu in the Philippines who became instant sensations due to their dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller, are back with their lastest mass dance to Jai Ho from Slumdog...

created by Amy Judd | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago
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Operation against Taliban has begun, Lal Qila under control | Photo 02

Nauman Umair Khan

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Operation against Taliban has begun, Lal Qila under control

Military operation against Taliban, in the frontier areas of Pakistan, has begun. According to ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) press release, Lal Qila in Lower Dir has been fully secured and is now under...

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created by Nauman Umair Khan | 32 wks ago
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Female Activist / Politician Murdered in Afghanistan

A Provincial Government official who was a women's rights campaigner was gunned down outside her home in Kandahar city on Sunday, in yet another blow to the advancement of women in Afghanistan. Sitara Achakzai was...

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created by Blue Crush | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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Richmond Olympic Oval Opening Ceremony 2008 | Photo 06

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The 2nd Annual Poverty Olympics

Olympic protesters took part in the 2nd annual "Poverty Olympics" yesterday on the Vancouver downtown east side. The protesters are trying to bring awareness to the poverty and...

created by TFleming | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago
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Blue Crush

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Child Porn Investigation Leads to Charges Against 31 People

TORONTO - In a press conference held this morning, OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino gives details on the largest child pornography investigation in Ontario's history, leading to the rescue Wednesday of two abused...

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created by Blue Crush | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago
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Suicide bomber kills 18 police in Afghanistan

More than 18 police officer have been killed after a suicide attacked at a Police station in Afghanistan's province of Uruzgan on Monday. "A suicide bomber killed 18 police in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan on Monday, the provincial police chief said.The...

created by Sanjay Jha | 44 wks ago
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Suicide Bomber Hits Foreign Forces in Afghanistan

" HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops on Friday in Afghanistan's western Herat province, wounding one U.S. soldier and two Afghan civilians, a provincial...

created by Tanweer | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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Iraq Unsettled by Political Power Plays

When change occurs there are problems. In Iraq there have been big changes in the past year and more changes areoccurring.With luck Iraq will survive."There is talk of a coup to oust the prime minister. The...

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created by 158 | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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Quebec Elects Liberals into Majority; Charest Enters Third Mandate

Quebec followed up on the recent federal election with yet another election, this time to determine which party would rule provincially. Liberal Premier Jean Charest was voted into a majority lead, exactly what he was hoping for when he called the election just 20...

created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Big donations to B.C. Liberals linked to bingo industry

Under the "O" -- obfuscation."Private bingo hall and community gaming centre interests appear to have contributed $269,711 to the provincial Liberals between 2002 and 2007. But almost none of those donations were...

created by mike_yvr | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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The Economist's Article Was Right On The Money About Catalonia

"I’ve got to take my hat off to The Economist for publishing an excellent article about Catalonia called “The party’s over” last week. It has caused great concern here in Catalonia and there’s been much calling for public apologies, articles being banned etc etc. In...

created by catalonia | 1 year ago
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