Heavy rains lashed Indian capital New Delhi on Friday providing much-needed respite from the high humidity existing for the past few days but created a massive traffic jams and brought pot holes on...
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Mohammed Bello Abubakar, 84 years old, a charismatic man, manage him self to marry more than 4 woman. Some of Mr. Bello wives are younger than some of his children. " The former teacher and Muslim preacher, who...
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An area in Scotland has been evacuated over fears that a nearby dam is about to collapse. The resevoir has reached a critical level because of torrential rains."FAMILIES near a floodrisk reservoir were urged to evacuate as it reached a "critical" level yesterday. But last...
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" Citigroup Inc. will buy back more than $7 billion in auction-rate securities and pay $100 million in fines as part of settlements with federal and state regulators announced Thursday. "Citi Group, which is...
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This is a follow up story and I'll just cover this briefly for those who followed the news on the collapse of global trade talks after 7 years of negotiations since the Doha round in 2001. " GENEVA: 1st August...
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In this tragic incident girl student died in their sleep. The girls were reportedly attending Koran lesson. More news are expected. " At least 13 schoolgirls were killed in their sleep and 22 injured when a dormitory collapsed early Friday in central Turkey, local...
Ever since the collapse of the eight-lane Interstate bridge into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, a lot more people have been paying attention to the amount of work being done to repair bridges across the...
There has always been a double edged sword in the fight for economic freedom. And with the rise of China and India in power and economy, the US is finding it more difficult in making them heel and sing along to...
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It would cost at least $140 billion to repair all the nation's bridges if work began immediately, a nationwide safety organization said in a comprehensive report Monday. ...
There's a rock 'n' roll legend (I do not know if it's actually true) about how Slash, of Guns 'n' Roses fame, had hired someone to follow him on his nightly booze binges to carry him home afterward. In a similar...
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"Hi this is Lee Late reporting for Nowpublic.com, i am currently at Vancouver Pile Driving on Brooksbank Ave. in North Vancouver. Vancouver Pile Driving doesn't seem to want to comment on the injury that happened...
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A crane collapsed in North Vancouver this afternoon, injuring at least one person. This is a developing story and we welcome your updates, commentary, photos, and video.UPDATE | 15:40 PST - NowPublic member...
About 80 people were injured during a bullfight in Colombia today when the stands in the stadium collapsed underneath the weight of too many people.The stadium was holding about 500 people, but at this time it is not known how many were allowed to be in there. When the...
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UPDATE: 9:42PM ESTSeven people were injured in the collapse, but it is still not known what caused it." The owner of the crane, Deep South Crane & Rigging, says it's already investigating. It's hoped that...
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With all those cranes towering over New York City, one would like to believe that the people operating them are fully qualified to do so. One would be mistaken. A 2006 lawsuit over job-site corruption exposed several weak links in the safety of construction sites, which...
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