"A massive Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.Before the eye even crossed land, the first bands were...
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I think this is a first in Canada, if not North America the birth of twin red pandas, certainly a tourist draw for a Alberta Zoo."EDMONTON -- Two tiny red pandas at Edmonton's Valley Zoo are carrying the survival...
" CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii, April 6, 2008 – The top U.S. officer in the Pacific declared a command post exercise that wrapped up here yesterday a big success in ensuring U.S. Pacific Command is ready to...
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A day after mediation talks broke down, opposition leaders in Kenya announced three days of mass protests next week.Uhahidi.com has a google map of all the outbreaks of violence.Previous NowPublic Coverage here."NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's main opposition party said Friday it...
A new video game designed to teach people about the lives of wolves is making headlines today. Here is how the website describes the project:"Learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf...
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"Fence draws the line on tent city
No new people will be allowed in tent city and anyone leaving can't return, housing minister says
Darcy Henton, The Edmonton Journal
Published: 1:08 am
EDMONTON - Housing...
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"Union News
Activities for OHS reps
Falls fatalities - are you working at height? Is it safe?
There were two falls fatalities in Victoria last weekend. A plasterer aged in his 60s died at the Alfred Hospital on Saturday after a fall at a Northcote house on Friday. The second...
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'Another Government website which is user friendly, well put together and most importantly of all makes you aware of The Home Office, its function and their latest news. As a young boy I can still remember wondering what does The Home Office mean''."The Home Office is the...
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The Chancellor has today announced the outcomes of the 2006 Review of Links with Large Business, chaired by Sir David Varney, former Chairman of HMRC.
The review addresses key business concerns through proposals which will deliver:
* Earlier certainty about the tax...
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"The World Health Organization (WHO) invites photographers and video producers world-wide to participate in a global photo and video contest -- "Images of Health and Disability 2006-2007". This year's theme focuses on "Health and Environment" an invitation to provide...
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