" A bomb blast outside the main gate of a court building in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed at least five people. The court is located on the busy Khyber Road and the area is generally...
Guinness, Ireland's most famous beer, is celebrating it's 250th anniversary. The founder of the brewery, Arthur Guinness, signed a 9,000-year lease on the brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin on Sept. 24, 1759...
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The New York Times is reporting that William Mark Felt, SR, 'Deep Throat' of Watergate, dies at 95.The World first became Aware that W. Mark Felt was Deep Throat when he revealed the truth to reporters from...
Sun destinations are a fantastic way to escape the chill of Canada's fall and winter months, but recently GATE writer W. Andrew Powell had the good fortune of something a little bit grander than a simple...
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As the world is commemorating war sacrifices by celebrating the Remembrance Day, three architect drawings believed to be the blueprints for the construction of the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp, where 3...
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"A car bomb exploded at the front gate of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, killing six Yemeni guards and four civilians, a security official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that the embassy in the Yemeni capital of...
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There's been more drama in the Gary Glitter extradition to the UK. After the chaos that resulted when Vietnamese officials allowed Glitter to be photographed like an animal on his flight to Thailand yesterday, Glitter has refused to board the connecting flight to the...
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After much back and forth about where Barack Obama would be making his only European speech and appearance, it's been decided to be in Berlin, Germany this Thursday at the Winged Victory column (Siegessäule) at 7PM. As a Berliner who's planned for weeks to go, this...
Manny Pacquiao, who defeated David Diaz on June 28 to wrest the WBC lightweight title, crashes at a wedding ceremony at the Jaro Cathedral at Jaro District, Iloilo, Philippines. Pacquiao and wife Jinkee, with...
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A quick article about roadblocks in Chad, Central Africa: originally part of the nation's infrastructure, road barriers have become ready-made businesses for those looking to make a quick buck off of motor traffic."The rain gates are installed and manned by the government,...
A dispute is flaring up between the conservative German chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democrat (I guess it is just a code name these days, given their policies) coalition partners.
Subject: Should...
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A SUICIDE bomber rammed an explosives-filled car into the gates of the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul today, killing at least seven people."The blast destroyed about four cars outside the embassy in...
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Although it is somewhat cliché to celebrate Independence Day by opening yet another national monument, there is something that sets the opening of Atlanta Millenium Gate apart. The eighteen-million-dollar...
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The golden gate of the Palace of Versailles has finally been replaced after being torn down during the French Revolution over 200 years ago.It took over two years to replicate the original 80m wrought iron and...
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Suicide websites hit the news again with this tragic story. Do some get pleasure from encouraging someone to take their own life? When a person hits an all time low and then comes across one of these websites they...