The 'North Entrance' on Dover's Western Heights consists of a blocked-off road tunnel and the skeletal remains of two single-lane bridges. Hardly the stuff, one might think, to be worth risking life and limb for in...
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The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image. This meeting was attended by several government officials,...
Text: Lars Normann from "The Sea Stallion"- site of "Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark" " The Sea Stallion from Glendalough is approaching the culmination of the biggest experimental project in the...
Kim Jon Nam, the eldest son of the current North Korean leader, has said that he's not interested in succeeding his father, Kim Jong Il to lead the country. Kim Jon Nam spoke to TV Asahi in Macau and said he had no interest in politics.""Personally, I am not interested in...
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It’s very gloomy this afternoon the clouds are collecting in a dark grey mass that is the normal prediction of a tropical storm. I tend to have a headache at such times that predicts sheet lightning and...
" Police in New Zealand are searching for a couple who disappeared after a banking blunder deposited NZ$10m (£3.9m, US$6m) in their account. The couple had applied for a NZ$10,000 overdraft but received NZ$10m in their business account instead, part of which they withdrew,...
Russian government promised to ban the hunting of baby seals in its Northern regions. PM Putin said the industry is "bloody" and should have been ceased a long time ago. He promised to recompensate locals who...
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Governments should be regulating the diet industry, to help keep Canadians from falling prey to all the misleading claims of fad dieting, says this week's Canadian Medical Assiciation Journal. "Although...
Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to further cut North American production, cut executive compensation by 30% and offer buyouts to 18,000 workers. This is in light of the slumping economy that has hit...
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Escalation, Escalation, Escalation.... something has to give (or be taken). -Seems to be playing out nicely. GNN Reports: The United States Joint Forces Command issued a report last November to the...
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Cluster bombs struck the last functioning hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone Wednesday, the U.N. said, as the country's president declared that the military has nearly crushed a 25-year Tamil rebellion for a separate homeland. U.N. spokesman Gordon Weiss said 15 U.N....
The Sri Lanka Army does not use lethal munitions against innocent civilians in their war against terror. Cluster bombs are banned in the UN convention and Sri Lanka being a party to this convention, respects these laws. However the LTTE organization uses lethal...
This could be a plan byKim Jong-Il to test the new president, to see if he will respond."North Korea sharpened its hostility toward South Korea on Friday by abruptly declaring that it was scrapping a...
Toronto - For the first time in history, less than half the vehicles sold in Canada in 2008 were produced by the Detroit Three automakers. " Foreign automakers sold 51.2 per cent of vehicles in Canada last year, the first time that the market share of the Detroit Three...
It is very interesting and absolutely shocking report. obviously its not a good starting year for Britain people with bloodbath and too much offensives. Yes it was Boozy Britain's bloody NEW YEAR " Violence...
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