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Teenager wings it with a fake airline

" A TEENAGE boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport...

opinion by Babel-Fish | 23 wks ago
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Campaign by Students Organization to Turn Chandigahian vegetarian

"Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): A student’s organization wants to turn Chandigarh into a city of vegetarians. They’ve made a good beginning by persuading the owner of a non-vegetarian eating joint to switch over to vegetarian food.Members of YES!+ club (Youth empowerment...

created by jatinder | 1 year ago
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Welcome to Iraq, the hot new holiday destination

sweet east pearl

Welcome to Iraq, the hot new holiday destination

" It has some of the finest archaeological sites in the world and some of the holiest places in Islam - but persuading tourists to visit Iraq has to be one of the toughest jobs around. Hamood Massam...

created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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urbano411

US crackdown slowsdown Mexican migrants

"The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home. A U.S....

created by urbano411 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Tom van B

Herbicide banned to protect compost

Hopefully people will not use the intervening 12 months to stock up their garden sheds."A group of councils and "green waste" companies has succeeded in persuading an environmental regulator to block householders'...

created by Tom van B | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Inuit woman builds north-south bridges - Helps Red River attract Nunavut stud...

It is the irony of Simona Baker's work that she informs people about Inuit culture at the same time as she tries to tear part of that culture down. Baker, the Nunavut representative at Red River College, organized an Inuit fashion and culture show Wednesday to raise awareness...