Australian swimmer Steph Rice announces retirement

20 August, 2018

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 One of Australia’s most famous swimming Olympians, Stephanie Rice, 25, announced her retirement earlier today. The swimmer addressed the Australian public in a video. Here she thanked everyone that has supported her and reflected back on her Olympic career, “It’s sad, I definitely feel like I’m losing a part of myself, […]

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Fire reported at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, New York

20 August, 2018

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Saturday, January 19, 2008 Buffalo, New York —According to scanner frequencies of the Buffalo, New York fire department, smoke was reported on at least five floors at the northeast side at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo. The call came in around 10:50 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday January 18, not long after the ending […]

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South Charlotte Homes By Saussy Burbank Or The Cunnane Group

20 August, 2018

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Get More Information Here: Investment Property Newcastle Binnari By Claude Cross For property buyers trying to find a craftsman style residence in Charlotte, it’s possible to save yourself some time and start your house hunting with these top selling Charlotte subdivisions. In the event you like suburbia with a lot of shopping, movie theaters, very […]

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Volcano eruption in Ecuador kills six and destroys several small villages

20 August, 2018

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Sunday, August 20, 2006 The eruption of volcano Tungurahua on August 16 destroyed several small villages in the Ecuadorian Andes. At least 6 people have been killed and about 4000 residents of the affected area have been evacuated. The 5,023 m high volcano spat lava, stones and ash for several hours on Wednesday night. A […]

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Election in Moldova instigates rioting mob demanding recount

19 August, 2018

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 Protests which began Monday escalated to a riot on Wednesday consisting of over 10,000 people in Chi?in?u, the capital of Moldova, protesting the results of Sunday’s 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election, which showed an apparent, narrow victory for the Communist Party (Partidul Comuni?tilor din Republica Moldova, PCRM). Demonstrators claim the victory was […]

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Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant

18 August, 2018

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Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND

18 August, 2018

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See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]

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Maids And Home Cleaning Stress Relief

18 August, 2018

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Get More Information Here: Home Builders Toowoomba Best Home Builders In Toowoomba Maids and Home Cleaning Stress Relief by Andrea Avery In our homes there are always basic housekeeping chores to do, and having maids come in from time to time would be very helpful to make sure that you are always able stay on […]

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Swaziland to receive financial bailout from South Africa

18 August, 2018

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Thursday, August 4, 2011 The small African nation of Swaziland will receive a financial bailout from neighbouring South Africa. The South African government agreed to a loan of 2.4 billion rand ($350 million) after several organisations including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rejected King Mswati III’s request for a bailout. King Mswati III released a […]

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Fifteen killed in apartment fire in Osaka, Japan

17 August, 2018

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 A seven story concrete apartment building in the Naniwanaka Naniwa Ward of Osaka, Japan was set ablaze, killing at least 15 people. The fire started early in the morning on October 1st in the Video DVD Cat sex shop on the first floor. At least eight people were rescued from the […]

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