UK forces join Afghan offensive
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
More than 1,200 UK troops are taking part in Operation Moshtarak, a major offensive on the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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UK forces join Afghan offensive
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Palin At Oscar Gift Suite: Sarah Palin And Entourage ‘Like Locusts’
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Sarah Palin aligns her public image with the heartland, but it appears the former Alaska Governor has gone Hollywood. And when she leaves, she may be taking some of it with her.
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Palin At Oscar Gift Suite: Sarah Palin And Entourage ‘Like Locusts’
Concern grows over gambling in UK
Friday, February 12th, 2010
There is growing concern over the number of people turning to gambling to survive the recession, a debt charity says.
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Concern grows over gambling in UK
Valentine woes
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Less demand for roses hurts Kenya flower growers
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Valentine woes
Live text – Federer v Montanes
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Top seed Roger Federer goes up against Spain’s Albert Montanes in round three of the Australian Open on day six at Melbourne Park.
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Live text – Federer v Montanes
Satellite to monitor Kenya’s herds for drought insurance
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
A insurance scheme using satellite technology is launched in Kenya to offer herdsmen livestock protection during drought.
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Satellite to monitor Kenya’s herds for drought insurance
Kenyan minibus-strike called off
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
A strike by Kenya’s “matatu” mini-bus taxis, which has stranded thousands, is called off after government intervention.
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Kenyan minibus-strike called off
Johnson to brief MPs on bomb plot
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to make a statement to the House of Commons about the alleged attempt to blow up a plane on Christmas Day.
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Johnson to brief MPs on bomb plot
Petrol fire killer gets 21 years
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
A teenager who killed his girlfriend by dousing her in petrol and setting her alight will serve at least 21 years in prison.
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Petrol fire killer gets 21 years
Judge shown soldier protest CCTV
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
CCTV images of a protest which took place during a homecoming parade for soldiers is played to magistrates in Luton.
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Judge shown soldier protest CCTV
Pirate Ransom Money May Explain Kenya Property Boom
Friday, January 1st, 2010
NAIROBI, Kenya — Property prices in Nairobi are soaring, and Somali pirates are getting the blame. The hike in real estate prices in the Kenyan capital has prompted a public outcry and a government investigation this month into property owned by foreigners. The investigation follows allegations that millions of dollars in ransom money paid to Somali pirates are being invested in Kenya, Somalia’s southern neighbor and East Africa’s largest economy.
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Eritrea urges footballers’ return
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
The Eritrean footballers who have gone missing in Kenya are welcome to return home, a minister says.
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Eritrea urges footballers’ return
Rashid Ramzi Doping Violation: Ramzi Stripped Of Olympic Gold Medal
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
LONDON — Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the Beijing Games. Fifteen months after the games, the International Olympic Committee took action against the five athletes who tested positive in April in retroactive tests for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO. The Moroccan-born Ramzi was the only gold medalist from Beijing caught using performance-enhancing drugs.
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Meb Keflezighi Wins NYC Marathon
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Meb Keflezighi has become the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982. Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, earned his first major marathon title Sunday.
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Meb Keflezighi Wins NYC Marathon
White House Pushing To Get Dede Scozzafava’s Endorsement For Dem
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Moderate Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava’s departure from upstate New York’s special congressional election is, senior Democrats predict, bad news for the Democratic Party. While the state’s 23rd district is decidedly conservative, having last sent a Democrat to Congress in the 1800s, there had been hopes that a three-person contest would catapult Dem Bill Owens to the House of Representatives. Now, conventional wisdom holds that Scozzafava voters will likely head towards the conservative party’s Doug Hoffman or simply stay at home
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