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Fire hits Egyptian national theatre
Sunday, September 28, 2008 A fire on Saturday destroyed the main hall of the Egyptian National Theatre in Cairo. Six people have been injured including three firefighters. No one was in the theatre at the time as it was closed for the weekend. Egyptian state culture minister Faruq Hosni, said “The fire broke out in…
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Body of missing teenager Amber Dubois found
Monday, March 8, 2010 The skeletal remains of 14-year-old Escondido, California teenager Amber Dubois were found north of the Pala Indian Reservation Saturday morning, police said. Dubois disappeared February 13, 2009 while walking to Escondido High School. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office made a positive identification through dental records. According to Escondido Police…
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U.K. doctors successfully transplant a beating heart
Monday, June 5, 2006 British doctors have successfully transplanted a beating heart into the chest of a 58-year old man, the first operation of its kind in the United Kingdom. The “trial” surgery was performed at Papworth Hospital just outside of London, England in Cambridge. The operation could be “equivalent if not superior” to the…
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Israeli parliament rejects disengagement referendum
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted against a bill calling for a referendum on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s controversial plan to withdraw Israeli forces and civilians from the Gaza Strip and some parts of the West Bank. The vote passed 72-39, with three abstentions and six absent. The vote removes the last…
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Guinea to launch investigation into killing of protestors
Thursday, October 8, 2009 Guinea’s military government has said that it is launching what it calls an independent investigation into last week’s killing of opposition demonstrators by security forces. Military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara told state television that the commission of inquiry is his government’s response to calls from the international community, political opponents,…
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Pakistan: Twelve suspected Taliban rebels die in airstrikes
Sunday, April 11, 2010 Twelve suspected Taliban insurgents were killed by Pakistani forces in the Orakzai region of the North-West Frontier Province. The attack came a day after nearly 100 rebels died in airstrikes, 54 of them from the Orakzai area. Three hideouts of suspected insurgents were blown up by fighter jets, according to officials….








