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  Castro
lines up Cuba dream
The Australian:
PRESIDENT Fidel Castro has given the go-ahead for Cuba to play
in the World Baseball Classic next March, ensuring a clash
between Cuban amateurs and American professionals that has
lured away many Cub... |
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 Violence
ebbing ahead of Haiti elections
China Daily: The
United Nations on Thursday said it was prepared to provide
security for voters in presidential elections scheduled for
next month, noting that violence has ebbed across much of
Haiti. The U.N.'s... |
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 HIV
infects 200,000 more in Latin America, Caribbean
China Daily: Human
Immunodeficiency Virus, the infection that causes Acquired
Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has infected 200,000 new
victims across Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing the
total number of... |
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 Chirac
vows to shed light on Venezuela plane crash
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Reuters - France's Jacques Chirac
vowed everything possible would be done to discover what
caused last week's plane crash in Venezuela as he mourned the
160 victim... |
 Chavez
gains from assassination call
CARACAS, Venezuela -- A call for the U.S. to assassinate Hugo
Chavez is playing into the Venezuelan leader's political
hands, bolstering his claim that Washington wants to kill him,
putting him in the... Pittsburgh Tribune Review |
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 Chavez:
Don't mess with me
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Mexican
leader Vicente Fox on Sunday of disrespecting him and his
close ally the Argentine president, warning Fox: "Don't mess
with me... |
 Hu
to visit US, Canada, Mexico
President Hu Jintao will pay state visits to the United
States, Canada and Mexico from September 5 to 17, Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said on Thursday in...
China Daily |
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 Fund
for poor country IT projects battles for wealthy support at
summit
Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo listens to the president
of the Digital Solidarity Fund Guy-Oliver Segond. The
innovative fund that poor countries have endorsed would help
them harness the I... |
 Father
loses hope of Hick's freedom
The
father of Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says
he fears his son has little prospect of release from the US
military camp where he has been held for... Australian
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Sir Harry Lauder
is born on the 4th August 1870. An immensely popular
entertainer in his day, Lauder promotes an exaggerated
caricature of Scottish culture that nevertheless makes him a
fortune and earns him a knighthood. He even becomes the first
recording artist to sell a million records in the UK! For more
famous Scots
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Although on the
north bank of the river Tweed, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed
was officially declared part of England on the 24th August in
1482 after changing hands on numerous occasions in the past.
Due to the town's turbulent history it received special
mention in government documents along with England and
Scotland, and, if missed out can lead to peculiar situations.
In 1856, for instance, Britain signed a peace treaty with
Russia but Berwick-on-Tweed wasn't mentioned. The result? The
town was at war with Russia for the next 113 years until peace
was declared in 1966! For more Scots heritage go to
heritage.scotsman.com
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On 23 November 1963, the first episode of the BBC TV serial "Dr Who", starring William Hartnell, was screened in Britain. The show was resurrected in March. To read about Dr Who click here |
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