Archive for May 4th, 2008
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Emma Martin, who had a sex change, remarried his wife of 30 years after they tied the knot as man and wife, media reported Sunday.
The former Martin Packer and Linda Packer remarried in a civil ceremony to preserve the tax and pensi ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sisoulith Thongloun will arrive in Manila on Monday for a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties with the Philippines, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a st ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
The World Bank has assured the Bangladesh government of providing 206 million U.S. dollars in additional funds for rehabilitation projects in the cyclone-hit southwestern coastal areas of the country, a government official said.
The ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
At least eight people have been killed and over 50 injured as a strong storm swept over Bangladesh's northwestern Natore, Sirajganj, Jessore, Rajbari and southwestern Bagerhat districts on weekend, leading English newspaper The DailyStar re ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
A book about former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's career "from start to finish" will be published by Penguin Group (USA), Penguin imprint Portfolio said as quoted by media reports Sunday.
The announcement was made a little more than ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Some 4,000 people have been evacuated from Chaiten in southern Chile since Friday night, as minor but frequent earthquakes struck the region.
According to the University of Chile's Seismological Service, more than 10 moderate earthq ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
An 80-year-old woman was killed and about 300 others were displaced by a subtropical cyclone that ripped though southern Brazil Saturday, Brazilian media reported.
The most affected area was the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
At least 18 inmates were killed in a riot in Honduras' largest prison, according to reports reaching here from the country's capital Tegucigalpa.
Knives and machetes were used during the riot and several inmates were even beheaded, ...
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