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RIYADH (Reuters) — Saddam Hussein’s unruly execution on the feast of Eid al-Adha by masked Shi’ite hangmen taunting him on the gallows has revived Sunni Arab fears that the Iraqi government is run by vengeful sectarian Shi’ites backed by Iran.Feeling...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines Inc., the third-largest US carrier, yesterday asked a bankruptcy court judge to approve the company’s agreement to purchase more regional jets that will allow it to expand into new markets.The Atlanta-based company said...
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Today in HistoryToday is Friday, January 5, the fifth day of 2007. There are 360 days left in the year.
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In 1925, Nellie T. Ross succeeded her late husband as governor of Wyoming, becoming the first female governor in US history.
In 1949,...
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GOVERNMENT has been accused of cronyism for failing to take action against a former Progressive Labour Party trustee who violated planning regulations.
Developer Henry Talbot was ordered by Government to restore a Somerset beauty spot in October 2005...
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My new year began with an amazing example of survival against all odds.
I'm not sure how, but sometime on New Year's Eve a tree frog hopped into our washing machine. Oblivious to this, as we set out for the evening, I put my husband's gym socks on fo...
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Twin car bombs killed 13 people yesterday in an upscale Baghdad neighbourhood after a lull in violence during an Islamic holiday, and Iraq prepared to execute two of Saddam Hussein’s co-defendants despite an inquiry into an unruly sce...
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Additional performances have been added for three previously sold-out shows in the upcoming Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts.
The festival, which begins on January 11 and will run until March 3, was founded in 1976 with the purpose of increasi...
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Logic Communications chief executive officer Alan Richardson was yesterday named as the new chairman of financial regulator of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA).
Mr. Richardson was appointed by Finance Minister Paula Cox as the BMA’s first non-exe...
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Young sailor Anthony Bailey placed second overall and first in his age group when he competed among a huge fleet at the recent Orange Bowl Optimist regatta in Miami, Florida.
Bailey was among two sets of Bermuda brothers who flew the Island flag at C...
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UNITED NATIONS — Four UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh have been sent home and 13 other peacekeepers serving in southern Sudan are under investigation for alleged serious misconduct including sexual exploitation and abuse, the United Nations said yest...
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