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It may not be as big as 7-7-7, but thousands of couples are heading down the aisle today, hoping the date August 8, 2008, brings them luck and an easy to remember anniversary date.
The number eight has long been considered fortuitous in China, where ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If the trends of the past three decades continue, it's possible that every American adult could be overweight 40 years from now, a government-funded study projects.
The figure might sound alarming, or impossible, but resea...
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A Bermudian caught with $40 million of cannabis on a yacht off the Bahamas has been jailed for seven years in the US.
The massive haul was destined for the streets of Bermuda, according to law enforcers.
Norman O'Donnell Rayner, from Pembroke, was on...
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Computer City has appointed Robert Swainson as its new technical and professional services manager.
Effective immediately, Mr. Swainson will take on project management and consultative functions for the company, while continuing to manage Computer Ci...
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Beleagured Somerset Cup Match skipper Jacobi Robinson broke silence yesterday over his controversial decision to concede a draw in the closing stages of last week's classic at Somerset Cricket Club.
The 23-year-old all-rounder has rigorously defended...
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Colin Thompson
As registration begins at Bermuda College, the school is preparing itself for its biggest class ever — with over 700 new applicants already — thanks in large part to the new free tuition scheme.
Free tuition will help many finance their way through s...
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WHEN one black businessman was suddenly faced with losing his home after arranging a renegotiation package with the Bank of Bermuda, he felt he had only one option ¿ to defend his property in the courts.
But if the litigant thought that the wheels of...
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The Bermuda flag flew high in Italy over Cup Match as locals took on some of the world's greatest in beach tennis ¿ a relatively new sport for the home team.
Top-ranked tennis player Andy Bray and tourism activist and avid player Tony Brannon travell...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — There are so many free and cheap things to do in Washington that the biggest challenge is carving out enough time to take advantage of them. Many museums, monuments and other institutions - from the zoo to the botanic garden - that ...
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Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.'s profits plunged by more than a third due to falling insurance prices and the impact of a series of worldwide catastrophes, including a pipeline explosion in Western Australia in June.
Net income fell from $1...
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